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1970 Music
100

in 1958, the dodgers came to L.A. from this Brooklyn ballpark that had been their home for four decades 

What is Ebbets field?

100

Who was it that said "Too much of a good thing is wonderful"?

A: Mae West.

100

this was the most decorative soldier of world war 2

who is Audie Murphy

100

this is the year the atomic bomb was created 

what is 1945 

100

Which song, originally written by Kris Kristofferson, gave Janis Joplin a posthumous number one single in the U.S. charts in 1971?

Me and Bobby McGee

200

Jacksonville's minor league baseball team is named this, a classic shellfish oxymoron  

what are the jumbo shrimp?

200

Houdini was played by who in the 1953 movie about the famous magician?

A: Tony Curtis

200

this battle was the turning point of world war 2 for the naval forces

what is the battle of midway

200

this is the year the declaration of Independence was written 

what is 1776

200

Who gave us “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover in 1975?


Paul Simon.

300

hall of famer Willie Stargell  called this pitch "a butterfly with a hiccup"

what is a knuckleball?

300

this was the first movie given the title block buster

what is jaws?

300

this man is the last person to be promoted to fleet admiral in the united states

who is William Frederick Halsey Jr 

300

this man wrote common sense pamphlet 

who is Thomas Paine 

300

“I’ve been walkin’ these streets so long, Singin’ the same old song” are the opening lines 


Rhinestone Cowboy. Glen Campbell


400

if this alternative nickname were literally true, Babe Ruth would have ruled part of northern Pakistan 

what is "The saltan of swat"

400

The Jets and the Sharks are in what Oscar-winning movie?

A: West Side Story.

400

this was the president during the Vietnam war

who is Dwight D. Eisenhower 

400

the other name for the french and Indian war 

what is the sevens year war

400

In 1978, who said they “Can’t Smile Without You”?



Barry Manilow.

500

a huge baseball fan, this author built a Bangor that's been dubbed the "field of screams" 

who is Stephen King 

500

Who was it who said in a movie "a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down"?

A: Mary Poppins.

500

this was Hal Moore's final rank

what is lieutenant general 

500
atomic bombs were dropped over two spots in japan 

what is Hiroshima and Nagasaki 

500

Who gave us “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover in 1975?


Paul Simon.

600

Who was the oldest baseball player

Leroy Robert `Satchel’ Paige is the oldest baseball player at 59 years 80 days on September 25, 1965.

600

What movie won the best story Oscar in 1958?

A:  The Defiant Ones

600

What product is the Army responsible for creating to help pilots block the sun?   

The Army is Responsible for creating Ray-Bans | In order to help pilots in the U.S Air Force block the rays of the sun and reduce nausea and headaches while flying, Lieutenant General John MacCready asked Bausch & Lomb to create special glasses for them to wear. The result, Ray-Bans!

600

What U.S. president advised: "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen"?

A: Harry S. Truman.

600

Who duetted with Deniece Williams on the 1978 hit Too Much, Too Little, Too Late?


Johnny Mathis