How Well Do You Remember These 70s Headlines?

How Well Do You Remember These 70s Headlines?

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How Well Do You Remember These 70s Headlines?

IntelliQuiz Staff - Updated: January 14, 2016

Get out of your funk and get ON the funk instead! Take this quiz to find out how well you know what happened in the 70s!

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Question 1/10

On June 1, 1970, Black Sabbath released their eponymous debut record with this famously incomprehensible singer handling lead vocals.

Ronnie James Dio
Billy Gibbons
Ozzy Osbourne
Joe Lynn Turner

Question 2/10

On February 28, 1971, this star-spangled daredevil set a world record by jumping his motorcycle over 19 automobiles at the Ontario Motor Speedway.

Evel Knievel
Eddie Kidd
Philippe Petit
Sonny Hooper

Question 3/10

On July 21, 1972, this comedian was arrested in Milwaukee on public obscenity charges for performing his bit, “Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television.”

Lenny Bruce
Richard Pryor

Redd Foxx
George Carlin

Question 4/10

Billed as "The Battle of the Sexes", on September 20, 1973, this woman defeated Bobby Riggs in a $100,000 winner-take-all tennis match held in the Houston Astrodome.

Margaret Court
Billie Jean King
Chris Evert
Virginia Wade

Question 5/10

On August 8, 1974, Richard Nixon resigned the presidency of the United States over White House involvement in the burglary of whose offices at the Watergate complex.

The Washington Post
The FBI
The Democratic National Committee
The Chinese Diplomatic Mission

Question 6/10

Working out of a garage, on April 1, 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak formed this company that changed the way we interact with the world... and how long we are willing to wait in line.

Compaq
Sun Microystems
Microsoft
Apple

Question 7/10

On April 29-30, 1975, the last Americans were evacuated from this South Vietnamese capital, marking the official end of the Vietnam War.

Saigon
Naypyidaw
Vientiane
Dien Bien Phu

Question 8/10

On October 18, 1977, this player blasted three, first-pitch home runs for the New York Yankees, leading them to a World Series title over the LA Dodgers and earning him the moniker, “Mr. October”.

Chris Chambliss
Barry Bonds
Reggie Jackson
Dave Winfield

Question 9/10

On May 25, 1979, the movie "Alien", directed by Ridley Scott, changed the way we view life on other planets, created a villain scarier than Darth Vader, and gave us this kick-ass female hero.

Bailey
Bentley
Rodie
Ripley

Question 10/10

On October 16, 1978, white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, announcing the election of Cardinal Karol Józef Wojtyła as _________.

Pope James VI
Pope John Paul II
Pope Alexander VI
Pope Benedict XVI

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