Complete the title of Redbone's 70's hit: '... Queen of New Orleans'?

Witch Click to see the answer

Guillermo Vilas, winner of the Australian open tennis in 1979, was from which country?

Argentina

In 1979, politician Airey Neave was killed by a bomb in the car park of which famous London building?

Houses of Parliament

Antonio Eanes was President of which country in the 70's and 80s?

Portugal

Greenland was granted autonomy from which European country in May 1979?

Denmark

Bo Derek made them popular in the 1970s, and hip hoppers brought them back in the 1990s. What are cornrows?

A hair style

How old was Agatha Christie when she died in January 1976?

85 Click to see the answer

Before winning the Presidential election in 1976, Jimmy Carer represented which US state?

Georgia

How were Bob and Terry known on TV in the 60's and 70's?

The Likely Lads

Cheryl Ladd replaced Farrah Fawcett on which show in 1977?

Charlie's Angels

How many UK No.1 hits did Elvis have in the 70's?

2

Ella Grasso became the first female governor of which state in 1975?

Connecticut

In 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran after how many years in exile?

15

Britain clashed with which other country over Atlantic fishing rights in 1976?

Iceland

Graham Hill, who died in a plane crash in 1975, was a famous name in which sport?

Motor racing

An oxygen tank in which number Apollo mission exploded in 1970?

13

In 1970, 'I Want You Back' was the first chart topping single for which group?

Jackson 5

Elvis's January 1973 concert in which US state was watched by more people who saw the moon landings?

Hawaii

Hot pants debuted, Ibrox collapsed and Louis Armstrong died in which year of the 1970s?

1971

Evel Knievel set a record by jumping over how many cars in 1971?

19

How old was Elvis Presley when he died in 1977?

42

How many MEPs were voted in the first elections to the European parliament in 1979?

410 Click to see the answer

A record 48C temperature was recorded in which European country in July 1977?

Greece

In 1978, John Paul II became the first Pope in history from which country?

Poland

Back in the 70's, who used to urge us to 'keep 'em peeled'?

Shaw Taylor

Georges Pompidou, President of which country, died in 1974?

France

Gough Whitlam became the first Labour Prime Minister of which country in 1972?

Australia

In 1975, Cape Verde gained independence after 500 years being ruled by which country?

Portugal

An area called Transkei was declared independent from which country in 1976?

South Africa

Complete the title of the 70's hit by The Tams: 'Hey Girl Don't ... Me'?

Bother

Francois 'Papa Doc' Duvalier was ruler of which country for 14 years until his death in 1971?

Haiti

Dispute in the state of Biafra caused a civil war in which African country?

Nigeria

Ayatollah Khomeini returned to which country after 14 years of exile in 1979?

Iran

How old was Jimi Hendrix when he died of an overdose in September 1970?

27

Artist and TV presenter Tony Hart died in 2009. Which of these shows did he present in the 60's and 70's?

Vision On

Augusto Pinochet was the leader of which country from 1973 to 1990?

Chile

All of the following songs were Christmas No.1s in the 1970s, but which topped the charts first?

Lonely This Christmas

Idi Amin seized power in which Africa country in 1971?

Uganda

Another Brick In The Wall' is an album by which group?

Pink Floyd

How many UK Top 10 hits did Cliff Richard have in the 70's?

4

Bjorn Borg was famous in the 1970s in which sport?

Tennis

In 1972, Salvador Allende formed a government in which country?

Chile

In 1979, Peugeot took over the European operations of which American car maker?

Chrysler

Himachal Pradesh became the 18th state of which country in 1971?

India

Sting turned down the role of the baddy in which 70's Bond movie?

For Your Eyes Only Click to see the answer

Rings were discovered around which planet in 1977?

Uranus

Jura was designated the 26th canton of which country in 1979?

Switzerland

Lisa Halaby became Queen Noor of which country in 1978?

Jordan

Pope John Paul I was pope for only how many days in 1978?

33

Six Red Army Faction terrorists seized the West German embassy in which city in 1975?

Stockholm

A tunnel opened in 1970 under the Pyrenees linking France with which country?

Spain Click to see the answer

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn of which country was awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 1970?

USSR

Be quiet, big boys don't cry' is a whispered vocal from which 70's smash hit?'

I'm Not in Love

Berni Flint had a 70's hit with 'I Don't Want to Put a Hold On You'. On which TV show did he find fame?

Opportunity Knocks

Djiboutie gained independence from which European country in 1977?

France

How old was singer Janis Joplin when she died in September 1970?

27

In 1978, which European country was the first in the world to ban aerosols?

Sweden

A group called Milk and Honey won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979 with a song called 'Hallelujah'?

Israel

Daniel arap Moi became President of which African country in 1978?

Kenya

Seve Ballesteros, who won the British Open Golf in 1979, was from which country?

