Ah the '70s, before computers were common, before CDs, cassette tapes and electronic music were everywhere. The music was vinyl, the televisions were small and the clothes were colorful! What do you know about this terrific decade?
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The line "Houston, we've had a problem" was famously uttered aboard what troubled spaceflight?
Apollo 13
Apollo 11
Skylab 2
Gemini 12
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What show set a record when it had nearly 100 million people tune in for its finale on January 30th, 1977?
The Waltons
M.A.S.H
Happy Days
Roots
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In 1972, what car surpassed Ford's iconic Model T to become the most highly produced car in the world?
Ford Granada
Volkswagen Beetle
Ford Maverick
Pontiac Astre
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What 1979 film co-starred a ginger-haired cat named Jones?
Which of the following toys did NOT debut in the '70s?
Nerf Ball.
Pet Rock
Rubik's Cube
Rock-em Sock-em Robots
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Which British band put A Message In A Bottle in 1979?
The Police
The Kinks
Led Zepplin
Pink Floyd
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Which '70s movie is this quote taken from: “I watched a snail crawl along the edge of a straight razor.”
Apocalypse Now
Star Wars: A New Hope
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Exorcist
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During the 1972 Summer Olympics in what city were 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Arab gunmen?
Warsaw
Amsterdam
Munich
Frankfurt
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What did scientists name the nearly complete 3 million year old hominid skeleton that was found in Ethiopia in 1974?
Lucy
Cindy
Sherlock
Sam
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Who were the three US presidents of the '70s?
Richard Nixon (1969-1974), Gerald Ford (1974-1977), and Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
Carter, Nixon and Truman
Carter, Reagan and Nixon
Nixon, Ford and Carter
Reagan, Bush and Carter
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True or False: The company 'Apple' was founded in the '70s.
False, it was 1982
True, in 1976
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Which 1977 cult classic film was best known for its hit soundtrack that included songs from the Bee Gees, Kool & The Gang, and KC and the Sunshine Band?
Saturday Night Fever
Hair
Grease
Jesus Christ Superstar
Can't Remember the '70s
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