1970S Trivia Question and Answers
1.
What major sporting event was boycotted by numerous countries in 1976?
Answer:
The Summer Olympics in Montreal
2.
Which singer had a hit with “I Will Survive” in 1978?
Answer:
Gloria Gaynor
3.
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, achieving the feat in 1970?
Answer:
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
4.
What popular toy line was introduced by Kenner in 1978?
Answer:
Star Wars action figures
5.
What 1975 movie featured a shark terrorizing a beach town?
Answer:
"Jaws"
6.
Which rock band released the famous album "Dark Side of the Moon" in 1973?
Answer:
Pink Floyd
7.
What is the name of the festival that celebrated peace, love, and music in 1969 and inspired similar events in the 1970s?
Answer:
Woodstock
8.
Who played the lead role in the TV show "The Six Million Dollar Man," which premiered in 1974?
Answer:
Lee Majors
9.
Who became the first person to run for president in a major party as a woman in 1972?
Answer:
Shirley Chisholm
10.
What animated television special featuring a famous red-nosed reindeer first aired in 1970?
Answer:
"Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer"
11.
Which U.S. president resigned from office in 1974?
Answer:
Richard Nixon
12.
Which popular video game was first introduced in arcades in 1978?
Answer:
Space Invaders
13.
Who was the famous author of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," published in 1971?
Answer:
Hunter S. Thompson
14.
In 1971, which musician famously staged a concert at Madison Square Garden to benefit the mentally ill?
Answer:
John Lennon
15.
Which popular 1970s television series featured the character "Captain James T. Kirk"?
Answer:
"Star Trek" (original series ran into the '70s)
16.
What 1979 film is known for the tagline, "In space, no one can hear you scream"?
Answer:
"Alien"
17.
Which 1974 song by Elton John reflects the theme of the freedom of being on the road?
Answer:
"Bennie and the Jets"
18.
What significant event occurred in Vietnam in 1975?
Answer:
The Fall of Saigon
19.
Who was known as the "Queen of Disco" in the 1970s?
Answer:
Donna Summer
20.
Which classic sitcom featuring the character "Archie Bunker" premiered in 1971?
Answer:
"All in the Family"
21.
What was the first feature film to receive a PG-13 rating in the United States, introduced in 1984, but it was inspired by films of the 1970s?
Answer:
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"
22.
Who directed the influential film "Taxi Driver," released in 1976?
Answer:
Martin Scorsese
23.
In what year did Elvis Presley pass away?
Answer:
1977
24.
Which iconic TV show featuring a talking car aired its first episode in 1979?
Answer:
"Knight Rider"
25.
What was the first commercially successful disco song, released in 1975?
Answer:
"Love to Love You Baby" by Donna Summer
26.
What event in 1972 marked significant progress for the environmental movement in the U.S.?
Answer:
The first Earth Day celebration
27.
Who starred as the title character in the 1973 horror film "The Exorcist"?
Answer:
Linda Blair
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