Music
What is the name of the timeless classic that begins with this line: “Sometimes in our lives?” (100+ if you can name the artist)
Lean on Me, Bill Withers
Who played the character of Danny in the hit 1970’s movie Grease?
John Travolta
These pants that featured a wide bottom at the leg were synonymous with the 1970’s
Bell bottoms
What 1970’s toy would tell you things like ‘it is certain’ and ‘reply hazy, try again’?
The Magic 8-ball
What infamous line did the crew of Apollo 13 utter in 1970?
“Houston, we have a problem”
This female singer went on to have a successful solo career after leaving a popular group (100+ if you can name the group)
Diana Ross, The Supremes
What is the name of the film where the mother and the daughter swap bodies?
Freaky Friday
This actress gave her name to a particular hairstyle
Farrah Fawcett
In 1971, this invention changed the method of communication
What year did President Nixon resign due to The Watergate Scandal?
1974
The Jackson 5 had what #1 hit in 1970?
I Want You Back
This actor was known for his skills in martial arts and passed in 1973 at the age of 32
Bruce Lee
The Fonz in the hit TV show Happy Days wears an iconic jacket - what color was it, and what was it made from?
A brown leather jacket
In 1973, this building opened in Chicago and because the world’s tallest building, only to be second-tallest today (100+ if you know what it’s called now)
Sears Tower, now known as Willis Tower
In 1979, this figure was given the Noble Peace Prize, and is often referred to when describing true kindness
Mother Teresa
In 1975, singer Paul Simon released a hit song that described how many ways to leave a lover?
50
In the 1976 horror film Carrie, what happens to the titular character at prom that awakens her powers?
She gets covered in blood, pig’s blood
This double look that might be considered tacky today became very popular this decade
Double denim
True or False: Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots first appeared in the 1970’s?
False, 1964
In the UK in 1979, this woman became the first Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher
The Village People released what famous hit song in 1978?
YMCA
In 1972, Diana Ross portrayed Billie Holiday in what biopic?
Lady Sings the Blues
This woman became the first African American model to appear on the cover of Vogue in August 1974
Beverly Johnson
This groundbreaking piece of portable technology was released by Sony in 1979, updating the ways people could consume music?
The Walkman
The Munich Massacre happened at which sporting event in 1972?
The Summer Olympics