History
In April 1970, Ross Perot was "the biggest individual loser" ever on the New York Stock Exchange. How much money did he lose?
$450 million in a single day
After visiting Vietnam in 1972 to denounce US bombings during the Vietnam War, Jane Fonda received what unflattering nickname?
Hanoi Jane
Who wrote and performed the controversial song "Sweet Home Alabama"?
Lynyrd Skynyrd
IBM created the floppy disk. How much was its storage?
1.44 MB
At the 1976 Olympics, who became the first-ever gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10?
Nadia Comaneci
What was considered the most expensive party in history?
The 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire. It cost about $90,000,000 in 1971 dollars, around half a billion today.
Flamboyant celebrity Peter Allen was famous as a songwriter, a performer, and for his marriage. To which celebrity did his marriage end in 1974?
Liza Minnelli
What was the dog's name in Smokey And The Bandit?
Fred
What was the symbol created to route messages through the network ARPANET?
@ symbol
In 1972 who ordered the last three seconds of the basketball final to be played again, which gave the USSR gold?
R William Thompson
Angola gained independence from which country in 1975?
Portugal
Who was the president of the United States at the end of the Vietnam War?
Gerald Ford
What famous quote did William Shatner say in 'The Twilight Zone'?
"There is something out there..."
How long did Motorola DynaTAC 8000x take to charge?
10 hours
Who beat Babe Ruth's record 714 home runs in 1974?
Hank Aaron
Which American oil pipeline began construction in 1973 and was opened in 1977 during an oil crisis?
The Trans Alaskan Oil Pipeline
Which celebrity supermodel appeared on the cover of "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit issue in 1970 and 1975?
Cheryl Tiegs
What were the names of Rocky's turtles in the first Rocky movie?
The turtles were named Cuff and Link
Norman Joseph Woodland created the UPC or the barcode. Where did he get his idea of creating this?
Morse Code
Who was pitching which pitcher Joe Niekro smacked his only homer, in 1976?
Phil Niekro
In 1978, the United States stopped production of the Neutron bomb, what was its purpose?
The Neutron Bomb killed people but left the infrastructure and buildings standing
Who became the first female prime minister of Britain in 1979?
Margaret Thatcher
Who was the star of the post-apocalyptic sci-fi film A boy and his Dog?
Don Johnson
What was Dr. Raymond Damadian's machine invention which used nuclear magnetic resonance to get a clearer human body scan?
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
Who in 1973 was the champion for the third time in his final year of Grand Prix racing?
Jackie Steward (1969, 1971, 1973)