Music of the 70s
Historic events
Movies
Sports
Technology
100

What genre of music dominated dancefloors of the 70s?

Disco

100

What scandal led Richard Nixon to resign in 1974?

Watergate

100

This 1977 film by George Lucas launched a massive sci-fi franchise.

Star Wars.

100

This boxer known as “The Greatest” regained the heavyweight title in 1974.

Muhammad Ali

100

This company was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

Apple Inc.

200

This British rock band released the album The Dark Side of the Moon in 1973.

Pink Floyd

200

This 1979 agreement, helped by Jimmy Carter, aimed to bring peace between Egypt and Israel.

Camp David Accords

200

This 1975 thriller about a killer shark was directed by Steven Spielberg.

Jaws

200

This “Steel Curtain” team dominated the NFL, winning four Super Bowls in the 1970s.

Pittsburgh Steelers 

200

This early video game company created Pong.

Atari

300

Who is Queen's lead singer?

Freddie Mercury

300

This policy of easing tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union defined the 1970s Cold War.

Detente
300

This 1978 movie musical featured the characters Danny and Sandy.

Grease

300

This annual championship game of the NFL became one of the most-watched TV events in the 1970s.

Super Bowl

300

This Microsoft co-founder helped launch the PC revolution later in the decade.

Bill Gates

400

What year was the Beatles disbanded?

1970

400

What Amendment in 1972 never passed?

28th Amendment

400

This 1972 mafia film starred Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone.

The Godfather

400

This tennis player dominated Wimbledon with his cool playing style.

Björn Borg

400

This early personal computer, released in 1977, helped make home computing popular.

Apple II

500

This disco group sang “Stayin’ Alive.”

Bee Gees

500

This 1979 event involved Americans being held hostage in Iran.

Iran Hostage Crisis

500

This 1979 sci-fi horror film featured a deadly alien aboard a spaceship.

Alien

500

This baseball legend broke the home run record in 1974.

Hank Aaron

500

This programming language, developed in the early 1970s, became widely used for building operating systems.

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