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What four-letter sports network debuted during the ’70s?
ESPN
Launched in 1979, it is now one of the largest cable networks in the United States.
100
What amendment approved by Congress in 1972 is abbreviated ERA?
Equal Rights Amendment
It was ratified by 35 states by 1977, and 38 states have ratified it today
100
In what month is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?
October
It is celebrated on the second Monday in October.
100
What company that makes M&M’s shares its name with a planet?
Mars
Forrest Mars developed M&M’s after seeing candy-coated chocolates during the Spanish Civil War. The candy was introduced in 1941.
100
This magazine’s website says it’s “more than a magazine to Black America… it’s a way of life”
Ebony
Ebony was founded in Chicago in 1945 by John H. Johnson
200
The famous opera house in what Australian city was completed in 1973?
Sydney
Designed by a Danish architect as a fluid, dynamic structure, it is now one of the world’s most photographed buildings.
200
What scandal, named for an office complex in Washington, D.C., rocked the Nixon presidency?
Watergate
President Nixon resigned from office in 1974 after the scandal came to light.
200
Who was the British prime minister from 1940 to 1945 and then again from 1951 to 1955?
Winston Churchill
Many consider him to be one of the greatest wartime leaders.
200
There are three countries with capitals that begin with the letter O. Name one.
Norway, Canada, or Aruba
Their capitals are Oslo, Ottawa, and Oranjestad
200
In 2004 this magazine’s website featured a remote camera to watch the migrating sandhill cranes in Nebraska
National Geographic
The magazine was founded in 1888 as a scholarly journal, nine months after the establishment of the society, but is now a popular magazine. In 1905, it began including pictures, a style for which it became well known.
300
Who broke Babe Ruth’s MLB home run record in 1974?
Hank Aaron
Playing for the Atlanta Braves, “Hammerin’ Hank” broke the record on April 8 of that year.
300
What former governor and peanut farmer won the presidential election during the bicentennial year?
Jimmy Carter
During Carter’s presidency, the departments of Education and Energy were created
300
What actress played Jessica Fletcher in the television series Murder, She Wrote?
Angela Lansbury
The actress is the recipient of five Tony Awards and several Academy Award and Emmy Award nominations.
300
What children’s game involves rectangular boxes drawn on the sidewalk with chalk?
Hopscotch
Some sources say that the Romans invented the game to assist in training their army.
300
The USA’s 2 top-selling magazines are Reader’s Digest & TV Guide; this “Better” magazine comes in third
Better Homes and Gardens
Better Homes and Gardens was founded in 1922 by Edwin Meredith, who had served as the United States secretary of agriculture under Woodrow Wilson and had previously founded the magazine Successful Farming. The original title was Fruit, Garden and Home
400
What industry experienced two crises (1973 and 1979) during the decade, causing cars to become smaller?
Oil
The OPEC oil embargo and new fuel standards combined to make smaller models more viable and popular in the 1970s.
400
Technological advances in the 1970s included the introduction of Pong, which was what kind of game?
Video game
Introduced in 1972, Pong was an early creation of Atari and was based on tennis
400
Which continent is home to the largest land mammal: Asia or Africa?
Africa
The African bush elephant is the largest land mammal in the world. There are two species of African elephant: the African bush elephant and the African forest elephant. The African bush elephant is the larger of the two.
400
What spy character do Sean Connery, Roger Moore, and George Lazenby portray in film?
James Bond
Lazenby made only one film (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service) as James Bond.
400
In March 2004 Arnold Schwarzenegger became executive editor of the magazine called Muscle & this
Fitness
an American fitness and bodybuilding magazine founded in 1935 by Canadian entrepreneur Joe Weider.
500
Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film Jaws is responsible for creating what term to refer to a highly popular movie?
Blockbuster
Jaws is one of the highest-grossing films of all time and firmly established Spielberg as a director to watch.
500
What was the profession shared by Jerry Hall and Jane Birkin?
Model
The 1970s fashion scene shifted from “hippie” fashions to leisure suits, wrap dresses, and designer clothes
500
Name two of the three countries that border Mexico.
The United States, Guatemala, and Belize
The U.S. is the northern border; Guatemala and Belize border Mexico to the southeast
500
What brothers’ singing group recorded “Glow Worm,” “Up a Lazy River,” and “Paper Doll”?
The Mills Brothers
“Paper Doll” was their most popular song. It topped the Billboard charts for 12 weeks in a row in the 1940s.
500
This largest newspaper chain owns the Des Moines Register & about 100 other papers
Gannett
Gannett Company, Inc. was formed in 1923 by Frank Gannett in Rochester, New York now known as USA Today Co., Inc.