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1970's Trivia Quiz

Groovy baby! See how well you remember your 1970's pop culture!

Posted: May 19, 2010
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Question#1

Who sang the 70's hit, `Seasons in the Sun?`

  • Terry Jacks
  • Henry Gross
  • Abba
  • Paper Lace
Question#2

Which automobile first rolled off the assembly line in September 1970, costing less than $2000?

  • Volkswagen
  • Ford Pinto
  • AMC Gremlin
  • Jaguar XKE
Question#3

On what college campus were protesters killed on May 4, 1970?

  • Ball State
  • University of Wisconsin--Madison
  • Kent State
  • San Francisco State
Question#4

What novelty hit song from the '70's contains the characters Lola, Tony and Rico?

  • MacArthur Park
  • The Streak
  • Short People
  • Copacabana
Question#5

Who played Tarzan in the TV series of the 70's?

  • Johnny Weissmuller
  • James Drury
  • Ron Ely
  • Troy Donahue
Question#6

What popular book was written by Alex Haley in the 1970's?

  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull
  • The Exorcist
  • Roots
  • The Godfather
Question#7

At what rock star's wake did the Grateful Dead perform in 1970?

  • Jimi Hendrix
  • Elvis Presley
  • Janis Joplin
  • Brian Jones
Question#8

In which city was Expo '70 held?

  • Montreal, Canada
  • Rome, Italy
  • Paris, France
  • Osaka, Japan
Question#9

In the late 1970s, hostages from the American embassy were held in Iran for how many days?

  • 500
  • 365
  • 444
  • 100
Question#10

What former Beatle charted with `My Sweet Lord` in 1970?

  • George Harrison
  • Ringo Starr
  • Paul McCartney
  • John Lennon
Question#11

What 1970's pop culture icon wrote the theme song for the movie `Grease`?

  • Olivia Newton-John
  • Andy Gibb
  • Peter Frampton
  • Barry Gibb
Question#12

What was the only TV show of the 1970's to have its theme reach Billboard's Hot 100?

  • The Brady Bunch
  • Welcome Back, Kotter
  • Gilligan's Island
  • All in the Family
Question#13

What was the name of the 1970 #1 song (for that entire year) by Simon and Garfunkel?

  • Cecilia
  • At The Zoo
  • Sounds Of Silence
  • The Bridge Over Troubled Water
Question#14

Who was a lawyer and a consumer advocate in the 1970s?

  • F. Lee Bailey
  • Barry Horowitz
  • Barry Scheck
  • Ralph Nader
Question#15

Who came out with `Billy Beer` in the 1970s?

  • Howard Hughes
  • William Counsler
  • Bill Clinton
  • Billy Carter
Question#16

Joshua Reynolds invented what American fad of the 1970s?

  • Pet rocks
  • Waterbeds
  • Lava lamps
  • Mood rings
Question#17

What's the only group to claim two of the top ten best-selling singles of the 1970's?

  • The Rolling Stones
  • Beach Boys
  • Supremes
  • The Bee Gees
Question#18

Who played the title role in the police drama `Delvecchio` in the mid-1970s?

  • George Peppard
  • David Janssen
  • Robert Urich
  • Judd Hirsch
Question#19

What early 1970's rock group had `Jim Dandy` and `Hot & Nasty` as hits?

  • Pure Prairie League
  • Molly Hatchett
  • Kansas
  • Black Oak Arkansas
Question#20

What member of the 1970's Big Red Machine was nicknamed `Doggie`?

  • Davey Concepcion
  • Joe Morgan
  • Tony Perez
  • Pete Rose