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Quiz about Remembering the 70s  1973 Americana
Quiz about Remembering the 70s  1973 Americana

Remembering the 70s - 1973 Americana Quiz


The dark cloud of Watergate hung over America. While the President of the United States told the public that he was not a crook, evidence to the contrary mounted.

A multiple-choice quiz by rblayer. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
rblayer
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
203,544
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
4778
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. What band released an album in March of 1973 that would remain on "Billboard's" album charts for an incredible 741 weeks? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who was Rose Mary Woods? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The aging western "Gunsmoke" finally dropped out of the top ten television programs as 'cop shows' began gaining popularity. Which of the following TV shows was not rated in the top ten for 1973? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. On January 3, 1973 George Steinbrenner purchased the New York Yankees. How much did he pay for the team? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. After the public learned of secretly made White House tape recordings, the federal judge presiding over the Watergate matter ordered that they be turned over to the special prosecutor. What was the judge's name? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. published a best selling fiction book. Complete the title, "Breakfast of _________". Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. At age 11, actress Tatum O'Neal became the youngest person to win an Academy Award. For which movie did she win an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What Watergate figure warned President Nixon that "there is a cancer growing on the Presidency"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What was remarkable about Marlon Brando's Best Actor acceptance speech at the March 27, 1973 Academy Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. On December 16, 1973 O.J. Simpson became the first running back to rush for 2000 yards. For what team did he achieve this feat? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What band released an album in March of 1973 that would remain on "Billboard's" album charts for an incredible 741 weeks?

Answer: Pink Floyd

The album "Dark Side of the Moon" stayed on the charts for fifteen and a half years. It smashed the previous record of 490 weeks for "Johnny Mathis' Greatest Hits".
2. Who was Rose Mary Woods?

Answer: Secretary

Ms. Woods was President Richard Nixon's secretary. In November of 1973 she told a federal judge that it was she who accidentally erased 18 minutes of a crucial Watergate tape recording.
3. The aging western "Gunsmoke" finally dropped out of the top ten television programs as 'cop shows' began gaining popularity. Which of the following TV shows was not rated in the top ten for 1973?

Answer: Baretta

"Baretta", starring Robert Blake, did not premier until 1975. Tony Baretta's pet cockatoo, Fred, gained almost as much celebrity status as the human star of the police drama.
4. On January 3, 1973 George Steinbrenner purchased the New York Yankees. How much did he pay for the team?

Answer: $12 million

With a 2004 payroll of $183 million, Steinbrenner had eight players earning over $12 million per season, with Alex Rodriguez making over $21 million.
5. After the public learned of secretly made White House tape recordings, the federal judge presiding over the Watergate matter ordered that they be turned over to the special prosecutor. What was the judge's name?

Answer: Sirica

Judge John J. Sirica was the chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. that presided over the 1973 trial of the seven original Watergate defendants. He later sentenced several top presidential aides to prison, and wrote his account of the proceedings in the 1979 book "To Set the Record Straight". He died in 1992.
6. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. published a best selling fiction book. Complete the title, "Breakfast of _________".

Answer: Champions

"Breakfast of Champions" is the story of Dwayne Hoover, a successful automobile dealer and Kilgore Trout, an unknown science fiction writer. They meet, and a book Trout wrote turns Dwayne into a homicidal maniac.
7. At age 11, actress Tatum O'Neal became the youngest person to win an Academy Award. For which movie did she win an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress?

Answer: Paper Moon

Director Peter Bogdanovich's Depression-era comedy teamed Tatum with her real-life father, Ryan O'Neal.
8. What Watergate figure warned President Nixon that "there is a cancer growing on the Presidency"?

Answer: John Dean

Dean was legal counsel to President Richard Nixon. His testimony before a Senate committee investigating Watergate linked Nixon to the infamous break-in and cover-up. In 1976 he wrote the book "Blind Ambition" about the Nixon White House. It later became a made-for-tv movie.
9. What was remarkable about Marlon Brando's Best Actor acceptance speech at the March 27, 1973 Academy Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles?

Answer: He didn't make one

Brando refused his gold statuette, citing the mistreatment of Native Americans by the film industry and on television in movie reruns. A young woman dressed in traditional Native American costume and calling herself Sacheen Littlefeather appeared on behalf of Brando and read a shortened version of a 15 page statement.

It was later discovered that Sacheen was an actress named Maria Cruz. Maria went on to appear nude in "Playboy".
10. On December 16, 1973 O.J. Simpson became the first running back to rush for 2000 yards. For what team did he achieve this feat?

Answer: Buffalo Bills

Orenthal James Simpson remains the only running back to rush for 2000 yards in a 14-game season. "The Juice" was a Heisman Trophy winner and was named All-Pro five consecutive years from 1972 to 1976.
Source: Author rblayer

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