History
Which president resigned in 1974 over the Watergate scandal?
Richard Nixon
Which Olympic athlete set a record in 1972 by winning seven gold medals?
Mark Spitz
Which video game system debuted in the 1970s and featured now iconic games like Pong and Pac Man?
Atari
Who replaced the Shah of Iran in 1979?
Ayatollah Khomeini
What singer-songwriter, considered by many to be the greatest electric guitar player of all time died in 1970?
Jimi Hendrix
During which Apollo spaceflight did an oxygen tank explode, putting the crew in severe danger even though they managed to survive?
Apollo 13
What major sports award did Stanford quarterback Jim Plunkett win in 1970?
Heisman
Which book about a bird on a journey of self-discovery topped The New York Times best-seller list for 38 weeks in 1970?
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
What newspaper heiress took part in a San Francisco bank robbery in April 1974?
Patty Hearst
What was the top selling song of the 1970s decade?
American Pie (Don McLean)
Which Pennsylvania nuclear generating plant suffered a partial meltdown in 1979?
3 Mile Island
What hide was first used to cover baseballs in 1975?
Cowhide
What musical genre peaked with the 1977 release of the film Saturday Night Fever?
Disco
Who leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971?
Daniel Ellsberg
Who created the Muppets?
What war ended in April 1975 with the fall of Saigon?
Vietnam
In what park was the New York City Marathon run until 1970?
Central Park
Which 70s TV series aired Saturday mornings and taught children lessons about math, grammar, government and more?
School House Rock
In June 1971, the 26th Amendment passed giving 18-year-olds what right?
Right to vote
What movie from the 1970s made many people afraid to go swimming in the ocean?
Jaws
What is the name of the deadly disease that struck a convention in Philadelphia in July 1976 and was named for the convention where it struck?
Legionnaire's Disease
Who beat the Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974?
Hank Aaron
What was the name of the character played by Herve Villechaize in the TV series, Fantasy Island?
Tattoo
Paul Allen and Bill Gates founded what company in 1975?
Microsoft
What was the name of Stephen King's first published novel that came out in 1974?
Carrie