1970: A Year in Review
This Ernie song from Sesame Street about bath time managed to make it all the way to #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.
What is "Rubber Ducky You're the One"?
Hugh Grant and "just a girl" named Julia Roberts star in this London based 1999 romantic comedy.
What is Notting Hill?
This singer is particularly relevant this year, as she released "All I Want for Christmas is You" in 1994.
Who is Mariah Carey?
This NHL team has won the most Stanley Cup Championships, a grand total of 24.
Who are the Montréal Canadiens?
This American author wrote Carrie, It, and The Shining amongst other scary stories.
Who is Stephen King?
This Piece of my Heart and Mercedes Benz singer died of a heroin overdose in 1970.
Who is Janis Joplin?
In Grease, Stockard Channing's Betty Rizzo meanly sang this song about Olivia Newton-John at a sleepover.
What is "Look at Me I'm Sandra Dee"?
This female figure skater was portrayed by Margot Robbie in a 2017 film, just don't tell Nancy Kerrigan.
Who is Tonya Harding?
This American swimmer has won the most Olympic medals of all time, a staggering 28, including 23 gold.
Who is Michael Phelps?
This E.B. White novel starring a young girl named Fern and a pig named Wilbur is the best-selling children's book of all time.
What is Charlotte's Web?
The US voting age was lowered from 21 to this on March 12, 1970.
What is 18?
This classic film released in 1942 contains the iconic line: "Of All The Gin Joints In All The Towns In All The World, She Walks Into Mine."
What is Cassablanca?
This former SNL cast member wrote and appeared in Mean Girls.
Who is Tina Fey?
One of the major events of this sport is played annually at Wimbledon, England.
What is tennis?
Contrary to popular belief, the slippers in this 1900 L. Frank Baum book were actually sliver, not ruby red.
What is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
Judy Blume published this popular young adult book about a 6th grade girl who grew up without a religious affiliation in 1970.
What is Are you there God? It's me Margaret?
This was the first feature-length animated film ever released by Disney, in 1937.
What is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
This actor got his start in Dead Poet's Society, before starring as Jesse in the Before Sunrise trilogy.
Who is Ethan Hawke?
This is what it is called when a bowler scores three strikes in a row.
What is a turkey?
This best-selling Dr. Seuss book about breakfast originally sparked by a bet with his publisher that the writer-illustrator couldn’t write a book with 50 or fewer words.
What is Green Eggs and Ham?
On April 22 this holiday was celebrated for the very first time, after increasing awareness and protesting in the 60's.
What is Earth Day?
At the beginning of Good Will Hunting, the titular character worked as a janitor at this famous university.
What is MIT (the Massachusetts Institute if Technology)?
This foreign born model recently found out she is being evicted from her home next month.
Who is Melania Trump?
This former football player launched a wrestling, and then movie career after being cut by the Calgary Stampeders.
Who is Dwyane "The Rock" Johnson?
It is no mystery why this author of Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile is the best-selling fiction author of all time, having sold over 2 billion copies of her novels.
Who is Agatha Christie?