QUIZ: HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE ’70s?
SEE HOW MANY ANSWERS YOU CAN GET ON OUR FAR-OUT QUIZ!
1 Who became New Zealand’s prime minister in 1975?
A Norman Kirk
B Sir Robert Muldoon
C David Lange
2 From what television show was ‘The Fonz’?
A Happy Days
B Three’s Company
C M*A*S*H
3 What year was America’s Watergate scandal first uncovered?
A 1972
B 1975
C 1976
4 Which famous band announced their breakup in 1970?
A The Bee Gees
B Creedence Clearwater
Revival
C The Beatles
5 What legendary movie, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, was released in 1972?
A Apocalypse Now
B The Godfather
C The Conversation
6 What does M*A*S*H stand for?
A Mobile Armed
Survival Hospital
B Mission Army Surgical Help
C Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
7 Who wrote the novel Carrie, which was first published in 1974?
A Clive Barker
B Stephen King
C Peter Straub
8 Which movie, released in 1975, was a total box-office flop, but went on to be one of the biggest cult hits of all time?
A The Rocky Horror
Picture Show
B The Princess Bride
C A Clockwork Orange
9 What Kiwi television show, which is still airing today, first began in 1977?
A Country Calendar
B Fair Go
C One News 10W hich iconic artist, known for his work in cubism, died in 1973?
A Matisse
B Braque
C Picasso
11 Which famous comedian starred in the hit show Mork & Mindy?
A Robin Williams
B Steve Martin
C Billy Crystal
12 New Zealand’s first McDonald’s opened in 1976 in which North Island town?
A Levin
B Porirua
C Paraparaumu
13 The hostage crisis of 1979 took place in what country?
A Iraq
B Iran
C Syria
14 In which New Zealand city was the 1974 Commonwealth Games held?
A Auckland
B Wellington
C Christchurch
15 In what year did New Zealand’s population reach three million?
A 1973
B 1976
C 1978
16 What popular kids’ show made its debut in New Zealand in 1972?
A Sesame Street
B After School
C Play School
17 Still hailed as one of our greatest Olympic moments, which team cruised to a gold medal at the Munich Olympics in 1972?
A Men’s coxless four
B Rowing men’s eight
C Men’s field hockey
18 What sport was renamed from ‘Outdoor basketball’ to its current moniker in 1970?
A Netball
B Basketball
C Handball
19 In what year did colour television arrive in New Zealand?
A 1970
B 1973
C 1972 20
In 1978, we beat what country at cricket for the first time?
A Australia
B India
C England
21 What well-known
New Zealand building was formally opened by the Queen in 1977?
A Parliament House
B Wellington Parliamentary Library
C The Beehive
22 In 1977, God Defend New Zealand was officially designated as a national anthem alongside another that remains an official anthem today – what is it?
A God Save the Queen
B Pokarekare Ana
C Now is the Hour
23 In what year did Elvis Presley pass away?
A 1974 B 1976 C 1977
24 What was the average weekly wage for a New Zealander in 1976?
A $76
B $95
C $106
25 What was the name of the Murray Ball cartoon strip that debuted in 1975?
A Footrot Flats
B Fred Dagg
C Bogor