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What film had the highest domestic box office gross during the 1970s?
Star Wars
Jaws
The Godfather
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Between 1972 and 1974 which major league baseball team won the World Series three times in a row?
New York Yankees
Oakland Athletics
Cincinnatti Reds
Question 3/12
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In 1979, which person returned to Iran from exile?
The Shah of Iran
Ayotollah Khomeini
Saddam Hussein
Question 4/12
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In 1970 what American university was the site of a clash between students and National Guard soldiers?
Berkeley
University of Chicago
Kent State
Question 5/12
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What is this?
Skylab
Sputnik
Voyager
Question 6/12
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Which of these people was NOT in the original cast of Saturday Night Live in 1975?
Chevy Chase
Gilda Radner
Bill Murray
Question 7/12
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Which of these musical artists performed the hit disco song "Fly Robin, Fly" in 1975?
Silver Convention
Van McCoy
Abba
Question 8/12
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The last time men walked on the moon was 1972. What was the name of that mission?
Apollo 15
Apollo 17
Viking 2
Question 9/12
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Whom did Jimmy Carter beat to win the 1976 Presidential election?
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Question 10/12
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Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979?
Jimmy Carter
Mother Theresa
Leonid Brezhnev
Question 11/12
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After the fall of Saigon in 1975, what was the name of the South Vietnamese city Saigon changed to?
Pnomh Penh
Ho Chi Minh City
Hanoi
Question 12/12
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Who was Time Magazine's Person of the Year in 1977?
Henry Kissinger
Steven Spielberg
Anwar Sadat
I am not a crook.
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Wow! You displayed some pretty nifty moves out there on the dance floor! Okay, you got a few wrong, but hey, the music is starting again...
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What a decade! Congrats on getting all or most of these questions right. Now go blow dry your hair.
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How extensive is your knowledge of the people and events of the 1970s? Take this quiz and find out.
1
What film had the highest domestic box office gross during the 1970s?
Star Wars
Jaws
The Godfather
2
Between 1972 and 1974 which major league baseball team won the World Series three times in a row?
New York Yankees
Oakland Athletics
Cincinnatti Reds
3
In 1979, which person returned to Iran from exile?
The Shah of Iran
Ayotollah Khomeini
Saddam Hussein
4
In 1970 what American university was the site of a clash between students and National Guard soldiers?
Berkeley
University of Chicago
Kent State
5
What is this?
Skylab
Sputnik
Voyager
6
Which of these people was NOT in the original cast of Saturday Night Live in 1975?
Chevy Chase
Gilda Radner
Bill Murray
7
Which of these musical artists performed the hit disco song "Fly Robin, Fly" in 1975?
Silver Convention
Van McCoy
Abba
8
The last time men walked on the moon was 1972. What was the name of that mission?
Apollo 15
Apollo 17
Viking 2
9
Whom did Jimmy Carter beat to win the 1976 Presidential election?
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
10
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979?
Jimmy Carter
Mother Theresa
Leonid Brezhnev
11
After the fall of Saigon in 1975, what was the name of the South Vietnamese city Saigon changed to?
Pnomh Penh
Ho Chi Minh City
Hanoi
12
Who was Time Magazine's Person of the Year in 1977?
Henry Kissinger
Steven Spielberg
Anwar Sadat
