Friday 5 for May 16: This was the week that was, in 1969

Hello, and welcome to this week’s Friday 5! Please copy these questions to your webspace. Answer the questions there; then leave a comment below so we’ll know where to check out your responses. Please don’t forget to link us from your website!

1. How do you feel about bowling? (May 9: Billy Hardwick wins the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America all-star bowling tournament)
2. How do you feel about the comedy of Monty Python, and do you have a favorite bit? (May 11: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin form Monty Python)
3. How many Cate Blanchett films have you seen, and do you have a favorite? (May 14: Cate Blanchett is born)
4. What would you like to get back? (May 14: “Get Back” by the Beatles is the number one song in America)
5. Who’s your favorite Joni, and who’s your favorite Mitchell? Alternate spellings and forms of the name are allowed! (May 17: Joni Mitchell is on the cover of Rolling Stone #33)

Thanks for participating, and may you have a historically fantastic, memorably safe weekend!