World Events
Which U.S. President resigned in 1974, following the __________ scandal?
What is Watergate and Richard Nixon
Which Swedish band won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with the song "Waterloo"?
What is ABBA
Which movie, featuring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, was a box office hit in 1978?
What is Grease
Who won the 1977 World Series in Major League Baseball?
What is the NY Yankees
Who was the Democratic candidate who won the U.S. presidential election in 1976?
Jimmy Carter
Which long-standing conflict ended with the fall of Saigon in April 1975?
What is the Vietnam War
Which song by the Bee Gees topped the charts in 1977 as part of the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack?
What is Staying Alive
Which 1982 film, directed by Steven Spielberg, became one of the highest-grossing films of all time?
ET
Who won the FIFA World Cup in 1978?
Argentina
Who was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan?
Sandra Day O'Connor
What international organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974?
The United Nations Peacekeeping Forces (helps host countries to become more resilient to conflict, laying the groundwork to sustain long-term peace, including by addressing root causes of conflict.)
Which band released the album "The Wall" in 1979?
What is Pink Floyd
Which 1983 film, based on a novel by S.E. Hinton, features a cast including Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, and Matt Dillon?
The Outsiders
Which tennis player won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1975, becoming the first black man to do so?
Arthur Ashe
Who survived an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr. on March 30, 1981?
Ronald Reagan
Who was elected as the first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1979?
Margaret Thatcher
Which influential post-punk band released the album "Unknown Pleasures" in 1979?
Joy Division
Which 1978 film by Michael Cimino, starring Robert De Niro, deals with the impact of the Vietnam War on American soldiers?
The Deer Hunter
Which American boxer defeated Ken Norton in 1977 to reclaim the World Heavyweight Championship?
Muhammad Ali
Which act, passed by Congress in 1975, aimed to limit the power of the President in deploying U.S. armed forces without Congressional approval?
War Powers Act (War Powers Resolution of 1973)
Which event on November 4, 1979, led to a 444-day hostage crisis in the United States embassy?
The Iran Hostage Crisis
Which musician released the influential solo album "Station to Station" in 1976, marking the debut of his Thin White Duke persona?
David Bowie
Which comedy film released in 1984, starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis, became a cultural phenomenon?
Ghostbusters
Which gymnast scored a perfect 10 in the Montreal Olympics in 1976, a first in Olympic history?
Nadia Comăneci
Which 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case dealt with affirmative action and the admissions policy of the University of California, Davis?
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke