The 1971 quiz (Questions only)

1. In what year was Decimal currency introduced in the UK?

2. The river Nile was prone to severe seasonal flooding until which dam was built in 1971?

3. What was the name of the Burmese UN Secretary General between 1962 and 1971?

4. Which famous horse won the derby and the eclipse stakes in 1971?

5. "And Papa woulda shot him if he knew what he'd done" is a line from which hit song from 1971?

6. What kind of 'Fingers' was a number one album on both sides of the Atlantic in 1971?

7. The title of which controversial and disturbing 1971 film stems from a 20th century Cockney expression?

8. Which British politician won the Admiral?s Cup in 1971 in his yacht ?Morning Cloud??

9. Which 1971 hit song about a foreign subjugator had a little background help from the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra?

10. The song Wild Horses was a chart success for the Rolling Stones in 1971. What kind of "Horses" from another group reached No 2 in the UK singles charts (and No 14 in the US charts) in 1973? Note: "Horses" not "Horse"

11. Who captained Yorkshire cricket team from 1971 to 1976

12. Who wrote and directed the 1971 film THX 1138?

13. Whose two fingered gesture earned a disqualification from the 1971 British Show Jumping Derby?

14. Which Briton was the f1 world champion motor racing driver in 1971 and 1973?

15. In which 1971 Oscar winning film is the main character a tough, no nonsense, pork pie hat wearing New York City detective ?

16. Which German magazine published the controversial article "Ich habe abgetrieben" ("I've had an abortion") in 1971?

17. Which 1971 hit song spent the first four weeks of January 1981 at the top of the UK singles charts?

18. In which country was Milton Obote overthrown by Idi Amin in 1971?

19. Who did Shelley Winters portray in "Bloody Mama" in 1971?

20. Tanzania was the home of exiled Ugandan President Dr. Milton Obote after he was overthrown in 1971; which country gave him protection after he was deposed in 1986?