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Which popular 70's carpet had long fibers and was used to cover everything from floors to van interiors?
What is shag carpet
100
TV's longest running game show was launched in 1972 and it still runs every day. What show is it?
What is The Price is Right
100
Who sang the 1978 hit, YMCA? The Village Idiots The Angry Villagers The Village People
What is The Village People
100
What was the name of the scandal that rocked Richard Nixon's presidency in 1974?
What is Watergate
100
If you wanted to be stylish in the 70's, what kind of jeans would you have worn?
What are bellbottoms
200
Which inanimate "pet" reached its peak popularity during the 70's? Pet rocks Pet bricks Pet clam shells
What is pet rocks
200
Which show featured two young women who shared an apartment and worked in a bottling factory?
What is Laverne & Shirley
200
Which sound system required the use of large, rectangular tape cartridges?
What is 8 track
200
More than 1,000,000 of these household appliances were sold in the US in 1975? Hair Dryer Microwave Washing Machine
What is Hair Dryer
200
In the 70's, what kind of shoe was considered trendy?
What is Platform
300
One of the most famous educational computer games of all times was launched in 1971 which features a group of people traveling West, with many often dying of dysentery?
What is the Oregon Trail
300
Which 70's TV series provided a glimpse into life during the 50's and 60's? Gunsmoke Happy Days The Brady Bunch
What is Happy Days
300
The best selling singer of all time died tragically in the 70's, who was he?
What is Elvis Presley
300
The Sears Tower in what US city became the world's tallest building in 1974? Chicago New York Seattle
What is Chicago
300
Which film, that made its debut in the 70's told us to stay out of the water and had the famous quote, "We're going to need a bigger boat?"
What is Jaws
400
During the 70's packets of this underwater species were sold as aquarium novelties called Sea-Monkeys, which species? Worms Brine Shrimp Silverfish
What is Brine Shrimp
400
What scary movie of 1973 had theater patrons vomiting and fainting in the aisles?
What is The Exorcist
400
The Bee Gees hit "Stayin' Alive" served as one of the top tracks on what movie soundtrack? Saturday Night Fever American Graffiti Grease
What is Saturday Night Fever
400
In 1978, who was the minister who became known around the world for ordering his followers to kill their children and commit suicide?
Who is Jim Jones
400
Which of these hairstyles was popular in the 70's? Beehive Mullet Mohawk
What is Mohawk
500
What did the Easy Bake Oven use to cook food during the 1970's? Incandescent Bulb Copper Heating Element LED lighting
What is Incandescent Bulb
500
What was the highest grossing movie of the 70's? Jaws Star Wars The Godfather
What is Star Wars
500
Who was the best selling musical artist of the 1970's, having sold more than 300 million albums? Led Zeppelin Aerosmith Pink Floyd
What is Led Zeppelin
500
There was a crisis, involving a crucial natural resource, peaking in 1973 and 1979 that had a major effect on all economies in the 70s, what resource was it?
What is oil
500
In 1974, Stephen King published his first novel, what was it? Cujo Carrie The Shining
What is Carrie