1970s History Quiz

1970s History Quiz

Question 1 of 10

Evel Knievel set a record jumping over cars in which type of vehicle in 1971?

Question 2 of 10

500,000 people marched in Washington in May 1971 to protest against the war in which country?

Question 3 of 10

Chairman Mao, who died in 1976, was the leader of which country?

Question 4 of 10

Abdel Nasser, former President of Egypt, was buried in which city in 1970?

Question 5 of 10

What was the name of the unarmed crime fighter gang founded in New York in 1979?

Question 6 of 10

In which country did the Baader-Meinhof gang, a notorious 1970s terror group, make their explosive debut—literally?

Question 7 of 10

Which Spanish royal stepped into the limelight and took the throne after Franco's grand finale in 1975? Hint: He wasn't Don Quixote, but he had a regal ring to his name!

Question 8 of 10

A 1979 gas explosion in Warsaw in which country killed 49?

Question 9 of 10

Which punk group was fired by EMI after abusive behaviour at an airport in 1977?

Question 10 of 10

What sports movie won Best Picture at the Oscars in 1977?