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Quiz about Do You Remember 1976
Quiz about Do You Remember 1976

Do You Remember 1976? Trivia Quiz


1976. An Olympic year. The year Mao Zedong died, Barbara Walters became the first US woman to be a news anchor, and Bjorn Borg beat Nastase at Wimbledon without losing a set. What else happened?

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
minch
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
31,088
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
10857
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. In his presidential campaign Carter gave a series of interviews to a magazine. Which magazine? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which British prime minister resigned? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who won a gold medal for figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which nation's commandos freed the hostage from a hijacked plane at Entebbe? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which low budget movie featuring a then unknown actor won the Oscar for Best Picture at the Academy Awards held in March 1977?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 6 of 10
6. There were riots in Soweto. Outside which African city is Soweto found? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these TV shows was first seen in 1976? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. A Viking spacecraft sent back the first surface picture of a planet.Which planet? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who won the Nobel prize for literature? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Where were the Summer Olympics held in 1976? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In his presidential campaign Carter gave a series of interviews to a magazine. Which magazine?

Answer: Playboy

2. Which British prime minister resigned?

Answer: Harold Wilson

3. Who won a gold medal for figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics?

Answer: Dorothy Hamill

In Innsbruck, Austria
4. Which nation's commandos freed the hostage from a hijacked plane at Entebbe?

Answer: Israel

It was an Air France plane, taken by Palestinian hijackers
5. Which low budget movie featuring a then unknown actor won the Oscar for Best Picture at the Academy Awards held in March 1977?

Answer: Rocky

Written by its star Sylvester Stallone it was made in 28 days on a budget of under a million dollars.
6. There were riots in Soweto. Outside which African city is Soweto found?

Answer: Johannesburg

7. Which of these TV shows was first seen in 1976?

Answer: Charlie's Angels

M.A.S.H {1972;} Dallas {1978;} Mary Tyler Moore Show 1970
8. A Viking spacecraft sent back the first surface picture of a planet.Which planet?

Answer: Mars

9. Who won the Nobel prize for literature?

Answer: Saul Bellow

They all won Nobel prizes. Bellow was the 1976 winner, Boll in 1972, Golding in 1983 and White in 1973.
10. Where were the Summer Olympics held in 1976?

Answer: Montreal

It was at these Olympics that 14 year old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci became the first gymnast to score a perfect 10. (In the uneven bars event)
Source: Author minch

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