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Quiz about Remembering the 70s  1974 Americana
Quiz about Remembering the 70s  1974 Americana

Remembering the 70s - 1974 Americana Quiz


Sitcoms ruled American airwaves as a military helicopter carried a dethroned U.S. president into obscurity.

A multiple-choice quiz by rblayer. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
rblayer
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
203,926
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
9598
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 67 (8/10), Guest 73 (6/10), Allons-y (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. These two television series finished in the top ten ratings for 1974. "The Waltons" was number eight, and at number ten was a police show. What city was the backdrop to this popular "cop show"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What "tactic" did Muhammad Ali use to knock out George Foreman and regain the heavyweight championship of the world? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What item became the "rage" at the beach in 1974? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. There was a big change in professional football as kickoffs were moved from the 40 to the 35 yard line. What major change took place in the world of baseball in 1974? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Motorcycle daredevil, Evel Knievel gained worldwide attention when he attempted to jump over which river? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Books on the 1974 bestseller list included the terrifying shark novel "Jaws". What was the subject matter of the book "Watership Down"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What Brooklyn-born singer, who started out singing fast food and soft drink commercials, hit it big time with "Mandy"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Actor-director-writer-producer Mel Brooks had two of the top three money-making films of 1974. One was "Young Frankenstein". What was the other movie? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. A disturbance erupted while actor David Niven was hosting the 1974 Academy Awards. What was the cause of this interruption? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. One of the top news stories of 1974 concerned the abduction of newspaper publisher Randolph Hearst's daughter Patty. What group kidnapped the heiress? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 26 2024 : Guest 67: 8/10
Mar 25 2024 : Guest 73: 6/10
Mar 25 2024 : Allons-y: 8/10
Mar 23 2024 : Guest 50: 6/10
Mar 23 2024 : Guest 73: 5/10
Mar 22 2024 : Guest 75: 7/10
Mar 22 2024 : Guest 98: 7/10
Mar 21 2024 : Guest 73: 10/10
Mar 21 2024 : Guest 64: 9/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. These two television series finished in the top ten ratings for 1974. "The Waltons" was number eight, and at number ten was a police show. What city was the backdrop to this popular "cop show"?

Answer: Honolulu

"Hawaii Five-O" was the show : "Book 'em Dano", became part of the American vocabulary as the head of the Hawaii State Police instructed his assistant to take a bad guy to jail. Jack Lord portrayed the tough Steve McGarrett, and James MacArthur was detective Danny "Dano" Williams.
2. What "tactic" did Muhammad Ali use to knock out George Foreman and regain the heavyweight championship of the world?

Answer: The "Rope a Dope"

Ali covered-up and let Foreman flail away at him for seven rounds as he bounced off the ropes. After allowing Foreman to exhaust himself, Ali knocked him out in the eighth round.
3. What item became the "rage" at the beach in 1974?

Answer: String bikini

The bikini swimsuit was first developed in 1946 by Louis Reard in Paris. It was named for the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, which was the site of nuclear bomb tests. In 1974 a much scantier and revealing suit became popular. Its name was derived from the string characteristics of the design.

The bottom consisted of two triangular shaped pieces connected at the groin with a "string" wrapped around the waist to connect the two parts. The tops were also two triangular pieces tied in place by "string" pieces. Selling for $15.99, the fad item did not give you much for your money!
4. There was a big change in professional football as kickoffs were moved from the 40 to the 35 yard line. What major change took place in the world of baseball in 1974?

Answer: Girls were admitted in the Little League

After losing court cases and appeals, Little League Baseball revised its rules to allow girls to play. Title IX, allowing women and girls greater opportunities in athletics, had become law in 1972.
5. Motorcycle daredevil, Evel Knievel gained worldwide attention when he attempted to jump over which river?

Answer: Snake

Knievel's jet-powered "skycycle" failed to carry him over the Snake River Canyon in Idaho. Millions watched on television as the cycle's parachute prematurely opened on take-off, and Knievel floated gently down into the canyon.
6. Books on the 1974 bestseller list included the terrifying shark novel "Jaws". What was the subject matter of the book "Watership Down"?

Answer: Rabbits

Set in southern England, the animal fantasy is about a group of rabbits searching for a safe home after their warrens had been threatened or destroyed.
7. What Brooklyn-born singer, who started out singing fast food and soft drink commercials, hit it big time with "Mandy"?

Answer: Barry Manilow

"Mandy" became a number one hit and a million seller for Manilow. He placed fourteen other songs in the Top 20 over the following four years.
8. Actor-director-writer-producer Mel Brooks had two of the top three money-making films of 1974. One was "Young Frankenstein". What was the other movie?

Answer: Blazing Saddles

Brooks wrote the screenplay and directed the hilarious western comedy. He also appeared in the film as a crooked governor, an Indian chief and a World War I aviator. "Spaceballs", another Brooks film, debuted in 1987.
9. A disturbance erupted while actor David Niven was hosting the 1974 Academy Awards. What was the cause of this interruption?

Answer: A streaker

When a man ran across the stage, Niven quipped, "The only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping ... and showing his shortcomings".
10. One of the top news stories of 1974 concerned the abduction of newspaper publisher Randolph Hearst's daughter Patty. What group kidnapped the heiress?

Answer: S.L.A.

Patty Hearst was abducted at gunpoint by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army and held for ransom. Curiously, a few weeks later, Patty was filmed helping her captors rob a bank. She was later captured, jailed and tried, creating months of news fodder.
Source: Author rblayer

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