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What Happened in 1970? |
70 Trivia Questions For 1970 HistoryTable of Contents (answers) 1. Who won the 1970 FIFA World Cup? 2. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1970: Minnie Driver, Simon Pegg, Jennifer Garner, Queen Latifah, or Tina Fey? 3. In 1970, Orville Redenbacher paid an advertising company $13,000 to create a name for his popcorn company. What was the recommended name for his company? 4. Helen Hays won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in what 1970 disaster Film? 5. This World’s Fair opened in Suita, Osaka, Japan on March 15. What was it called? 6. What was the biggest “one-hit wonder” from 1970? 7. Which invention is the newest – Computer Mouse, Silly Putty, Cassette tape, Rolling Luggage, or Seatbelts? 8. In 1970, what was the average life expectancy in the United States? 9. Who was the Vice-President of the United States in 1970? 10. Can you name the product that used the phrase “That’s a spicy meatball” in television commercials? 11. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1970? 12. This singer-songwriter, who had a string of Top 10 hits in the 1970s and 1980s, formed the band Atilla, whose album Allmusic declared to be “the worst album in rock history.” Name the artist. 13. Name the popular soft drink called “The Real Thing…” 14. George C. Scott played what WWII American General in 1970? 15. Name the ex-Beatle who was the first to have his solo number-one hit… 16. The Bank Secrecy Act signed in 1970 by President Nixon requires all US banks to report transactions of more than what amount? 17. How many people lived in Cancún, Mexico in 1970? 18. Which of these three rockstars did not join the “27 Club” in 1970—Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, or Janis Joplin? 19. Which automobile was NOT first produced in 1970: the Ford Pinto, The Chevrolet Vega, Dodge Dart, Citroën SM, or the AMC Gremlin? 20. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1970? 21. Its first event took place on March 21, 1970, but it has become the world’s most significant annual pop culture phenomenon. 22. Name the now-standard punctuation mark that did not appear on standard typewriters until 1970… 23. Can you name all three members of the cartoon band Josie and the Pussycats? 24. Can you name the only X-rated film to win the Best Picture Oscar on April 7, 1970? 25. Name the highest-grossing film in 1970… 26. Who Wrote the book Love Story was based on? 27. Based on a 1965 play, this TV show lasted from 1970 to 1975, featuring two divorced men living in a NYC Apartment with contrasting personalities. Name the show… 28. Who starred in the 1968 film based on the 1965 The Odd Couple play? 29. Can you name the Saturday morning TV character who worked for A.P.E., the Agency to Prevent Evil, against the evil organization C.H.U.M.P. (Criminal Headquarters for Underworld Master Plan)? 30. Future Charlie’s Angels stars Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett, and Cheryl Ladd all made guest appearances on a show about a musical family on ABC on Friday nights. Name the show. 31. How many people lived in the World in 1970? 32. How many people lived in the United States in 1970? 33. Launched in 1958. what did NASA’s Explorer 1, the first American satellite and Explorer program spacecraft, do on March 31, 1970? 34. You can get one point for naming each member of the Brady Bunch… 35. On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 launched for a moon landing, but it did not go as planned. What happened? 36. Can you name the astronauts on Apollo 13? 37. In 1970, what mode of transportation was allowed for the first time on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco? 38. What was the Top-Rated TV Show in the 1969/1970 season? 39. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1970? 40. Popular in the 1970s and 80s, this supersonic jet was officially retired in 2003. Name that fast airplane. 41. “PG” (Parental Guidance) became a movie rating. What was that same rating called before PG? 42. Name the Best Film Winner of the 1970 Academy Awards… 43. How many Academy Awards did Patton Win? 44. Who refused to accept his Academy Award for Patton? 45. Who sang Spirit in the Sky? 46. True or False, Spirit in the Sky was a Billboard #1 hit. 47. Name the television star who popularized the phrase “The Devil made me do it!” 48. Who won the 1970 World Series? 49. Name the “fourth” television network that began broadcasting in 1970. 50. Name the major electronics companies that primarily sold noodles before 1970. 51. 127 runners registered, but only 55 people finished this inaugural run on September 13, 1970. Today, tens of thousands finish annually. Name that marathon! 52. True or False? Many, if not most, public toilets in the US were “Pay Toilets” until 1980. 53. Can you name the popular pop/rock star that famously visited Nixon’s White House in 1970? 