1970s
Tricky Tidbits
Creature Facts
I'm Famous
Strange but True
100

This disco film starring John Travolta was released in 1977.

Saturday Night Fever

100

This yellow cartoon family lives in Springfield.

The Simpsons

100

This creature eats termites and its Spanish name means "little armored one"

What is an armadillo?

100

This woman is famous for being the 2nd female Supreme Court Justice in the United States. She is known for advancing women's rights through the court of law.

Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

100

This planet is covered in red rust and is nicknamed "the red planet."

What is Mars?

200

This scandal led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation in 1974.

Watergate 

200

This board game asks players to solve a murder mystery involving suspects like Colonel Mustard.

Clue

200

This bird can run at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour.

What is a roadrunner?

200

This man, gave a famous speech called "I Have a Dream" and organizing protests for equal rights for Black Americans.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

200

If you eat too many of these, your skin can turn orange.

What are carrots?

300

This blockbuster 1977 movie introduced audiences to Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader.

Star Wars

300

This snack’s slogan says it “melts in your mouth, not in your hands.”

M&Ms

300

This lizard can run across water at speeds up to five miles per hour, generating enough upward thrust to support its own body weight. 

What is a basilisk (Jesus lizard)?

300

This woman is famous for refusing to give up her seat on a bus.

Who is Rosa Parks?

300

The slang word "snirt" means snow combined with this.

What is dirt?

400

In 1978, this agreement between Jimmy Carter, Anwar Sadat, and Menachem Begin aimed to bring peace to the Middle East.

Camp David Accords

400

This legendary detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle lives at 221B Baker Street and is known for his brilliant deductive reasoning.

Sherlock Holmes?




400

This three-hearted, blue-blooded creature has instant camouflage abilities and an ink defense mechanism.

 Octopus

400

This girl led the French army to victory in 1429, and there is a statue of her in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Portland, OR.

Who is Joan of Arc?

400

In the book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy's shoes were not ruby, but instead this color.

What is silver?

500

In 1979, this nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania experienced the worst commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history.

Three Mile Island accident




500

Released in 1985, this time-travel movie features the DeLorean time machine.

Back to the Future 

500

This creature can swim 15 miles an hour and can jump completely out of the water to catch it's prey.

What is a great white shark?

500

This man is best known for inventing calculus and the theory of gravity.

Who is Isaac Newton?

500

In Japanese, the word "tsundoku" refers to this habit.

buying books and leaving them unread in stacks