1. 1959
   1969
2. 1979

Woodstock happened, of course in 1969, as America writhed in social and political upheaval. The counterculture was in vogue. Hippies and flower children congregated to celebrate life and music during this epic event.

1. California
   New York
2. Alaska

The event unfolded in August at a farm in New York. The 600-acre farm was a quiet place -- until it became a major (if temporary) music venue.

1. often rainy
   hurricane like
2. intermittent blizzards

The weather was rainy during the four-day event. Dirt turned to mud, and mud became laced with feces from overflowing portable toilets. The fun was just beginning.

1. "The Star-Spangled Banner"
   "America the Beautiful"
2. "Hey Jude"

Jimi ripped a hole in the space-time continuum with his rousing cover of "The Star-Spangled Banner." His feedback-drenched performance is still one of rock's greatest moments.

1. true
2. false

The promoters should have made a killing. But their terrible logistics and organization meant they actually lost more than $1 million, and it took them years to pay it all off.

1. perhaps 3 miles
   perhaps 20 miles
2. perhaps 100 miles

Some estimates say that roads were clogged with abandoned cars up to 20 miles away from the venue, as hippies surged towards the fun. They simply ditched their cars and walked to the show … and locals were trapped by the onslaught of vehicles.

1. 3
   33
2. 333

Just three people died. One from a drug overdose, one from a ruptured appendix and one was run over by a tractor. No one took responsibility after the tractor accident.

1. The Who
   Jimi Hendrix
2. Janis Joplin

Jimi Hendrix had a contract that spelled it out -- he was always the last artist to play at major gigs. On that Monday morning, he was the final artist to play the famed festival.

1. maybe 15,000
   maybe 50,000
2. maybe 150,000

Promoters and officials expected maybe 50,000 people, tops, to show up for the 32 acts that eventually signed on to perform at Woodstock. The real numbers were, shall we say, a bit different than their expectations.

1. about 400,000
   about 1 million
2. about 2 million

Authorities expected maybe 50,000 concertgoers. Instead, the word about the show spread like wildfire and people gather en masse, to the tune of roughly 400,000. As far as the eye could see, patchouli and pot smoke filled the air.

1. true
2. false

Woodstock's legend makes it out to be a non-profit lovefest. But it was conceived as a for-profit concert by entrepreneurs looking to capitalize on young music lovers.

1. true
2. false

The men secretly knew that far more than 50,000 people would be at Woodstock. But none of them expected 400,000. The surprise swell of people completely changed the scope of the concert, and screwed up logistics, too.

1. Janis Joplin
   Creedence Clearwater Revival
2. Nine Inch Nails

At the beginning stages of planning, the promoters had a hard time finding well-known bands willing to play. But once Creedence Clearwater Revival signed on, the floodgates opened and big talents became more agreeable to the concept.

1. Jimi Hendrix
   Richie Havens
2. The Doors

Richie Havens was a relatively unknown folk rocker and bluesman who opened Woodstock on a Friday evening. Following the concert, he became fabulously famous. He ran out of songs during his set, and with other acts stuck in traffic, he was forced to improvise to keep the concert going. He made up a song called "Freedom" while on stage.

1. true
2. false

There were only about 80 arrests during the entire event. Most of those arrests were for possession of hard drugs such as heroin and amphetamines -- no pot smokers wound up in handcuffs.

1. they were hippies and decided that it should be free to attend
   there were too many people
2. they ran out of paper tickets

A crush of people descended on the venue and there was no way to control all of them. Fences were stomped and gates were felled -- and promoters gave up on selling tickets, meaning many people got the experience free of charge.

1. she was in a car accident
   she got stuck in traffic
2. she was performing elsewhere

Mitchell supposedly wanted to play at Woodstock, but her manager convinced her to do "The Dick Cavett Show" instead. So the counterculture heroine missed out on one of the most important events of the era.

1. a group of hippies
   the local security officials
2. the latrine area

Before Woodstock, promoters asked the Hog Farm, a hippie commune, to help with the event. Hog Farm members did some of the setup labor and also helped to keep crowds under control.

1. "The Please Force"
   "The Dope Brigade"
2. "The Patchouli Patrol"

The Hog Farm deployed its high-trained "Please Force" to maintain order. The "security force" simply told misbehaving people: "Please don't do that; please do this instead."

1. it was "disgusting"
   it was "cleansing"
2. it was "terrifying"

Ravi Shankar played in a rain shower on that Friday. He said the whole experience was terrifying, as he watched drugged hippies stomp through the mud like crazed wild creatures.

1. there was no food
   they sharply spiked
2. all food was free

The unexpected swarm of people quickly overwhelmed concessions stands, and prices spiked. Hot dogs were supposed to be 25 cents, but they eventually sold for $1, an outrageous price in 1969. That would be around $7 today.

1. Bob Dylan
   Grateful Dead
2. The Band

Bob Dylan was another counterculture icon who missed Woodstock -- and his home was right down the road. He skipped it in part because he was traveling to another major concert, in England.

1. they boarded their windows and locked the doors
2. they airlifted food

Locals were worried about hundreds of thousands of people going without food. They organized a food drive and had the items airlifted into the concert.

1. it ran out of food
   they were mad about the prices
2. the burgers were raw

Due to unreal demand, one hamburger stand jacked up its prices. Some concertgoers were angry about the food costs and opted to burn down the vendor's booth.

1. true
2. false

Woodstock wasn't the only large music festival of the era, and big acts wanted big money. Some of them nearly refused to play because they hadn't been paid in advance.

1. 2:00 p.m. on Monday
   8:00 p.m. on Saturday
2. 12:30 a.m. on Sunday

CCR was one of Woodstock's biggest bands. But they didn't take the stage until 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning. That's OK, though, the drugs were still working.

1. they were wasted
   the weather got terrible
2. technical difficulties

The Dead was in the middle of a rather uninspiring set … and then one of its amps died. The band was forced to abandon the show.

1. traffic
   their plane crashed
2. they were drunk

Iron Butterfly was stuck in traffic. They sent word to the promoters to arrange for (incredibly expensive) air transportation … and their request was shot down with a two-word obscenity.

1. maybe 5,000
   maybe 10,000
2. maybe 200,000

By Monday morning, the drugs had worn off and some people actually had to go to work. Perhaps 200,000 -- about half of Woodstock's peak attendance -- saw Jimi bring down the house.