The 1970s quiz
1. What was the rank of Mark Phillips when he was married to Princess Anne in 1973?
2. In 1979, Jeremy Thorpe was found not guilty of plotting to murder whom?
3. Which British Royal was married on 14th Nov 1973
4. Voted "The Greatest Cricketer since 1970", which Cricket World Cup winning player also played football for his country in the qualifying rounds for the 1974 FIFA World Cup?
5. The American avant-garde photographer Emmanuel Radnitzky (1890-1976) is better known under which name?
6. What is the name of the largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto? For a bonus point, in which decade was it discovered?
7. Which stadium has been the venue for two World Cup final matches?
8. When she married in 1973 who was Princess Anne?s bridesmaid?
9. Which 1972 movie was the first animated feature film to be rated X in the United States?
10. Until the mid 1970s Smarties were called Smarties chocolate what?
11. Who portrayed Public Enemy Number 1 in "Dillinger" in 1973?
12. What is the title of the 1979 top 10 hit for driver 67?
13. Which 19th century novel set in the West Yorkshire moors was also the title of a number one hit single in the UK charts in 1978?
14. Who won Britain's first men's swimming gold for 68 years in 1976?
15. Which 1977 film won seven Oscars but none for acting?
16. Who was credited with the new guitar playing technique in the late 1970's called 'tapping'?
17. In which year did Richard Branson launch Virgin records?
18. Which country has twice voted against joining, in 1972 and 1994?
19. In which 1979 film, based on a rock opera by The Who does a scooter fly off a cliff in the final scene?
20. What name was given to the series of confrontations between the UK and Iceland in the 1950's and 1970's regarding fishing rights.
ANSWERS
1. Lieutenant
2. Norman Scott
3. Princess Anne
4. Viv Richards
5. Man Ray
6. Charon. (Bonus: 1970s, it was discovered in 1978)
7. Estadio Azteca in Mexico City (1970 and 1986)
8. Lady sarah Armstrong Jones
9. Fritz the Cat
10. Smarties chocolate beans.
11. Warren Oates
12. Car 67
13. Wuthering Heights (Kate Bush)
14. David Wilkie
15. Star Wars
16. Eddie van Halen
17. 1973.
18. Norway
19. Quadrophenia
20. The Cod Wars