70s Trivia Jeopardy

Disco, Watergate, blockbusters and pet rocks: the 1970s on a single nostalgia board. Any host can copy it for free, and guests buzz in from their phones.

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70s Music

$200
This Swedish group won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo."
Who are ABBA?
$400
This trio of Gibb brothers sang in falsetto on "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever."
Who are the Bee Gees?
$600
This nearly six-minute Queen single from 1975 mixes a ballad, an opera section and hard rock.
What is "Bohemian Rhapsody"?
$800
This 1973 Pink Floyd album has a prism splitting light into a rainbow on its cover.
What is The Dark Side of the Moon?
$1,000
This eight-minute Led Zeppelin epic closes side one of the band's untitled fourth album from 1971.
What is "Stairway to Heaven"?

70s Movies

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This 1975 Steven Spielberg thriller about a great white shark kept beachgoers out of the water.
What is Jaws?
$400
In this 1977 George Lucas film, Luke Skywalker joins the Rebel Alliance.
What is Star Wars?
$600
Sylvester Stallone wrote and starred in this 1976 boxing film, which won Best Picture.
What is Rocky?
$800
Marlon Brando played Vito Corleone in this 1972 crime film.
What is The Godfather?
$1,000
Jack Nicholson won Best Actor as Randle McMurphy in this 1975 film set in a psychiatric hospital.
What is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?

70s Television

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The Fonz was the coolest guy around in this sitcom set in 1950s Milwaukee.
What is Happy Days?
$400
Three boys and three girls became one family in this sitcom that ran from 1969 to 1974.
What is The Brady Bunch?
$600
Archie Bunker ruled his Queens living room in this Norman Lear sitcom.
What is All in the Family?
$800
Hawkeye Pierce and fellow army surgeons served in the Korean War on this series that began in 1972.
What is M*A*S*H?
$1,000
This 1977 miniseries about Kunta Kinte and his descendants, based on Alex Haley's book, drew huge audiences.
What is Roots?

News and Politics

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A 1972 break-in at Democratic headquarters in this Washington complex grew into the scandal that toppled a president.
What is Watergate?
$400
This peanut farmer and former Georgia governor won the 1976 presidential election.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
$600
Saigon fell to North Vietnamese forces on April 30 of this 1970s year, ending the Vietnam War.
What is 1975?
$800
In November 1979, militants seized the US embassy in this country's capital, holding Americans hostage for 444 days.
What is Iran?
$1,000
The 1978 peace accords between Egypt and Israel were negotiated at this presidential retreat in Maryland.
What is Camp David?

Fads and Fashion

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Sold in a cardboard box with breathing holes, this ordinary smooth stone became a 1975 gift craze.
What is the Pet Rock?
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This jewelry was said to change color to reveal the wearer's emotions.
What is a mood ring?
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These pants, fitted at the thigh and flaring wide below the knee, were everywhere in the 70s.
What are bell-bottoms?
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Invented in 1974 by a Hungarian professor, this twisting six-sided color puzzle became a worldwide craze.
What is the Rubik's Cube?
$1,000
This daring 1974 campus fad involved running naked through a public place.
What is streaking?

70s Sports

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In 1973, this tennis star beat Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes."
Who is Billie Jean King?
$400
This boxer regained the heavyweight title by beating George Foreman in the 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle."
Who is Muhammad Ali?
$600
In April 1974, this Atlanta Braves slugger hit his 715th home run, passing Babe Ruth.
Who is Hank Aaron?
$800
In 1973, this horse won the Triple Crown, taking the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths.
What is Secretariat?
$1,000
At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, this 14-year-old Romanian gymnast scored the first perfect 10.
Who is Nadia Comaneci?

Final Jeopardy — News and Politics

In August 1974, Richard Nixon became the only US president to resign, and this man was sworn in to replace him.

Who is Gerald Ford?

How to run this board

The 1970s gave us disco and punk, the first summer blockbusters, Watergate, and more than one questionable fashion choice. The board covers the decade's music, movies, television, news and politics, sports, and the fads that came and went.

It suits a 70s-themed party, a 50th class reunion, or a milestone birthday for anyone who remembers the decade. Put the board on the TV and let guests buzz in from their phones from the couch.

Hosting tip: play a few seconds of a 70s hit before revealing each clue in the music column. It sets the mood and gives the people who were there a head start they will appreciate.

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