Spain Click to see the answer

In the 70's, what was a 'TR7'?

Car

King Faisal of which country was assassinated in 1975?

Saudi Arabia

Lord Mountbatten was killed by a terror group from which country in 1979?

Ireland

Peter Gabriel quit which famous rock band in 1975?

Genesis

In tennis, in which decade was the tiebreak introduced to decide the outcome of a set?

1970s

Okinawa was returned to Japan in 1972 after 27 years of occupation by which country?

United States

In the 70's, which of these would you most associate with the baby Louise Brown?

Test tube

Saddam Hussein become president of Iraq at the end of which decade?

1970s

In 1979, the Sandinista rebels were active in which central American country?

Nicaragua Click to see the answer

Name the act that took 'Mouldy Old Dough' to a UK No.1 in the 70's?

Lieutenant Pigeon

In 1979, who became the first pop star to perform in Israel?

Elton John

Monty Python's controversial 1979 movie was about the life of someone called what?

Brian

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi fled Iran for which country in January 1979?

Egypt

José López Portillo became President of which country in 1976?

Mexico

Popular now as in the 70's, what sort of singer is Dolly Parton?

Country

Pop group Abba, winners of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, were from which country?

Sweden

John Curry won a Winter Olympic gold in which sport for the UK in 1976?

Figure Skating

Joseph Clark replaced Pierre Trudeau as Prime Minister of which country in 1979?

Canada

Malcolm McLaren was manager of which 70's punk group?

Sex Pistols

Menachem Begin formed a government in which country in 1977?

Israel

In 1970, the first Glastonbury music festival was held in which part of the UK?

England Click to see the answer

How Can You Mend a Broken Heart' was the first US No 1 hit for which group?

Bee Gees

Cameron Diaz, Gwenyth Paltrow and Toni Colette were all born in which year?

1972

Former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of which country was hanged in 1979?

Pakistan

66 football fans were crushed to death at a match in which city in 1971?

Glasgow

How old was fashion designer Coco Chanel when she died in 1971?

87

Ben E King's 'Stand By Me' was a 70's hit for which artist?

John Lennon

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi became the leader of which country in 1970?

Libya

How many million US citizens were counted in the 1970 census?

203 million

11 athletes from which country were mirdered at the 1972 Olympics in Munich?

Israel

How old was Tracy Austin when she won the US Open tennis in 1979?

16

In 1970, the first commercial Boeing 747 jumbo jet flight was from New York to which city?

London

In May 1973, the Mounted Police of which country celebrated their centenary?

Canada Click to see the answer

Jacques Chirac resigned as Prime Minister of which country in 1976?

France

Jon Voight and Jane Fonda won Golden Globes for which film in 1979?

Midnight Express

Kurt Waldheim became Secretary-General of which organization in 1972?

United Nations

Papua New Guinea became independent from which country in 1975?

Australia

Pharrell Williams was born in which year?

1973

On which 70's hit are members of the Average White Band providing the backing?

My Ding-a-Ling

Nelly Furtado and Katie Holmes were born in the same year. Which year was it?

1978

Rock band U2 formed in which city in 1976?

Dublin

In 1993, Which artist revived the 70's hit 'Disco Inferno'?

Tina Turner

In which year was the first 'Star Wars' film released?

1977

Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined which 70's group in January 1975?

Fleetwood Mac

In June 1972, the Black Hills Flood in which US state killed 238?

South Dakota

Patrick Cargill had a St Bernard in the 70's sitcom 'Father Dear Father'. What was it called?

Odie

Record label EMI parted company with which group in 1977 after poor public behaviour?

Sex Pistols

In which decade was the tiebreak introduced to decide the outcome of a set?

1970s Click to see the answer

In November 1979, Iranian radicals took hostages in the Embassy of which country in Tehran?

United States

In December 1979, 11 fans were killed at which band's concert in Cincinnati?

The Who

In the 70's, which of these records spent the most time at the top of the UK charts?

Mull of Kintyre

Over 550 people died when two planes crashed on the runway on which island in 1977?

Tenerife

In July 1970, the Aswan Dam on which river was completed?

Nile

In what year did Michael Jackson begin his solo career outside of the Jackson 5?

1971

In June 1974, Isabel Peron became the first female President of which country?

Argentina

Jimmy Connors first won Wimbledon in which decade?

1970s

In the 70's, which great singer's albums included 'Reflections', 'Solitaire' and 'Home Loving Man'?

Andy Williams

Margaret Thatcher became leader of which UK political party in 1975?

Conservative

Plans were announced to build the Thames Barrier in which city in 1970?

London

Robert Menzies, who served as Prime Minister of which country, died in May 1978?

Australia

Menachem Begin was Prime Minister of which country from 1977 to 1983?

Israel

In September 1972, Bobby Fischer became the first chess champion from which country?

