The Decade That Disco'd: 70s Trivia Challenge

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On August 8, 1974, which U.S. President announced his resignation following the Watergate scandal, becoming the first and only president to do so? What was the name of the radical domestic terrorist group that kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst from her Berkeley apartment in February 1974?

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Politics & Scandal - The Decade That Shook America
On August 8, 1974, which U.S. President announced his resignation following the Watergate scandal, becoming the first and only president to do so?

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What was the name of the radical domestic terrorist group that kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst from her Berkeley apartment in February 1974?

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In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court issue its landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade, establishing a constitutional right to abortion?

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On March 28, 1979, a partial nuclear meltdown occurred at which Pennsylvania nuclear power plant, creating the worst nuclear accident in U.S. commercial history?

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What Middle Eastern conflict triggered OPEC's oil embargo against the United States in October 1973, leading to fuel shortages and quadrupling oil prices?

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Which two Washington Post journalists conducted the investigative reporting that helped expose the Watergate cover-up?

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Music & Movies - Blockbusters, Disco, and Punk
What 1977 film directed by Steven Spielberg became the first summer blockbuster and was the highest-grossing film of all time until it was surpassed two years later?

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Which 1977 double album soundtrack featuring the Bee Gees became the best-selling soundtrack of all time and spent 24 consecutive weeks at number one?

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What 1977 space opera film directed by George Lucas surpassed Jaws as the highest-grossing film of all time and launched one of cinema's biggest franchises?

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Which British punk rock band, formed in London in 1975, released the controversial single "God Save the Quenn" during the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977?

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What New York punk band, formed in 1974, released their self-titled debut album in 1976 and is credited with laying the groundwork for the classic punk sound?

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Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film about the Corleone crime family became a genre-defining gangster masterpiece and the highest-grossing film until Jaws. Name this film.

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Pop Culture & Fads - Platforms, Pet Rocks, and CB Radios
What communication device experienced a massive craze in the mid-1970s, with Americans purchasing 25 million units between 1974 to 1977, partly due to truckers using them to avoid speed traps during the oil crisis?

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C.W. McMall's 1975 chart-topping country hit about rogue truckers battling to deliver their loads helped ignite the CB radio craze. Name this song.

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What wide-legged denim pants style, also called flared pants, became a major part of mainstream 1970s fashion for both men and women?

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Stephen King's first published novel in 1974 told the story of a bullied teenage girl with telekinetic powers who seeks revenge at her high school prom. Name this horror classic.

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What piece of jewelry introduced in the 1970s featured liquid crystal display technology and supposedly changed colors based on the wearer's mood?

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Television - From Archie Bunker to The Fonz
Which American sitcom, created by Garry Marchall and set in 1950s Milwaukee, premiered in 1974 and ran for 11 seasons, making a cultural icon out of a leather-jacket-wearing greaser?

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What was the nickname of Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, the breakout character on Happy Days who became one of the most merchandised characters of the 1970s?

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Which 1970 event featuring Keith Jackson, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosell in the broadcast booth became must-see TV and changed sports broadcasting forever?

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Norman Lear's groundbreaking 1971 sitcom featured bigoted character Archie Bunker and was the first TV show to carry a "mature themes" warning. Name this show.

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What absurd 1977 Happy Days episode, in which Fonzie water skis over a dangerous sea creature while wearing his leather jacket, later inspired a phrase meaning "when a TV show has gone over the top"?

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Which legendary British rock band, whose drummer died in 1978, performed the most songs (24 total) at the Woodstock festival?

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Events & Moments - The Decade's Defining Moments
On April 10, 1970, which legendary rock band announced their breakup, with Paul McCartney stating in a press release that he was no longer working with the group?

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In 1973, tennis champion Billie Jean King defeated 55-year-old self-proclaimed chauvinist Bobby Riggs in a highly publicized tennis match watched by 50 million viewers. What was this match called?

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In 1976, which North American country hosted the Summer Olympics for the first time, but became the first host nation to not win a single gold medal on home soil?

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What famous guitarist was found dead in London on September 18, 1970, followed less than a month later by the death of which blues-rock singer in Hollywood on October 4, creating a shocking double tragedy for the music world?

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In what year did the "King of Rock 'n' Roll" die at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, marking the end of an era?

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What two distinct and opposing musical movements, both emerging from New York's underground scene in the mid-1970s, came to define the decade's sound - one featuring fast, loud rebellion and the other a pulsing, sexual dance beat?

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