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030249Trivia
Questions for Auction Game
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was first celebrated on April 22, 1970? | The First Earth Day |
| What ABC long running prime time sports program began in 1970? | Monday Night Football |
| What New York City landmark was completed in 1970's? | The World Trade Center |
| What was important about the Kentucky Derby in 1970? | First Female Jockey |
| What US city held its first marathon in 1970? | New York |
| What was the name of the Beatles last album released in 1970? | Let It Be |
| What was found in the North Sea in 1970? | First Successful Oil Well |
| What comic strip went national in 1970? | Doonesbury |
| What space mission suffered a huge setback in 1970 and what was the cause? | A ruptured air tank on their journey to the moon almost sealed the fate of the Apollo 13 astronauts |
| What computer storage device was invented in 1970? | The floppy disk |
| On May 31, 1970 what country lost 72,000 people in a major earthquake? | Peru |
| What country became the fifth nation to put a satellite in orbit in April 1970? | The Peoples Republic of China |
| What University lost 75 players, coaches and prominent residents of their home town in a plane crash on November 14, 1970? | Marshall University |
| What happened in 1971 in an effort to halt increasing inflation in America? | End of the Gold Standard for American Currency |
| What ads were banned on TV in 1971? | Cigarette ads |
| What country joined the UN in 1971? | China |
| What British program began on PBS in 1971? | Masterpiece Theater |
| What medical breakthrough was introduced in 1971? | CAT Scanning |
| Who organized the first benefit concert which would be the model for many more to come? | George Harrison |
| What Florida tourist attraction opened in 1971? | Disney World |
| What small regional airline debuted on June 18, 1971? | Southwest Airlines |
| What new stock market index debuted in 1971? | Nasdaq |
| What name running shoes hit the market in 1972? | Nike |
| What was the name of the running mate dropped by George McGovern during the 1972 elections? | Thomas Eagleton |
| What country did Nixon visit in 1972 making him the first president to do so? | Soviet Union |
| What overnight carrier was founded in 1972? | Federal Express |
| What did the EPA ban the use of in 1972? | DDT |
| What famous burglary was committed by five men in June of 1972? | Watergate |
| Who beat Soviet Spassky in chess in 1971? | Bobby Fischer |
| What land was returned to the Japanese in 1972? | Okinawa islands |
| What animals made their debut at the Washington DC zoo in 1972? | Chinese Pandas |
| What Constitutional Amendment was passed in the Senate in 1972? | ERA |
| What was invented by Ray Tomlinson of the BBN in 1972? | The first E-Mail program |
| Who returned to Argentina in 1973? | General Juan Peron |
| What politician resigned in 1973 after pleading no contest to charges of tax evasion? | Spiro Agnew |
| What famous building with its roof resembling sails opened in 1973 after 16 years of construction? | Sydney Opera House |
| Who defeated Bobby Riggs in a very famous 1973 tennis match? | Billie Jean King |
| What islands gained their independence from Britain in 1973? | The Bahamas |
| What political event occurred on August 8, 1974? | Nixon resigns |
| What happened on highways across the US in 1974? | Speed limits decreased to 55 mph |
| Who proposed the new Black Hole theory in 1974? | Stephen Hawking |
| What famous Russian defected from the Soviet Union in 1974? | Mikhail Baryshnikov |
| What country tested its first nuclear bomb in 1974? | India |
| Who beat Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974? | Hank Aaron |
| What began to appear in supermarkets in 1975? | Computerized checkouts |
| What was the name of the boat that sank in Lake Superior in 1975? | The Edmund Fitzgerald |
| Who was arrested by the FBI in 1975 after a 19-month search? | Patty Hearst |
| What famous computer software company was founded in 1975? | Microsoft |
| What US construction project began on March 13, 1975 and was finished on May 3, 1977? | The Alaska Pipeline |
| What disease struck in Philadelphia in 1975 killing 29 people? | Legionnaire's disease |
| What communist leader died in 1976? | Mao Tse-tung |
| What academy admitted women for the first time in 1976? | West Point |
| What was first used in 1977 to map the brain and other parts of the body? | MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) |
| What cartoon character was syndicated in 1978? | Garfield the Cat |
| Who became Britain's Prime Minister in 1979? | Margaret Thatcher |
| What country did the Soviets invade in 1979? | Afghanistan |
