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100
This musical group nicknamed “The Fab Four” released their final album entitled “Let It Be” on May 8, 1970 one month after breaking up.
Who are The Beatles?
100
Nicknamed the Golden State, this state was the location of two separate assassination attempts against Gerald Ford.
What is California?
100
In 1977, American students Stephen P. Jobs and Stephen G. founded this booming computer company.
What is the Apple Computer Co.?
100
This music genre began in the discotheques of Paris after WWII and grazed the charts in America in the late 70's.
What is Disco?
200
This amusement park opened in October 1971 and costed $400 million to build.
What is Disney World?
200
This political scandal, following a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, took place in what office complex in Washington DC?
What is the Watergate Scandal?
200
The 70's could be seen as a rough time in America. This 1970's TV show , featuring the Cunningham Family, was written to depict life as a more simple and cheerful time.
What is "Happy Days?"
200
This iconic Music Legend passed away in 70's at age of 42. Shaking the entire Music industry and world.
Who is Elvis Presley?
300
In 1978 the first “test-tube” baby was successfully born. This medical breakthrough took place in this country.
What is Great Britain?
300
This attack by the Ohio National Guard on unarmed students protesting the Cambodian Campaign, triggering a nationwide student strike of four million students.
What is The Kent State massacre?
300
Because the 70's was a revolutionary time, this technical apparatus was controversially used to move alternative culture into the mainstream.
What is the Radio?
300
This iconic disco group wrote most of the songs to 70's movie hit Saturday Night Fever.
Who is the Bee Gees?
400
The Roe vs Wade Supreme Court case that lasted for 3 years debated this topic.
What is Abortion?
400
This American politician and author was a peanut farmer before serving two terms as a Georgia State Senator, and eventually President of the United States.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
400
The New York Times published excerpts of this 7,000-page government study of the Vietnam War.
What is the Pentagon Papers?
400
This British band popularized Rock music with their album The Dark Side of the Moon.
Who is Pink Floyd?
500
7,000 American Department of Defense civilian employees remained behind in this South Vietnamese city to provide aid in the war with communist North Vietnam after the U.S. withdrew in 1972.
What is Saigon?
500
This President, serving from 1969-1974, declared a war on drugs.
Who is President Nixon?
500
This 1970's style of journalism created by Hunter S. Thompson was written without claims of objectivity, often including the reporter as part of the story via a first-person narrative.
What is Gonzo Journalism?
500
This fresh Caribbean sound became famous worldwide in the 70's.
What is Reggae?