question: (CNN)As "Mad Men" returned for its seventh season, many viewers tuned in to see what happened next for Don, Peggy, Pete and the other characters of the hit AMC show. Many were eager to see the fabulous clothes the actors wore.

We can't help but wonder -- was all that glamour real, or is it just the magic of TV? We asked readers to share their snapshots from 1967-69 and show us what the late '60s really looked like.

Janie Lambert, 61, says she thinks "Mad Men" portrays the decade's conservative fashion and mod look accurately. But she remembers the late 1960s as more colorful and vibrant.

"My favorite looks in the '60s were the bright colors and bold patterns, stripes and polka dots, miniskirts, long hair and pale lipstick," Lambert says.

'Mad Men' and the other 1960s

Many iReporters strived to keep up with the fast pace of the changing fashion in the late '60s. Patricia Anne Alfano, 66, went from a British-inspired mod style cheerleader to a hippie in a matter of three years.

In 1967, Alfano was an "Eaglette" -- an NFL cheerleader for the Philadelphia Eagles. Unlike today, the cheerleaders were covered from head to toe. The uniforms had long sleeves, and the cheerleaders wore gloves and cloth helmets.

"From the early 1960s until 1967, I spent tons of time on my hair," she says, noting her mod hairdo in the picture is actually a wig. "Wigs were big back then. Everyone had at least one."

In 1968, the style began to evolve. Alfano still spent a lot of time on her hair, but her peers began heavily criticizing all things materialistic, so the style became more casual.
1. What TV show is returning?
2. Including this year, how many seasons has the show aired?
3. What time period is portrayed in the show?
4. Was Frank a listed character of the series?
5. Who were the main people of the series?
6. Are they the only people on the series?
7. Did anyone specific speak to the series accuracy?
8. What was her name?
9. How old is she?
10. Does she think the time period was justified in the series?
11. Did she enjoy the dull color that was seen during the period?
12. What was one of her favorite parts of the sixties?
13. Anything else?
14. Did anyone else speak to the time period?
15. Who?
16. How old is she?
17. What was her job during the sixties?
18. What team?
19. Do they wear the same outfits today to cheer?
20. Do they wear short skirts?
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answer: 1. Mad Men
2. Seven
3. The 1960s
4. unknown
5. Don, Peggy, Pete
6. No
7. Yes
8. Janie Lambert
9. 61
10. Yes
11. No
12. The bright colors and bold patterns
13. Also stripes and polka dots
14. Yes
15. Patricia Anne Alfano
16. 66
17. cheerleader
18. The Philadelphia Eagles.
19. No
20. No

question: Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year we had a costume party instead. While we were writing the invitations, my mom came in and asked, "Nancy, what about inviting John?" John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in our class. "Mom, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?" Mom said nothing. The next day, mom gave me an envelope with a shopping card in it. "I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John." Mom said. But how? We didn't want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea. On the day of our party, John arrived, in an old sheet ,but still in the same brown pants as usual. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, "Now it's time for the great prize game." It was a math game. None of us were surprised when John gave the right answer first and walked off with the envelope. Everything went well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.
1. Who did my mom want me to invite?
2. Who has the same birthday as me?
3. Do we have a party together?
4. How long did we know John?
5. Was he the worst student in math?
6. Was he poor?
7. What did he wear every day?
8. Did he come to the party?
9. Who wanted to help John?
10. By giving him what?
11. How would he feel about that?
12. What was the big prize game about?
13. Who won?
14. What did he get?
15. What did he wear to the party?
16. When did he wear his new clothes?
17. Was everyone happy?
18. What was in the envelope?
19. Was John winning planned?
20. What kind of party was it?
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answer: 1. John
2. Betty and I.
3. every year.
4. A few months
5. No.
6. Yes.
7. The same pants.
8. Yes he did.
9. Mom did.
10. A shopping card.
11. He might be emberassed.
12. Math.
13. John did.
14. New pants and shirt.
15. J an old sheet and the same pants.
16. The next week.
17. yes they were.
18. A shopping card.
19. Yes.
20. A costume birthday party.

question: (CNN) -- Dennis Rodman, the former NBA star and the first American known to have met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was in the secretive country again this past week, purportedly to meet his "friend Kim, the Marshal" and perhaps also, to negotiate for the release of Kenneth Bae, a U.S. citizen detained since November.

Rodman's second trip to North Korea this year comes months after months of threats of nuclear annihilation from Pyongyang. His desire to help Bae is likely to be registered in the annals of diplomatic history as little more than a little diverting adventure.

But one never knows. The "Marshal," who has actually never served in the military, might choose to act in a statesmanlike manner and release Bae after another high-spirited soiree with the basketball legend. That would be good news for Bae, who is reportedly in poor health.

Other detained Americans

Such a dramatic gesture of goodwill by the reclusive leader would achieve the effect of adding insult to the United States in light of North Korea's recent cancellation of an invitation to the U.S. special envoy on North Korean human rights issues.

Rodman, of course, is not qualified to carry out negotiations with North Korea on sensitive political issues. Nor does the North Korean leadership see him as a credible conveyor of official message to Washington.

Kim's unconventional courting of Rodman is about equivalent to his enjoyment of Disney characters and scantily clad women on stage. It's all jolly and trite pleasure.

Kim's attraction to American icons such as the NBA or Hollywood does not signal a genuine overture to Washington. It does not indicate intentions of reform or opening up of the isolated totalitarian state that imprisons some 1% of its population in political concentration camps.
1. Who visited Kim Jong Un?
2. Has he been to North Korea before?
3. What does he call Kim?
4. Did his trip have another purpose?
5. What was it?
6. Who is the citizen?
7. Why was he detained?
8. Is he healthy?
9. Why does Kim like Dennis Rodman?
10. Does it mean anything else?
11. Is Dennis Rodman a credible liaison?
12. How long has Bae been detained?
13. Is it likely that he will be released?
14. Would that be insulting to the United States?
15. Why?
16. Is Kim attracted to certain American figures?
17. Which professional sports league does he enjoy?
18. Are there any other American figures he likes?
19. How many people does North Korea imprison?
20. Are these in regular jails?
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answer:
1. Dennis Rodman
2. yes
3. friend Kim, the Marshal
4. yes
5. to negotiate for the release of a U.S. citizen
6. Kenneth Bae
7. unknown
8. no
9. jolly and trite pleasure
10. no
11. no
12. since November
13. maybe
14. yes
15. North Korea's recently cancelled an invitation to the U.S. special envoy on North Korean human rights issues
16. yes
17. NBA
18. Hollywood
19. some 1% of its population
20. no