How Well Do You Know the Year 1975?

Which TV show, starring Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi and Chevy Chase, among others, debuted in 1975?

• Switch

• Saturday Night Live

• The Invisible Man

Which movie won the Oscar for the best picture in 1975?

• Chinatown

• The Towering Inferno

• The Godfather Part II

Angola and Mozambique gained their independence in 1975. Before this, which country were they a colony of?

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

This TV show aired starting December 1975. Can you name this TV show?

• One Day at a Time

• Good Times

• Survivors

This famous actress is one of Hollywood's highest paid actress who received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards/ She was born on 4 June 1975. Who is she?

• Angelina Jolie

• Reese Witherspoon

• Sienna Miller

On June 20th, 1975, a movie that beckons the “need for a bigger boat” is released, setting the standard for summer blockbusters for years to come.

• Moby Dick

• Apocalypse, Now

• Jaws

Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined this famous band in 1975.

• The Blackhearts

• The Pixies

• Fleetwood Mac

John N. Mitchell, H.R. Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman are all found guilty of this massive cover-up – one that resulted in the resignation of the U.S. President of the time.

• Bay of Pigs

• Iran-Contra Affair

• Watergate

This famous steel roller coaster opened at Walt Disney world in Florida on January 15th, 1975, eventually becoming one of the park’s most popular attractions of the 21st century.

• Space Mountain

• The Vortex

• The Matterhorn

On February 11th, 1975, this woman became the first female leader of any political party when she defeats Edward Heath for the leadership of the opposition UK Conservative Party.

• Margaret Thatcher

• Gertrude Benson

• Violet Douglass

This now-cult movie and play opened on Broadway in New York City on March 10th, 1975 – only to be closed after 3 previews and 45 performances.

• Rent

• West Side Story

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded this legendary technology company in Albuquerque, New Mexico in April 1975.

• IBM

• Microsoft

• Intel

On April 18th, 1975, this infamous movement and group began the mass evacuation and genocide in Cambodia.

• Khmer Rouge

• Turks

• Vietcong

On April 30th, the Vietnam War officially ends with the Fall of _________.

• Ho Chi Minh

• Mayaguez

• Saigon

In July, the former Teamsters Union president mysteriously goes missing…who was he?

• Junko Tabei

• Nelson Rockefeller

• Jimmy Hoffa

In October, the legendary “Thrilla in Manila” pitted Muhammad Ali against what other boxer?

• Buster Douglas

• Joe Frazier

• George Foreman

On October 11th, 1975, NBC aired its first episode of Saturday Night Live, which is still running today over 40 years later. Who was the first host?

• Andy Kaufman

• Richard Pryor

• George Carlin

The “Big Red Machine” won its first of 2 consecutive Major League Baseball World Series in 1975 over the Boston Red Sox. From what city did they hail?

• Cincinnati

• Cleveland

• St. Louis

British rock sensation Queen launched what became their most famous hit of all time in October 1975 about a “poor boy” that nobody loved.

• Fat Bottomed Girls

• Bohemian Rhapsody

• Another One Bites The Dust

This fad was conceived in 1975, by advertising executive Gary Dahl. What is it?

• Pet rock

• Cork Pop Guns

• Roller Skates