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In 1979, this country institutes the one child per family rule to help control it's exploding population.
What is China?
This song was the #1 hit in September 2019 (audio)
What is The Knack (My Sharona)?
President of the United States in 1979.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
This product was released in 1979, and was a portable cassette player that changed listening habits by allowing people to listen to music on the move.
What is the Sony Walkman?
This company released the now-famous cordless mini-vacuum, The Dustbuster.
What is Black and Decker?
NASA’s Skylab fell to Earth landing mostly in this ocean in 1979.
What is the Indian Ocean?
This is the #1 movie in September 1979 starring Martin Sheen as Captain Benjamin L. Willard.
What is Apocalypse Now?
The self-titled second studio album by this American recording artist was released in 1979 by Warner Bros. Records. The album was written, arranged, composed, produced and performed entirely by this artist.
Who is Prince?
People paid 86 cents per unit of this in 1979.
What is a gallon of gas?
This McDonalds meal first went on sale in 1979
What is The Happy Meal?
In 1979, a Voyager I photo reveals rings around this planet for the first time.
What is Jupiter?
Who is this funny late night host (audio)?
Who is Johnny Carson?
Actress who received the Academy award for Best Actress for the movie "Coming Home"
Who is Jane Fonda?
Name this product/company from this commercial in 1979.
What is Burger King?
This is the name of the general knowledge quiz game that was released in 1979.
What is Trivial Pursuit?
52 Americans are taken hostage in this country for 444 days. Four days later, ABC’s Nighline premiered, centering on the crisis.
What is Iran?
This is the oldest and most-watched newsmagazine on television which gets the real story on America's most prevalent issues and was the most popular tv show in 1979.
What is 60 minutes?
This nun and missionary was the Nobel Peace Prize Winner in 1979.
Who is Mother Teresa?
In 1979, this desert experienced snow for 30 minutes.
What is the Sahara Desert?
Etan Patz was the 1st missing child to have their picture on this in 1979.
What is a milk carton?
In this US state the Three Mile Island nuclear accident took place in 1979.
What is California?
This Broadway Show opened on September 25, 1979 and concentrates on the life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón.
What is Evita?
The author who wrote the notable novel, "Dead Zone" in 1979.
Who is Stephen King?
This city is the home of the 1979 World Series Champions and 1979 Superbowl XIII Champions
What is Pittsburgh?
This puzzle game was created by an American architect named Howard Garns in 1979, using the name “Number Place”. It became more popular in 1986 by the Japanese puzzle company Nikoli, under it's current name meaning “single number”.
What is Sudoku?