54. Name the 1970 album by David Crosby, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, and Neil Young (aka Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young). 55. Name the song that peaked at #16 on the Billboard Charts, sung by a muppet to his favorite toy… 56. Oscar The Grouch is famously green, beginning in 1970 with the second season of Sesame Street. What color was he in the first season, in 1969? 57. What percentage of Americans aged 25-50 had never married in 1970? 58. The world’s first jumbo-jet carried out the first commercial flight. Name that airplane. 59. This popular live sports program began on Monday nights on ABC. Name it. 60. You can get one point for knowing all the original presenters’ names on Monday Night Football… 61. Name the cany that asked, “How many licks…” 62. In 1970, this state “banned” Sesame Street because of its diversity. Name that US State.. 63. True or False: North Korea had a higher GDP per capita than South Korea in 1970. 64. Name the actor who first appeared as the Third Doctor in the Doctor Who serial Spearhead from Space… 65. In a 1970 review, Roger Ebert rated this movie four stars (out of 4) and described it as “maybe the best documentary ever made in America.” Name that documentary film. 66. Who was the President of the United States in 1970? 67. Who won SuperBowl IV? 68. True or False: the British Navy offered sailers a rum ration, or “tot”, until 1970, consisting of one-eighth of an imperial pint of rum. 69. Which sports star was born in 1970: Brett Favre, John LeClair, Andre Agassi, Mia Hamm, or Shaquille O’Neal? 70. This film was the third biggest box office hit in 1970 and became a very successful television show.. Trivia Team Bonus Questions: 1. Who directed M*A*S*H? 2. Can you name Joan Crawford’s final film 3. Who was the Pope in 1970? 4. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1970? 5. Jochen Rindt became Formula One World Driving Champion- what was unusual about his win? 6. The Grateful Dead played over 2,300 live concerts over 30 years. What is unusual about their Buffalo, NY performance on March 17, 1970? 7. On June 7, 170, what did MLB Player Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates do? 8. Roger Ebert wrote the screenplay for a film, and in a review for the Chicago Tribune, his future cohost, Gene Siskel, gave it 0/4 stars. Name that film! 9. Why are soccer balls black and white, with a 32 pentagon-on-hexagon design? 10. This Philadelphia television station produced the first “Action News” program format in 1970… |
70 Trivia Questions And Answers For 1970 History1. Who won the 1970 FIFA World Cup? 2. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1970: Minnie Driver, Simon Pegg, Jennifer Garner, Queen Latifah, or Tina Fey? 3. In 1970, Orville Redenbacher paid an advertising company $13,000 to come up with a name for his popcorn company. What was the recommended name for his company? 4. Helen Hays won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in what 1970 disaster Film? 5. This World’s Fair opened in Suita, Osaka, Japan on March 15. What was it called? 6. What was the biggest “one-hit wonder” from 1970? 7. Which invention is the newest – Computer Mouse, Silly Putty, Cassette tape, Rolling Luggage, or Seatbelts? 8. In 1970, what was the average life expectancy in the United States? 9. Who was the Vice-President of the United States in 1970? 10. Can you name the product that used the phrase “That’s a spicy meatball” in television commercials? 11. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1970? 12. This singer-songwriter, who had a string of Top 10 hits in the 1970s and 1980s, formed the band Atilla, whose album Allmusic declared to be “the worst album in rock history.” Name the artist. 13. Name the popular soft drink called “The Real Thing…” 14. George C. Scott played what WWII American General in 1970? 15. Name the ex-Beatle who was the first to have his solo number-one hit… 16. The Bank Secrecy Act signed in 1970 by President Nixon requires all US banks to report transactions of more than what amount? 17. How many people lived in Cancún, Mexico in 1970? 18. Which of these three rockstars did not join the “27 Club” in 1970—Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, or Janis Joplin? 19. Which automobile was NOT first produced in 1970: the Ford Pinto, The Chevrolet Vega, Dodge Dart, Citroën SM, or the AMC Gremlin? 20. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1970? 21. Its first event took place on March 21, 1970, but it has become the most significant annual pop culture phenomenon in the world. 22. Name the now-standard punctuation mark that did not appear on standard typewriters until 1970… 23. Can you name all three members of the cartoon band Josie and the Pussycats? 24. Can you name the only X-rated film to win the Best Picture Oscar on April 7, 1970? 