Music
This was the most dominant musical form during the 1970s.
a. Soul music
b. Disco music
c. Symphony Orchestras
What is disco music?
During the 1970s this president finally directed the goal to education equality.
a. Lyndon B. Johnson
b. Richard Nixon
c. Jimmy Carter
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This was one of the very popular television shows in the 70s.
a.Sesame Street
b.Paw Patrol
c.Barney
d.Shimmer and Shine
What is Sesame Street?
This is the communication service that was invented in 1972.
a. Skype
b. Email
c. Google Hangouts
d. Instant Message
What is Email?
100 - This court decision was made in 1973 about women's rights.
a. Women could work
b. Women could vote
c. Women could have abortions
What is women could have abortions?
This band’s music was so popular that at one time their singles had the top nine spots on the Billboard top 100.
a. KC and The Sunshine Band
b. Village People
c. The Bee Gees
Who are the Bee Gees?
This is when the college enrollments and high school graduations increased.
a. The first half of the 1970s
b. The 1980s
c.The second half of the 1970s
When is the first half of the 1970s?
Pet rocks were a very popular toy. This is the year when they were released.
a.1975
b.1979
c.1972
d.1977
When is 1975?
In 1973, this type of phone call was made by Martin Cooper (Hint: It was the world’s first).
a. flip phone
b. home phone
c. mobile phone
d. payphone
What is a mobile phone?
These 3 presidents ruled in the 1970s.
a. Gerald R. Ford, Richard M. Nixon, and Jimmy Carter.
b. Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush
c. Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland
Who are Gerald R. Ford, Richard M. Nixon, and Jimmy Carter?
This song is one of KC and The Sunshine Band’s top-selling hits.
a. "Get Down Tonight"
b. "Sound Your Funky Horn"
c. "Queen of Clubs"
What is "Get Down Tonight?"
In 1970 this percent of girls were playing high school sports; that increased later.
a. Under 1%
b. 20%
c. Just over 1%
What is just over 1%?
This cable channel was invented in 1972 and became very popular.
a.Food Network
b.HBO
c.Nickelodeon
d.Animal Planet
What is HBO?
The Atari, which pioneered home video consoles and computers, was invented by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in this state.
a.California
b.Texas
c.Florida
d.Nebraska
Where is California?
This the longest war in American history. The United States was unable to win in it.
a. China
b. Vietnam
c. Iran
What is the Vietnam War?
This record label produced soul music recordings during the 1970s.
a. Universal Music Group
b. Motown Records
c. Warner Music Group
What is Motown Records?
Title Vl targeted this in 1970s education.
a. Education equality
b. Handicapped schoolchildren
c. School libraries
Who are handicapped schoolchildren?
The show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" was a very popular show among children. This is how many years the show ran for.
a.40
b.32
c.33
d.41
What is 33?
The Apple ll, which is one of the first highly successful mass-produced computers, was primarily designed by this person.
a. Steve Jobs
b. Ronald Wayne
c. Steve Wozniak
d. Ted Dabney
Who is Steve Wozniak?
The Cold War was a long period of tension that developed after World War II. The Cold War was between the United States and this country.
a. Soviet Union
b. Iran
c. China
Who is the Soviet Union?
This genre of music doubled in size post WW2 during the 1970s.
a. Symphony orchestra music
b. Rock music
c. Folk music
What is symphony orchestra music?
This title enacted in the 1970s was designated $1.06 billion to assist local school districts.
a. Title lll
b. Title l
c. Title lV
What is Title l?
These people were some of the biggest influences on music up to the late 70s.
a. Madonna, Michael Jackson
b. NSYNC, Whitney Houston
c. The Beatles, Elvis Presley
d.The Bee Gees, Styx
Who are the Beatles and Elvis Presley?
Steven Sasson invented and built the first self-contained electronic camera. This is the company was he was an engineer at.
a.Canon
b.Nikon
c.Fujifilm
d.Easton Kodak
What is Easton Kodak?
In 1972 the Watergate scandal occurred. This was when 5 men broke into Democratic national committee. A president tried his best to cover it up, which lead many Americans questioning their leaders and thinking more critically about the presidency. This person was the president responsible.
a. Gerald R. Ford
b. Jimmy Carter
c. Richard M. Nixon
Who is Richard M. Nixon?
Fun fact: Because of the scandal and almost certain impeachment, Nixon resigned from his presidency.