Tech of ’75
Movies & TV of '75
Music of '75
Events of '75
Pop Culture of '75
100

Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded this tech company.

What is Microsoft?

100

This shark thriller became the first summer blockbuster.

What is Jaws?

100

Queen released this operatic rock classic.

What is Bohemian Rhapsody?

100

This war ended with the fall of Saigon.

What is the Vietnam War?

100

his novelty craze featured a boxed rock with “care instructions.”

What is the Pet Rock?

200

Sony released this home video format.

What is Betamax? 

200

This iconic game show featuring a spinning wheel premiered.

What is Wheel of Fortune?

200

Bruce Springsteen released this breakthrough album.

What is Born to Run?

200

This longtime Spanish dictator died.

Who is Francisco Franco?

200

This temperature-sensitive jewelry fad changed colors.

What are mood rings?

300

Kodak engineer Steve Sasson built the first prototype of this kind of camera.

What is a digital camera?

300

This comedy troupe released a film featuring the Knights Who Say “Ni!”

What is Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

300

Led Zeppelin released this double album.

What is Physical Graffiti?

300

This canal, closed since 1967, reopened to international traffic.

What is the Suez Canal?

300

The “Big Red Machine” — this MLB team — won the World Series.

Who are the Cincinnati Reds?

400

This early personal computer, sold as a build-it-yourself kit, hit the market.

What is the Altair 8800?

400

This long-running sketch comedy show premiered on NBC.

What is Saturday Night Live?

400

This Swedish pop group released “Mamma Mia.”

Who is ABBA?

400

This Pacific nation gained independence from Australia.

What is Papua New Guinea?

400

This legendary boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier — their third and final bout — took place in Manila.

What is the “Thrilla in Manila”?

500

This Motorola microprocessor was released and soon became common in early computers.

What is the Motorola 6800?

500

Jack Nicholson starred in this film that went on to win Best Picture.

What is One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?

500

Pink Floyd released this album featuring “Shine On You Crazy Diamond.”

What is Wish You Were Here?

500

This African nation gained independence from Portugal after years of conflict.

What is Angola?

500

This tennis legend became the first Black man to win Wimbledon.

Who is Arthur Ashe?