From entertainment, to politics, to sports, and more, how well do you remember the year 1975?
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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?
Saturday Night Live
The Invisible Man
Switch
Which movie won the Oscar for the best picture in 1975?
The Godfather Part II
Chinatown
The Towering Inferno
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?
Survivors
Good Times
One Day at a Time
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 โneed for a bigger boatโ 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 โ 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 parkโs most popular attractions of the 21st century.
The Matterhorn
The Vortex
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
Violet Douglass
Margaret Thatcher
This now-cult movie and play opened on Broadway in New York City on March 10th, 1975 โ only to be closed after 3 previews and 45 performances.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Rent
West Side Story
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded this legendary technology company in Albuquerque, New Mexico in April 1975.
Microsoft
Intel
IBM
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 _________.
Saigon
Mayaguez
Ho Chi Minh
In July, the former Teamsters Union president mysteriously goes missingโฆwho was he?
Nelson Rockefeller
Jimmy Hoffa
Junko Tabei
In October, the legendary โThrilla in Manilaโ 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 โBig Red Machineโ won its first of 2 consecutive Major League Baseball World Series in 1975 over the Boston Red Sox. From what city did they hail?
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
British rock sensation Queen launched what became their most famous hit of all time in October 1975 about a โpoor boyโ that nobody loved.
Another One Bites The Dust
Bohemian Rhapsody
Fat Bottomed Girls
This fad was conceived in 1975, by advertising executive Gary Dahl. What is it?
Cork Pop Guns
Pet rock
Roller Skates
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