4th May 2024Quiz written and hosted by
@Germ366.
Q1: Gary Dahl created a 1970s fad when he began selling which inanimate objects as “pets”?
A1: Rocks.
Q2: What woman defeated Bobby Riggs during the September 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match?
A2: Billie Jean King.
Q3: In 1976, Steve Wozniak co-founded what company?
A3: Apple.
Q4: During their reporting on the Watergate scandal, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s anonymous source had what codename?
A4: Deep Throat.
Q5: What could be frequently heard during the sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter?
A5: “Up your nose with a rubber hose!”
Q6: Before starring in Charlie’s Angels, who modeled a red swimsuit for a poster that would become an all-time bestseller?
A6: Farrah Fawcett.
Q7: Which Not Ready for Primetime Players was not a member of Saturday Night Live’s debut cast in 1975?
A7: Bill Murray.
Q8: Known for hits like “YMCA” and “In the Navy,” Village People’s six members each wore a different costume. Name any three of the six.
A8: Biker, Cop, Construction Worker, Cowboy, Indian/Native American, Soldier.
Q9: To eliminate any potential conflicts of interest, when he was elected president Jimmy Carter put what family-owned enterprise in a blind trust?
A9: A peanut business.
Q10: According to the title of David Bowie’s 1972 album, what band plays with his alter ego Ziggy Stardust?
A10: The Spiders from Mars.
Q11: The number one movie for 14 consecutive weeks in 1975, which film was the first in Hollywood history to gross over $100 million?
A11: Jaws.
Q12: The most widely watched episode of television at the time, in 1977 more than half of American TVs were tuned in to the finale of what show?
A12: Roots.
Q13: Released in 1972 as an arcade machine and 3 years later as a home console, what was the Atari’s first video game?
A13: Pong.
Q14: Shortly after taking office, President Gerald Ford began a campaign to “whip” what?
A14: Inflation.
Q15: One of only three in history to earn the distinction, the soundtrack to which movie won the album of the year Grammy in February 1979?
A15: Saturday Night Fever.
Q16: The 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” boxing match saw Muhammad Ali defeat what opponent?
A16: George Foreman.
Q17: Easing long lines at service stations during oil shortages in 1973 and 1979, many places employed gasoline rationing using what system?
A17: Odd or even license plate number.
Q18: In 1971, Americans were allowed into China for the first time since it became communist so they could play what sport?
A18: Table tennis (Ping pong).
Q19: North Vietnamese forces invaded what city in 1975, ending the Vietnam War?
A19: Saigon.
Q20: When he was arrested in 1977, which of these serial killers claimed to be under the influence of a demon dwelling in a neighbor’s dog?
A20: David Berkowitz (Son of Sam).
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