The Outsiders Pre-reading scavenger hunt!

Explore the 1960s with 'The Outsiders' pre-reading scavenger hunt! Match figures, pop culture, and more.

Match the people to know from the 1960s, when The Outsiders takes place! Match the description to the person Elected President in 1960; later assassinated in Dallas, Texas JOHN F KENNEDY Civil Rights Activist; worked to give Hispanic farm laborers rights Cesar Chavez President who succeeded (came after) JFK; he escalated the Vietnam War LYNDON B. JOHNSON Famous author who wrote The Feminine Mystique; encouraged women’s rights BETTY FRIEDAN President of Cuba – a nation with hostilities toward the USA FIDEL CASTRO Famous author of To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Music artists that performed at the Woodstock Music Festival Bob Dylan Presidential candidate who lost in 1960; would become president in the 70s Richard Nixon Popular actress of the 1960s MARILYN MONROE The “First Lady of Civil Rights”; arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat Rosa Parks What is the famous poem by Robert Frost that is mentioned in the book and is associated with The Outsiders? Nothing Gold Can Stay The Road Not Taken Fire and Ice We Real Cool Place items under the correct label for the 1960s: Movie, TV Show, Book or Band Movies MARY POPPINS NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD PLANET OF THE APES PSYCHO BLUE HAWAII BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S FUNNY GIRL TV Shows THE ADDAMS FAMILY THE BRADY BUNCH STAR TREK THE FLINTSTONES GILLIGAN'S ISLAND MY THREE SONS Books THE OUTSIDERS A WRINKLE IN TIME WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD CATCH-22 CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Bands THE BEATLES PINK FLOYD THE ROLLING STONES THE DOORS JIMMY HENDRIX Where does The Outsiders take place? (location) Chicago, IL NYC Tulsa, OK Dallas, TX How old was the author S.E. Hinton when she wrote The Outsiders? 21 17 19 35