Prices in 1979
About how much did a gallon of regular gasoline cost in the U.S. in 1979?
A) $0.86
B) $1.14
C) $1.47
D) $1.89
B) $1.14
Who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1979?
A) Margaret Thatcher
B) Tony Blair
C) Winston Churchill
D) James Callaghan
A) Margaret Thatcher
In Alien (1979), what is the name of the commercial spaceship?
A) Nostromo
B) Sulaco
C) Prometheus
D) Covenant
A) Nostromo
Which band released the album The Wall in 1979?
A) Led Zeppelin
B) Pink Floyd
C) The Who
D) Queen
B) Pink Floyd
Which video game was released by Atari in 1979 and became one of the company’s most iconic arcade games?
A) Pac-Man
B) Asteroids
C) Donkey Kong
D) Frogger
B) Asteroids
About how much did a new Ford Mustang cost in 1979?
A) $3,995
B) $5,250
C) $6,995
D) $8,450
B) $5,250
Which country’s revolution in 1979 led to the establishment of the Islamic Republic?
A) Egypt
B) Iran
C) Iraq
D) Turkey
B) Iran
Who directed the 1979 film The China Syndrome?
A) Sidney Lumet
B) James Bridges
C) Alan J. Pakula
D) Hal Ashby
B) James Bridges
Which artist released the album Off the Wall in 1979?
A) Stevie Wonder
B) Prince
C) Michael Jackson
D) Lionel Richie
C) Michael Jackson
Which toy became a massive craze in 1979 after being introduced by Ideal Toy Corp.?
A) Rubik’s Cube
B) Simon
C) He-Man
D) Care Bears
B) Simon
What was the approximate price of a first-class U.S. postage stamp in 1979?
A) 10¢
B) 13¢
C) 15¢
D) 18¢
C) 15¢
Which famous nuclear power plant experienced a major accident in 1979?
A) Chernobyl
B) Three Mile Island
C) Fukushima
D) Windscale
B) Three Mile Island
Which 1979 film starred Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep as a divorced couple involved in a custody battle?
A) Kramer vs. Kramer
B) Manhattan
C) Norma Rae
D) Breaking Away
A) Kramer vs. Kramer
Which band had the 1979 hit “My Sharona”?
A) The Knack
B) Blondie
C) Cheap Trick
D) The Cars
A) The Knack
Which TV show debuted in 1979 and starred Robin Williams as the alien Mork?
A) Taxi
B) Mork & Mindy
C) WKRP in Cincinnati
D) The Jeffersons
B) Mork & Mindy
About how much did a dozen eggs cost in 1979?
A) 65¢
B) 88¢
C) $1.10
D) $1.35
B) 88¢
What was the name of NASA’s first space shuttle, which began atmospheric test flights in 1979?
A) Atlantis
B) Columbia
C) Enterprise
D) Challenger
C) Enterprise
In Apocalypse Now, which actor played Colonel Walter E. Kurtz?
A) Robert Duvall
B) Dennis Hopper
C) Marlon Brando
D) Martin Sheen
C) Marlon Brando
Which band released Breakfast in America in 1979?
A) Journey
B) Foreigner
C) Supertramp
D) Boston
C) Supertramp
Which famous athlete shocked the sports world by signing with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979?
A) Larry Bird
B) Magic Johnson
C) Julius Erving
D) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
B) Magic Johnson
About how much did a new color television cost in 1979?
A) $250
B) $450
C) $650
D) $900
C) $650
Which new fast-food restaurant chain was founded in 1979 by Fred DeLuca?
A) Subway
B) Five Guys
C) Chipotle
D) Arby’s
A) Subway
Which 1979 film directed by Ridley Scott was based on a novel by Thomas Hardy?
A) Alien
B) The Duellists
C) Quadrophenia
D) Life of Brian
B) The Duellists
Which singer scored a major 1979 hit with “Bad Girls”?
A) Donna Summer
B) Gloria Gaynor
C) Diana Ross
D) Cher
A) Donna Summer
Which movie character became a major pop-culture icon in 1979 after appearing in Alien?
A) Sarah Connor
B) Ellen Ripley
C) Laurie Strode
D) Marion Crane
B) Ellen Ripley