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Do You Remember 1974? Trivia Quiz

1974! What a year! The year of Watergate and the year when streaking was the thing to do - if you liked to exhibit yourself!

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
minch

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
28,020

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
8997

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 90 (4/10), Guest 82 (3/10), Guest 82 (2/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. A first Wimbledon win for this tennis player. Who was it? Hint

John McEnroe

Billie Jean King

Chris Evert

Bjorn Borg

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which ballet dancer defected to the West in 1974? Hint

Nureyev

Nijinsky

Makarova

Baryshnikov

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was depicted as 'Superdiplomat' on Newsweek's cover?

Answer: (One Word Last name)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Stephen King's first novel was published. Which was it? Hint

Christine

Carrie

Cujo

The Shining

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these monarchs was deposed? Hint

King Farouk

Haile Selassie

King Juan Carlos

King Victor Emmanuel

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these TV shows did NOT debut in 1974? Hint

Happy Days

Sesame Street

The Rockford Files

Little House on the Prairie

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which singer made her first appearance at the Met? Hint

Kiri Te Kanawa

Maria Callas

Joan Sutherland

Julie Andrews

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who broke Babe Ruth's career home run record of 714?

Answer: ( Two Words, or just surname )

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who kidnapped Patti Hearst? Hint

PLO

IRA

NATO

SLA

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which country became the sixth to possess nuclear weapons? Hint

China

India

Japan

France

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A first Wimbledon win for this tennis player. Who was it?

Answer: Chris Evert

King 1966 Borg 1976 McEnroe 1979

2. Which ballet dancer defected to the West in 1974?

Answer: Baryshnikov

3. Who was depicted as 'Superdiplomat' on Newsweek's cover?

Answer: Kissinger

4. Stephen King's first novel was published. Which was it?

Answer: Carrie

5. Which of these monarchs was deposed?

Answer: Haile Selassie

6. Which of these TV shows did NOT debut in 1974?

Answer: Sesame Street

Sesame Street was 1969

7. Which singer made her first appearance at the Met?

Answer: Kiri Te Kanawa

She was Desdemona in Verdi's 'Otello'.

8. Who broke Babe Ruth's career home run record of 714?

Answer: Hank Aaron

Aaron had the most home runs in a career with a total of 755. This beat Ruth's previous record of 714.

9. Who kidnapped Patti Hearst?

Answer: SLA

Simbionese Liberation Army

10. Which country became the sixth to possess nuclear weapons?

Answer: India

Source: Author minch

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