TV SHOWS OF THE ’70s
This sitcom featuring Archie Bunker became one of the most-watched shows of the decade.
Answer: What is All in the Family?
This band of brothers had a massive hit with “Stayin’ Alive.”
Answer: Who are the Bee Gees?
This 1977 sci‑fi blockbuster introduced Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader.
Answer: What is Star Wars?
This “pet” required no feeding, walking, or grooming.
Answer: What is a Pet Rock?
This scandal led to President Nixon’s resignation in 1974.
Answer: What is Watergate?
This show about a Korean War medical unit blended comedy and drama.
Answer: What is MASH*?
This Queen anthem begins with the line “Buddy, you’re a boy, make a big noise…”
Answer: What is We Will Rock You?
This 1976 film about a boxer from Philadelphia won Best Picture.
Answer: What is Rocky?
These wide‑leg pants became a fashion staple of the decade.
Answer: What are bell‑bottoms?
This conflict ended in 1975 with the fall of Saigon.
Answer: What is the Vietnam War?
This detective series starred a suave private investigator played by James Garner.
Answer: What is The Rockford Files?
Known as the “Queen of Disco,” she sang “Last Dance.”
Answer: Who is Donna Summer?
This 1972 mob film featured the Corleone family.
Answer: What is The Godfather?
This music format, popular before cassettes, clicked loudly when it changed tracks.
Answer: What are 8‑track tapes?
Long lines at gas stations were caused by this 1970s crisis.
Answer: What is the oil (energy) crisis?
This show featured three crime‑fighting women working for a mysterious boss named Charlie.
Answer: What is Charlie’s Angels?
This 1977 film starring John Travolta helped ignite the disco craze.
Answer: What is Saturday Night Fever?
This horror film about a possessed girl shocked audiences in 1973
Answer: What is The Exorcist?
This toy, shaped like a colorful cube, became a worldwide puzzle sensation.
Answer: What is the Rubik’s Cube?
This NASA mission in 1972 was the last time humans walked on the moon.
Answer: What is Apollo 17?
This sitcom followed a single woman making it on her own in Minneapolis.
Answer: What is The Mary Tyler Moore Show?
This rock legend released the album Born to Run in 1975.
Answer: Who is Bruce Springsteen?
This 1979 sci‑fi thriller featured the tagline “In space, no one can hear you scream.”
Answer: What is Alien?
This craze had people dancing in roller rinks under spinning disco balls.
Answer: What is roller disco?
This treaty between Egypt and Israel was signed at Camp David in 1978.
Answer: What are the Camp David Accords?