25. Name the highest-grossing film in 1970… 26. Who Wrote the book Love Story was based on? 27. Based on a 1965 play, this TV show lasted from 1970 to 1975, featuring two divorced men living in a NYC Apartment with contrasting personalities. Name the show… 28. Who starred in the 1968 film based on the 1965 The Odd Couple play? 29. Can you name the Saturday morning TV character who worked for A.P.E., the Agency to Prevent Evil, against the evil organization C.H.U.M.P. (Criminal Headquarters for Underworld Master Plan)? 30. Future Charlie’s Angels stars Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett, and Cheryl Ladd all made guest appearances on a show about a musical family on ABC on Friday nights. Name the show. 31. How many people lived in the World in 1970? 32. How many people lived in the United States in 1970? 33. Launched in 1958. what did NASA’s Explorer 1, the first American satellite and Explorer program spacecraft, do on March 31, 1970? 34. You can one point for naming each member of the Brady Bunch…. 35. On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 launched for a moon landing, but it did not go as planned. What happened? 36. Can you name the astronauts on Apollo 13? 37. In 1970, what mode of transportation was allowed for the first time on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco? 38. What was the Top-Rated TV Show in the 1969/1970 season? 39. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1970? 40. Popular in the 1970s and 80s, this supersonic jet was officially retired in 2003. Name that fast airplane. 41. “PG” (Parental Guidance) became a movie rating. What was that same rating called before PG? 42. Name the Best Film Winner of the 1970 Academy Awards… 43. How many Academy Awards did Patton Win? 44. Who refused to accept his Academy Award for Patton? 45. Who sang Spirit in the Sky? 46. True or False, Spirit in the Sky was a Billboard #1 hit. 47. Name the television star who popularized the phrase “The Devil made me do it!” 48. Who won the 1970 World Series? 49. Name the “fourth” television network that began broadcasting in 1970. 50. Name the major electronics companies that primarily sold noodles before 1970. 51. 127 runners registered, but only 55 people finished this inaugural run on September 13, 1970. Today, tens of thousands finish annually. Name that marathon! 52. True or False? Many, if not most, public toilets in the US were “Pay Toilets” until 1980. 53. Can you name the popular pop/rock star that famously visited Nixon’s White House in 1970? 54. Name the 1970 album by David Crosby, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, and Neil Young (aka Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young). 55. Name the song that peaked at #16 on the Billboard Charts, sung by a muppet to his favorite toy… 56. Oscar The Grouch is famously green, beginning in 1970 with the second season of Sesame Street. What color was he in the first season, in 1969? 57. What percentage of Americans aged 25-50 had never married in 1970? 58. The world’s first jumbo-jet carried out the first commercial flight. Name that airplane. 59. This popular live sports program began on Monday nights on ABC. Name it. 60. You can get one point for knowing all the original presenters’ names on Monday Night Football… 61. Name the cany that asked, “How many licks…” 62. In 1970, this state “banned” Sesame Street because of its diversity. Name that US State. 63. True or False: North Korea had a higher GDP per capita than South Korea in 1970. 64. Name the actor who first appeared as the Third Doctor in the Doctor Who serial Spearhead from Space… 65. In a 1970 review, Roger Ebert rated this movie four stars (out of 4) and described it as “maybe the best documentary ever made in America.” Name that documentary film. 66. Who was the President of the United States in 1970? 67. Who won SuperBowl IV? 68. True or False: the British Navy offered sailers a rum ration, or “tot”, until 1970, consisting of one-eighth of an imperial pint of rum. 69. Which sports star was born in 1970: Brett Favre, John LeClair, Andre Agassi, Mia Hamm, or Shaquille O’Neal? 70. This film was the third biggest box office hit in 1970 and became a very successful television show… Trivia Team Bonus Questions: 1. Who directed M*A*S*H? 2. Can you name Joan Crawford’s final film? 3. Who was the Pope in 1970? 4. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1970? 5. Jochen Rindt became Formula One World Driving Champion- what was unusual about his win? 6. The Grateful Dead played over 2,300 live concerts over 30 years. What is unusual about their Buffalo, NY performance on March 17, 1970? 7. On June 7, 170, what did MLB Player Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates do? 8. Roger Ebert wrote the screenplay for a film, and in a review for the Chicago Tribune, his future cohost, Gene Siskel, gave it 0/4 stars. Name that film! 9. Why are soccer balls black and white, with a 32 pentagon-on-hexagon design? 10. This Philadelphia television station produced the first “Action News” program format in 1970… |
