How Well Do You Know the Year 1975? Quiz Questions
Which TV show, starring Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi and Chevy Chase, among others, debuted in 1975?
The Invisible Man
Saturday Night Live
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Which movie won the Oscar for the best picture in 1975?
Chinatown
The Godfather Part II
The Towering Inferno
Angola and Mozambique gained their independence in 1975. Before this, which country were they a colony of?
Spain
England
Portugal
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?
Angelina Jolie
Sienna Miller
Reese Witherspoon
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.
The Pixies
Fleetwood Mac
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.
Watergate
Iran-Contra Affair
Bay of Pigs
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.
The Vortex
The Matterhorn
Space Mountain
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.
Gertrude Benson
Margaret Thatcher
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.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
West Side Story
Rent
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded this legendary technology company in Albuquerque, New Mexico in April 1975.
IBM
Intel
Microsoft
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?
Nelson Rockefeller
Junko Tabei
Jimmy Hoffa
In October, the legendary “Thrilla in Manila” pitted Muhammad Ali against what other boxer?
Joe Frazier
Buster Douglas
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
George Carlin
Richard Pryor
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?
Cleveland
St. Louis
Cincinnati
British rock sensation Queen launched what became their most famous hit of all time in October 1975 about a “poor boy” that nobody loved.
Bohemian Rhapsody
Another One Bites The Dust
Fat Bottomed Girls
This fad was conceived in 1975, by advertising executive Gary Dahl. What is it?
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