In which year did the Apollo 13 mission almost end in disaster?

1970 Click to see the answer

Elvis played a televised concert in which part of the US in January 1973?

Hawaii

Which US state became the first to put metric distances on signs in 1973?

Ohio

In which year was Apple computer company incorporated?

1977

In which US state did Elvis die?

Tennessee

What was the first name of cult leader Manson, sentenced for murder in 1971?

Charles

Which President hosted Middle East peace talks in 1978?

Carter Click to see the answer

Which airline operated Concorde on the London to New York route?

British Airways

Which US President made a famous visit to China in 1972?

Nixon

In which month of 1974 did Nixon announce he was resigning?

August

In which year was Apollo 17 the last manned mission to the moon?

1972

The 1979 Three Mile Island disaster took place in which US State?

Pennsylvania

What was the shared first name of the two founders of Apple?

Steve

James Earl Ray escaped from a prison in which state in 1977?

Tennessee

What was serial killer David Berkowitz's nickname?

Son of Sam

The Humboldt Park riot happened in which city in 1977?

Chicago Click to see the answer

Who did President Ford beat to the Republican nomination in 1976?

Ronald Reagan

What was the name of the first Space Shuttle which started testing in 1976?

Enterprise

What menu item did McDonald's introduce in 1979?

Happy Meal

Who was US Vice President from 1974 to 1977?

Nelson Rockefeller

Who was Jimmy Carter's vice president?

Walter Mondale

Diana Ross left which famous group in January 1970?

Supremes

In which year did Star Wars hit US cinemas?

1977

How did the Ewing family in Dallas make their money?

Oil

Regular flights started between London and which US city on Concorde in 1977?

New York

Who released the album Rumours in 1977?

Fleetwood Mac

The US pulled out of which south Asian country in April 1975?

Cambodia

What number of Apollo mission was the last manned mission to the moon?

17

Restrictions on holding stocks of which material were relaxed in the US in 1974?

Gold

In which year did the Three Mile Island disaster happen?

1979

In which year did Elvis die?

1977

The US military evacuated westerners from which Middle Eastern city in June 1976?

Beirut

Which US President delayed production of the N-bomb in 1978?

Carter

Microsoft was founded in which state in 1976?

New Mexico

What was the nationality of director Roman Polanski, charged with rape in Hollywood in 1977?

French

Who started the 1970s as US Vice President?

Spiro Agnew

The VW Golf was sold under which name in the US?

Rabbit

In which month of 1970 was the Apollo 13 drama played out on TV?

April

Which country did President Nixon famously visit in February 1972?

China

Which Independence anniversary did the US celebrate in 1976?

200

Sara Jane Moore attempted to assassinate which President in 1975?

Gerard Ford

What was the name of Randolph Hearst's daughter, kidnapped in 1974?

Patty Click to see the answer

Which island was returned to Japan after 27 years in 1972?

Okinawa

In which month of 1971 did Amtrak's rail services start?

May

In which year did Meat Loaf release Bat Out Of Hell?

1977

Which Middle Eastern leader visited Washington in February 1978 to discuss Middle Eastern peace?

Sadat

Which President ordered the development of the Space Shuttle program?

Nixon

In which city was the Sears Tower opened in 1973?

Chicago Click to see the answer

In which year did the World Trade Center open in Manhattan?

1973

Nixon ordered a ceasefire in Vietnam in 1973 after talks in which European city?

Paris

Who was the commander of Apollo 13 when it suffered an explosion in 1970?

Lovell

Which company developed the first cellular phone in 1973?

Motorola

President Nixon made a visit to which country in February 1972?

China

In which state was Ted Bundy captured in 1978?

Florida

Serial killer David Berkowitz, also known as Son of Sam, killed in which city?

New York

Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky played which game in the 70s?

Chess

Ella Grasso became governor of which state in 1975?

Connecticut Click to see the answer

Which President said 'I'm not a crook' in December 1973?

Richard Nixon

Skylab4 speny how many days in orbit in 1973-74?

84

The Roe vs Wade hearing was a landmark case in which area of law?

Abortion

In which year did Michael Jackson release 'Off the Wall'?

1979

FedEx started operations from which city in 1973?

Memphis

In which year did Southwestern start flying?

What crime was Spiro Agnew convicted of in 1973?

Tax evasion

How many states did the Amtrak service serve when it started in 1971?

43

Cigarette advertising on TV and radio was banned in which year?

1971

In which year was the first mobile phone call made?

1973

How old was Patty Hearst when she was kidnapped in 1974?

19

Which US actress toured North Vietnam in 1972?

Jane Fonda

In which year did Dallas premiere on TV?

1978

How old was Nixon when he stepped down as US President in 1974?

61

Charles Manson was sentenced to death in which state in 1971?

California

In which year did Nixon take reponsibility for the Watergate scandal?

1973

What was the name of the main family in soap opera Dallas?

Ewing

Southwestern flew between how many cities when it began in 1971?

3

The first female FBI agents started work in which year?

1972

Voyager 1 revealed rings around which planet in 1979?

Jupiter Click to see the answer

The US ended a trade embargo with which country in June 1971?

China

The US signed a treaty with which other country to secure a canal in 1977?

Panama

Kidnap victim Patty Hearst's father made his money in which field?

Newspapers

Three Britons and an American were sentenced to death for working in mercenaries in which country in 1976?

Angola

Sara Jane Moore tried to assassinate President Ford in which city in 1975?

San Francisco

Who became the first man to play golf on the moon in 1971?

Shepard Click to see the answer

In which year did Walt Disney World open in Florida?

1971

The US dollar was devalued by how much in 1973?

10%

President Jimmy Carter represented which state?

Georgia

What was the name of the Sex Pistols' bassist who died of an overdose in New York in 1979?

Sid Vicious

President Carter signed treaties with General Omar Torrijos Herrera of which country in 1978?

Panama

How many astronauts made up the crew of Skylab 4?

3

A bomb exploded in the cockpit of a TWA aircraft in which city in 1972?

Las Vegas

The Viking 1 space probe sent back pictures from which planet in 1976?

Mars

How much was Spiro Agnew fined for tax evasion in 1973?

$10,000

Who signed the SALT II agreement with Carter in 1979?

Leonid Brezhnev

How many US hostages were held in the embassy in Tehran in 1979?

53

In which year did the House Judiciary Committee vote to impeach Nixon?

1974

Serial killer Albert DeSalvo is better known under which nickname?

Boston Strangler

How many killings did Ted Bundy admit to?

36

Howard Hughes died in which US state in 1976?

Texas

How many times did Nelson Rockefeller serve as Governor of New York?

4

What was the name of the hurricane which killed 117 in June 1972?

Agnes

The first US Take Back the Night march took place in which city?

San Francisco