GrownUps New Zealand

1970s quiz

  1. Which 1970 American romantic drama film was written by Erich Segal?
  2. What was the highest-grossing film of the 1970s?
  3. Who was Ethiopia’s emperor from 1930 to 1974?
  4. Which French professional wrestler and actor played the role of the Sasquatch in the TV series The Six Million Dollar Man?
  5. The 1974 FIFA World Cup was held in which country?
  6. What was discovered in China, on 29 March 1974, by farmers digging a water well?
  7. With which British city would you associate The Bay City Rollers?
  8. Which television series followed the adventures of Kwai Chang Caine?
  9. What was the name of the first space shuttle, which flew in 1977?
  10. Angola gained its independence in 1975 from which country?
  11. Who worked for the Office of Scientific Intelligence as a secret agent?
  12. In which films does Dustin Hoffman play Louis Dega?
  13. Rolling Stone magazine described which band as ‘the biggest band of the 1970s’?
  14. Eugene Cernan was the last man to do what?
  15. What government brought in the New Zealand Superannuation Act in 1974?

Answers:

    1. Love Story
    2. Star Wars
    3. Haile Selassie
    4. Andre the Giant
    5. West Germany
    6. The Terracotta Army
    7. Edinburgh
    8. Kung Fu
    9. Enterprise
    10. Portugal
    11. Steve Austin – The Six Million Dollar Man
    12. Papillon
    13. Led Zeppelin
    14. Walk on the moon
    15. The Labour government’s New Zealand Superannuation Act, passed in August 1974, required mandatory pension contributions by employees and employers for all workers over the age of 17.