United States

In which year were Milla Jovovich, Drew Barrymore and Charlize Theron born?

1975

What color comes before 'September' in the name on a 1970s Palestininan terror group?

Black

Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious died in which city in 1979?

New York

In which decade were platform shoes popular?

1970s

Salvador Allende was elected President of which country in 1970?

Chile

In which North African country was 'Star Wars' filmed in 1976?

Tunisia

In the 1960s and 70's, what were platforms?

Shoes

In the 70's, which color linked Boney M's 'Girl in the Ring' and the Rolling Stones' 'Sugar'?

Brown

José María Velasco Ibarra was deposed as President of which country in 1972?

Ecuador

Newspaper editor Donald Woods fled to London in 1978 to escape the apartheid regime in which country?

South Africa

In which year was the film 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' released?

1974

Juan Carlos was declared King of which country in November 1975?

Spain

In which decade did Alex Higgins first become World Snooker Champion?

1970s

In March 1975, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot and killed by which of his relatives?

Nephew

In August 1975, the Louisiana Superdome opened in which US city?

New Orleans

Valery Giscard d'Estaing became President of which country in 1974?

France Click to see the answer

The Comoros islands gained independence from which country in 1975?

France

US Vice President Spiro Agnew was convicted of which offence in 1973?

Tax Evasion

Ulrike Meinhof was an extremist and terrorist from which country, active in the early 1970s?

West Germany

The 1970s band Can were formed in which country?

Germany

The Sears Tower in which US city became the world's tallest building in 1973?

Chicago

Two men who shared what first name founded Apple Computers in 1976?

Steve Click to see the answer

The film 'MASH', the first Glastonbury festival, 'Spirit in the Sky' was released and IBM launched floppy discs in which year of the 1970s?

1970

The Olympic decathlon was won by Bruce Jenner in the 70's - what was his nationality?

American

The Rubik's Cube was invented in which country in 1974?

Hungary

The Derby horse race in the UK celebrated which birthday in 1979?

200th

The 1972 winter Olympics were held in which country?

Japan

Thorbjörn Fälldin replaced Olof Palme as Prime Minister of which country in 1976?

Sweden

What became the official language of Quebec in August 1977?

French

The 1977 police drama 'Chips' was set in which city?

Los Angeles

The 1972 'Bloody Sunday' shootings happened in which part of the UK?

Northern Ireland Click to see the answer

The early 70's single 'Wand'rin Star' came from which film?

Paint Your Wagon

The UN designated 1979 as International year of the what?

Child

The 'Happy Meal' was introduced by which fast food chain in June 1979?

McDonald's

The 1974 World Cup was held in which country?

West Germany

The Official IRA declared a ceasefire in which part of Europe in 1972?

Northern Ireland

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

Pennsylvania

The 1976 Winter Olympics were held in which country?

Austria

The Rosenkowitz sextuplets were born in 1974 in which country?

South Africa

The unarmed 'Guardian Angels' organization started in which US city in 1979?

New York

The Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan was uncovered in which city in 1978?

Mexico City

The BBC Open University started in January 1971 in which country?

United Kingdom

What 1979 Ridley Scott movie starred Sigourney Weaver?

Alien Click to see the answer

The 1970 rock opera 'Tommy' was written by which group?

The Who

The UK, Ireland and which other country joined the EEC in 1973?

Denmark

The 1974 pop group 'Kraftwerk' were from which country?

West Germany

The TV show Saturday Night Live has been on air since when?

1975

The 'Thrila in Manila' was a match in which sport in 1975?

Boxing

The Shah of which country fled to Egypt after a revolution in 1979?

Iran

The Red Army Faction was a 1970s terror group from which country?

West Germany

Wayne Gretzky made his first appearance in which sport in 1979?

Ice Hockey

The war in Vietnam ended in 1975 after which city surrendered to North Vietnamese forces?

Saigon

The 1975 movie 'Jaws' was about which sort of animal?

Shark

The first recorded case of Ebola was found on which continent in 1976?

Africa

The last British soldier left which Mediterranean island in March 1979?

Malta

The Watergate break-ins of 1972 took place in which US city?

Washington

The center Georges Pompidou opened in which European city in 1977?

Paris

The CARICOM trade organization was founded in which part of the world in 1973?

Caribbean

The famous opera house in which Australian city opened in 1973?

Sydney

The 1972 summer Olympics were held in which German city?

Munich

There was a 1975 crash at Moorgate Station on which city's underground network?

London

The world's first 'test-tube baby' was born in which country 1978?

United Kingdom

The Khmer Republic surrendered in which country in 1975?

Cambodia

The first Godfather movie 'Columbo', Hacky Sacks and 'The Joy of Sex' were all first seen in which year of the 1970s?

1972

The CN tower opened in which city in 1976?

Toronto

The Busch Gardens Williamsburg theme park opened in which US state in 1975?

Virginia