1970s Trivia!

The line “Houston, we’ve had a problem” was famously uttered aboard what troubled spaceflight?

• Skylab 2

• Gemini 12

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 13

What show set a record when it had nearly 100 million people (almost half the US population) tune in for its finale on Jan. 30, 1977?

• M*A*S*H

• Dallas

• Roots

• All in the Family

In 1972, what car surpasses Ford’s iconic Model T to become the most highly produced car in the world?

• Chevrolet Impala

• Volkswagen Beetle

• Ford Escort

• Chrysler Avenger

What toy debuted in 1975, almost completely vanished by 1976, and came with a lengthy set of instructions on how to care for and train it?

• Pound Puppies

• Baby Alive

• Evel Knievel Action Figure

• Pet Rock

What 1979 film co-starred a ginger-haired cat named Jones?

• Alien

• Annie Hall

• Norma Rae

• Coming Home

When copyrighted in 1971, what was the original phrase that accompanied the smiley face logo?

• Have a nice day!

• Have a great day!

• Have a happy day!

• Oh happy day!

Which of the following describes the Watergate Scandal in 1972?

• Nixon was having an affair with a White House intern

• The US sold weapons to Iran and gave money to the Contras

• Nixon ordered a break-in a the Democratic HQ and a cover up

• Nixon secretly ordered Cambodia bombed

How did the oil embargo effect the U.S. during the 1970s?

• The U.S. used it own energy reserves to fight the embargo

• The U.S. was forced to abandon its support of Israel as prices went down

• Prices of everything increased and gas shortages happened

• It caused the stagflation outbreak in the U.S.

What is the purpose of the EPA, founded in 1970?

• It creates and enforces regulations for pollution in the U.S.

• It researches diseases and health in the U.S.

• It manages an emergency oil supply in the U.S.

• It oversees the National Parks Service

What Supreme Court decision in 1973 is still being aggressively argued today?

• Roe v. Wade

• Loving v. Virginia

• Terry v. Ohio

• United States v. Lopez