Saturday Night Fever
Stephen
King
Scientific Advancements
Fashion
Fads
Songs by
First Line
100

 He plays the lead, Tony, in 1977’s Saturday Night Fever.

 Who is John Travolta?

100

 King was born in 1947 in this chilly state.

What is Maine?

100

 In 1994, scientists witnessed the Shoemaker-Levy 9, one of these celestial objects, impact Jupiter.

What is a comet?

100

The 1970s are sometimes known as this decade, referring to a synthetic fabric used in many fashion items.

What is “The Polyester Decade”?

100

Released in 1983, this Michael Jackson tune begins, “She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene…”

What is “Billie Jean”?

200

This rhyming band performs many of the soundtrack’s hits, including “Staying Alive.

Who are the Bee Gees?

200

King published this debut novel about a troubled teen in 1973.

What is Carrie?

200

An ophthalmological advancement in 1983 saw the invention of a bifocal type of this eyesight-enhancing device.

What is a contact lens?

200

Working women in the ’80s were sporting this type of suit, often with shoulder pads and bold accessories

What is a power suit?

200

A timeless Beatles favorite, it begins, “When I find myself in times of trouble / Mother Mary comes to me…”

What is “Let It Be”?

300

The movie’s soundtrack became one of the best-selling albums ever until this Michael Jackson album eclipsed it six years later.

What is Thriller?

300

This horror novel about a friendly Saint Bernard who turned vicious was turned into a 1983 film.

What is Cujo?

300

 This famous physicist advanced science throughout the 1970s, with theories about black holes and a new understanding of the Big Bang theory.

Who is Stephen Hawking?
300

In 1971, Diane von Furstenberg released her timeless signature look, this dress style.

What is a wrap dress?

300

It’s the Pink Floyd tune that begins with an echoing “Hello? Is there anybody in there?”

What is “Comfortably Numb”? 

400

He is the director of this iconic disco film

Who is John Badham?

400

With multiple Oscar nominations, this film based on King’s work is one of his most popular and stars Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman.

What is The Shawshank Redemption?

400

The pocket version of this number-crunching device became popular and mass-marketed during the 1970s

What is a calculator?

400

In the ’90s, big names in fashion included Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell, who had this profession.

What is a supermodel?

400

 In this 1977 tune, the Eagles found themselves “On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair.”

What is “Hotel California”?

500

Saturday Night Fever was one of the first films to use this camera-stabilizing device created by Garrett Brown.

What is a Steadicam?

500

King also publishes under this pen name.

What is Richard Bachman?

500

In the 1980s, meteorologists began to use this weather technology, based on the 19th-century work by Christian Andreas Doppler.

What is Doppler radar?

500

 In the ’70s, this wide-legged pants style was popular with both men and women.

What are bell-bottoms?

500

 In 1978, Gloria Gaynor told us, “At first I was afraid, I was petrified” in this tune.

What is “I Will Survive”?