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On June 4 1979 this person became the youngest Prime Minister in Canadian history

Who is Joe Clark

100

Debuting in 1974 this stationary gave people a colourful way to leave reminders.

What is The Post It Note

100

This team won six Stanley Cups in the 70’s, including four in a row to end the decade

Who are The Montreal Canadians

100

The only person to resign as U.S. President Richard Nixon left because of this scandal

What was Watergate

100

One story says this 1970s daredevil got his rhyming nickname after crashing his motorcycle while being chased by police as a teen

Who was Evel Knievel

200

Though not as good as Jeopardy, this classic Canadian board game is invented in 1979

What is Trivial Pursuit

200

Can you solve this puzzle invented in 1974 that is the best selling puzzle ever.

What is The Rubik's Cube

200

Hitting five home runs in the 1977 world series earned this slugger his nickname “Mr. October”

Who is Reggie Jackson

200

The fall of Saigon on April 30th 1975 brought an end to this long running war

What was The Vietnam War

200

Clothes with a high content of this plastic fiber became popular in the 1970s

What is Polyester

300

On March 24 1975 this animal became the official symbol of Canada

What is The Beaver

300

This device introduced in 1979 allowed you to take your music with you

What is The Sony Walkman

300

The first Olympic games held in Canada occurred in this city in 1976

What is Montreal

300

She became the first female Prime Minister in United Kingdom history in 1979

Who was Margret Thatcher

300

This book so possessed its readers it was the bestselling horror novel of the decade

What is The Exorcist

400

This vessel is the largest to sink on the Great Lakes

What is The SS Edmund Fitzgerald

400

Invented in 1971 it wouldn’t be long before it was helping to spread spam around the world

What is Email

400

This team in 1972 had the only perfect season in NFL history

Who are The Miami Dolphins

400

Two college dropouts founded this moderately successful software company in 1975

What is Microsoft

400

In 1972, Mujibur Rahman became the first prime minister of this new Asian nation for which a concert was held in 1971

What is Bangladesh

500

The War Measures Act was enacted in October of 1970 in response to this event

What was The FLQ Crisis

500

Medical professionals have become quite attracted to this diagnostic machine introduced in 1977

What is The MRI machine

500

This driver won three of his four Indy 500’s in the 70s, and for good measure his brother Bobby claimed one of his three victories in the decade as well

Who is Al Unser Sr.

500

The phrase “Houston we have a problem” was said by the crew of this lunar mission

What was Apollo 13

500

Philip Bailey was the mesmerizing lead falsetto singer of this 1970s funk supergroup abbreviated EWF

What is Earth Wind & Fire