| What US coin was introduced in 1979? | Susan B. Anthony dollar |
| What fell into the Indian Ocean in 1979? | The Skylab |
| Who took power in Iran on February 11, 1979? | The Ayatollah Khomeini |
| Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979? | Mother Teresa |
| Who started broadcasting on September 7, 1979? | ESPN |
| What sci-fi TV show of the 60's became a Filmation cartoon in the 70's? | Star Trek |
| What model of car did Starsky and Hutch drive? | Red Torino |
| What did Archie Bunker call his son-in-law? | Meathead |
| Who wrote the 1977 mini-series Roots? | Alex Haley |
| What was the name of Radar's dog on MASH? | Ranger |
| What midwestern town was the setting for Little House on the Prairie? | Walnut Grove, Minnesota |
| On Bonanza, who was the Cartrights' longtime cook? | Hop Sing |
| What kind of pet did Baretta have and what was its name? | He had a cockatoo named Fred |
| What was Fonzie's full name on Happy Days? | Arthur Fonzarelli |
| Mia Farrow was the featured cover for the debut of what magazine in 1974? | People |
| Which race did Secretariat win in 1973? | The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness and the Belmont Stakes (Triple Crown) |
| On January 1, 1973, Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark entered what? | EEC European Economic Community |
| Four students were shot and killed during a Viet Nam War demonstration at what American university? | Kent State |
| What Variety Show host died in 1974? | Ed Sullivan |
| Who sang backup on Carly Simon's hit 'You're So Vain'? | Mick Jagger |
| Who was the lead singer of Pink Floyd? | Roger Waters |
| Who wrote almost all of the songs for the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack? | Bee Gees |
| What band was Jim Morrison from? | The Doors |
| Who played with Led Zeppelin at the concert that made both of them famous? | Alice Cooper |
| What British band did Peter Frampton play in before his solo career? | Humble Pie |
| Under what band name did Eric Clapton release Layla? | Derek & The Dominoes |
| What was the original name of the band Chicago? | Chicago Transit Authority |
| What was Elton John's first #1 hit song, and what year did it come out? | "Your Song" in 1970 |
| Who is the only female credited with vocals on Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'? | Toni Tennille |
| What do the letters in the name ABBA stand for? | The band member's first names: Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn and Anni-Fri |
| What was Rizzo's real name in Grease? | Betty |
| In Blazing Saddles, what is the last name of everybody in the town of Rock Ridge? | Johnson |
| In Jaws, who is the Amity point-light station master who speaks to Quint on the Orca's radio? | Stephen Speilburg |
| What charactor did Harrison Ford play in Star Wars? | Hans Solo |
| In Superman, what did Jimmy Olsen drop into the Hoover Dam? | His Camera |
| What was the dog's name in Smokey And The Bandit? | Fred |
| In Soylent Green, what was the last resort used for riot control? | The "scoups" (earth moving vehicles) |
| What team snapped UCLA's 88 game winning streak in men's basketball in 1974? | Notre Dame |
| Who became the first man to win the Daytona 500 six times with his victory in 1979? | Richard Petty |
| Who did Magic Johnson's Michigan State Spartans defeat, to win the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship in 1979? | Indiana State University |
| Who tied a then Major League record by striking out 19 batters in a game in 1970? | Tom Seaver |
| For what race did Janet Guthrie become the first woman to qualify for in 1977? | Indianapolis 500 |
| On July 18th, 1976, who earned the first perfect score in Olympic gymnastics? | Nadia Comaneci |
| How many gold medals did US swimmer Mark Spitz win at the 1972 Olympics? | Seven |
| What team ,in 1971, lost their first game in over 8 years after winning 2,495 consecutive games? | The Harlem Globetrotters |
| What was the name of the terrorist group that killed 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics in Munich? | Black September |
| In 1977 Shirley Muldowney entered sports history as the first woman to do what? | Won the National Hot Rod Association Drag Racing Championship |
| Who won the 1978 World Series? | New York Yankees |
| Who won the 1978 Masters? | Gary Player |
| Who won the 1978 Wimbledon (women)? | Martina Navratilova |
| Who won the 1979 French Open (womens)? | Chris Evert |
| Who played Phyllis on The Mary Tyler Moore Show? | Cloris Leachman |
| What famous comedy variety show ran for 140 episodes ending in May 1973? | Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In |
| What was the cost of a First Class postage stamp in 1975? | 10 Cents |
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