Which TV show, starring Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi and Chevy Chase, among others, debuted in 1975?
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The Invisible Man
Saturday Night Live
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?
This TV show aired starting December 1975. Can you name this TV show?
Survivors
One Day at a Time
Good Times
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?
Reese Witherspoon
Sienna Miller
Angelina Jolie
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.
Jaws
Moby Dick
Apocalypse, Now
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined this famous band in 1975.
Fleetwood Mac
The Pixies
The Blackhearts
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.
Iran-Contra Affair
Bay of Pigs
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.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded this legendary technology company in Albuquerque, New Mexico in April 1975.
On April 18th, 1975, this infamous movement and group began the mass evacuation and genocide in Cambodia.
Vietcong
Khmer Rouge
Turks
On April 30th, the Vietnam War officially ends with the Fall of _________.
Mayaguez
Ho Chi Minh
Saigon
In July, the former Teamsters Union president mysteriously goes missing…who was he?
Junko Tabei
Jimmy Hoffa
Nelson Rockefeller
In October, the legendary “Thrilla in Manila” pitted Muhammad Ali against what other boxer?
George Foreman
Joe Frazier
Buster Douglas
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.
This fad was conceived in 1975, by advertising executive Gary Dahl. What is it?
Roller Skates
Cork Pop Guns
Pet rock
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12/20 not that great, some were American centred, 1975 was 1st year after got married and 2 yrs before had 1st son, would have been working fulltime, doing up house and out on the town, Lol.
I got 16 out of 20! – 80%
Great job! From culture, to politics, to war, and sports, you have an absolutely elite knowledge about the year 1975! Whether it was your favorite year, or simply the one you happen to remember best, you obviously have retained an enormous amount of information about this truly groundbreaking year in world history. Most people truly struggle with this quiz as it represents history lessons the majority has long since forgotten – but not you! Well done.
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I was 14 years old.
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15/20 I was born 1975
15/20. Although some of the questions were too America centred.
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