Movies
This movie from 1975 has a famous line, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
JAWS
One of the most iconic rock songs of the time by The Eagles included this famous line “You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.”
Hotel California
In 1972 NBA fans saw this giant of a player be the first to score 30,000 points in a career.
Wilt Chamberlain
In 1979, this was the first generation of portable music devices that allowed people to listen to cassette tapes on the go.
Sony Walkman
In 1976, this gel filled elastic hero was introduced by Kenner, was inspired by combining the bodies of a sumo wrestler and an all American blonde hunk.
Stretch Armstrong
This movie about the "south paw from Philly" won the Academy Award for best picture in 1976
Rocky
After the band Cream broke up, this artist embarked on a solo career in 1970 with hit songs such as “Layla, and “Wonderful Tonight.”
Eric Clapton
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Named by many as the greatest fight in boxing history, the “Thrilla in Manila” took place in 1975 between which two fighters?
Muhamad Ali & Joe Frazier
Developed in 1972, this state of the art storage device was capable of storing up to 80 kilobytes of information.
Floppy Disk
This American lifestyle, clothing, and accessories retailer headquartered at SouthSide Works in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania was founded in 1977, and targets both male and female university and high school students
American Eagle
This film franchise debuted in 1977 by director George Lucas and is currently the number 3 all-time box-office film franchise.
Star Wars
In 1974 this female country artist topped the charts with what song that was later covered by Whitney Houston for the movie “The Bodyguard?”
Dolly Parton
On December 5, 1976, NFL fans watched this running back be the first in history to break 200 rushing yards in a game.
OJ Simpson
After almost a decade of experimenting and testing by the US Navy, this made it’s debut in 1978 with the NAVSTAR satellite
GPS
In 1972, this car was the most produced vehicle worldwide, partly due to it's success being featured in the movie "Herby"
Volkswagen Beetle
This actor was most famous for his 1978 portrayal of the character with the Kryptonian name, "Kal El"
Christopher Reeves
In 1974, this song writer/balladeer born in Pascagoula Mississippi released the famous songs: “A Pirate Looks At 40, Come Monday, and Pencil Thin Mustache.”
Jimmy Buffett
In what was deemed to be an unbreakable record, in 1973, this California Angel broke the single season strikeout record formerly held by Sandy Koufax, by striking out 383 batters in a singe season.
Nolan Ryan
In 1974, a Hungarian architecture professor developed this toy to present information about special relationships to his students in a more interesting and compelling way.
Rubik's Cube
In 1973, completion of the Sears Tower made it the world’s tallest building standing in what US city?
Chicago
This 1977 movie stars John Travolta and features the Bee Gees “Staying Alive” as the theme song.
Saturday Night Fever
This album released by Pink Floyd in 1973 also shares the name of a Transformers movie
Dark Side of the Moon
In the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, this swimmer held the record for most gold medals won before the record was broken my Michael Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics
Mark Spitz
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In 1972, this was the first commercially released video game.
Pong
As the vice president from 1973-1974, this man served as president from 1974-1977
Gerald Ford