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1 trivia quiz  1978 - The Disco Year coolicon
This is for the 30th Reunion class of my high school. We were kinda busy that year, so let's see what we can remember ... if we're still able.
Difficult 15Q
864 plays
Feb 20 08
Oddball
2 trivia quiz  It Happened During The 1970s coolicon
This is an easy quiz about events that occurred during the decade of the 1970s.
Easy 10Q
5019 plays
Mar 17 06
Uga76
3 trivia quiz  Dateline: 1970 icon
This is the second of my egocentric quizzes related to my birthday, January 13. It turns out that a lot of interesting things happened in 1970, the year I entered the world- see if you remember them.
Tough 10Q
4854 plays
Jan 14 03
bullymom
4 trivia quiz  Making Headlines 1970-79 icon
You'll be given a year plus a key word for a major event of that year. What you need to do is pick a pseudo headline that best matches that event and year.
Average 10Q
5196 plays
May 27 03
bertho
5 trivia quiz  The Twentieth Century - 1971-1980
Another in the series, this quiz covers events in the decade of the 1970's. One question per year. Have fun!
Tough 10Q
7071 plays
Nov 07 00
sportcon
6 trivia quiz  The Real 70s (Mainly American) icon
Seen the show? Now see what it was really like in the 1970s.
Average 20Q
2142 plays
Sep 13 04
routesixtysix

Some sample questions from this category:

* What female athlete became the first to win {$100,000} in a single year in 1971?
* In what state was George Wallace campaigning for the Presidency when he was shot in an assassination attempt in May 1972?
* Initially elected in 1946, and ousted in 1955, this leader was again elected president of his country in 1973:
* When French president Georges Pompidou died in office in 1974, who succeeded him?
* In 1975, who became the first American born saint for Roman Catholics?
* From what city's airport did Israeli commandos rescue 103 hostages held by Pro-Palestinian terrorists in 1976?
* Where was the world's first test tube baby born in 1978?
* The first official visit to the United States by what top Chinese Communist official was made in 1979?
* In 1980, after 90 years of white rule, Rhodesia became what nation?
* One of the saddest events in American history occurred on May 4, 1970. National Guardsmen on a college campus fired into a crowd of protesting students, killing four. At which college did this occur?
* In 1970, this man was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
* 1970 was not a good year for music. The Beatles broke up, and both of these musicians died drug-related deaths.
* On May 31, 1970, an earthquake killed more than 60,000 people in this country.
* On November 10, 1970, this former head of state died at the age of 79.
* In 1970, Salvador Allende was elected president of this country.
* Six days after I was born, on January 19, US President Nixon nominated this man to the Supreme Court; however, he was rejected by the Senate on April 8.
* On May 15, 1970, this nation was officially barred from all Olympic events by the International Olympic Committee.
* Salvador Allende was elected president of this nation.
* 1972: Summer Olympics in Munich
* In 1972, which 'dinky-di' film was released, starring Barry Crocker?

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