History
Which Canadian province adopted French as its official language in 1974?
Quebec
70s activist Linda McCartney is famous for promoting what?
Vegetarianism
How did ABBA get their big break?
They won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974
On July 25, 1978, CBS News reports from Oldham, England, on Dr. Patrick Steptoe's successful delivery of the first child conceived in vitro. What was her name?
Louise Jay Brown
What was the name of the American chess phenom who broke the Soviet supremacy over the World Chess Championship?
Bobby Fischer
Which former quarterback became a congressman for New York in 1971?
Jack Kemp
Which celebrity quit her show because NBC was running cigarette commercials during its airtime while being the highest-paid woman on television?
Debbie Reynolds
According to the movie Love Story, what does love mean?
"Love means never having to say you're sorry."
On December 15, Venera is the first space probe to land on another planet and transmit data back to Earth. What was the name of this space probe?
Venera 7
Who did Billie Jean King play in the match dubbed the "Battle of the Sexes"?
Bobby Riggs
In 1978, gay rights activist Harvey Milk assumed public office in:
San Francisco
Which celebrity paid all of the fines for 96 people who had been arrested for protesting against the apartheid South Africa rugby team playing in Britain?
John Lennon
In Jaws, who is Amity point-light station master who speaks to Quint on the Ocra's radio?
Stephen Speilburg!
What was the name of an American engineer who received a patent for the first computer mouse?
Douglas Engelbart
Name the 33-year-old secretary from Belfast who won Britain's only athletics gold at Munich Olympics?
Mary Peters
Standing at 110 stories high, this building stood as the tallest in the world for 25 years (now the 16th tallest building in the world). What was the name of this building?
Sears Tower in Chicago (now Willis Tower)
In 1972, this person became the first African-American to run for president in a major party primary:
Shirley Chisholm
What character did Harrison Ford play in Star Wars?
Hans Solo
The first digital camera was invented in the 1970s. It took 0.01-megapixel black-and-white photographs. How long did it take to get an image?
23 seconds
Who won the 1977 US Golf Open despite receiving a death threat beforehand?
Hubert Green
Which rock icon met with President Richard Nixon in 1970?
Elvis Presley
John Travolta's iconic white suit from the 1970s film "Saturday Night Fever" was bought at auction in 1978 by movie critic Gene Siskel. How much was it?
$2,000
In Superman, what did Jimmy Olsen drop into the Hoover Dam?
His camera
What was the most popular personal music device on the market in the 1970s?
Sony Walkman
Which Jimmy ranked no. 1 for five consecutive years by tennis organizations during the '70s?
Connnors