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Match The Headline To The Year Quiz

I give you ten "Headline" news items from 1970 thru 1979; your chore is to match the event with the year it happened.

A matching quiz by luckytrim. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
luckytrim

Time
4 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
386,525

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Questions		Choices
1. Nixon quits - First President to do so.		1972
2. McCartney splits, breaking up The Beatles.		1974
3. Viking I lands on Mars - Sends photos.		1977
4. Nixon goes to China.		1979
5. Sid Vicious, punk star, kills girlfriend.		1973
6. Manson and three women guilty of murder.		1976
7. Disaster at Three-Mile Island plant.		1970
8. Ford declares end to Vietnam effort.		1978
9. Trans-Alaskan pipeline finally opens.		1975
10. Foreman KO's Frazier to take heavyweight crown.		1971

Select each answer

1. Nixon quits - First President to do so.

2. McCartney splits, breaking up The Beatles.

3. Viking I lands on Mars - Sends photos.

4. Nixon goes to China.

5. Sid Vicious, punk star, kills girlfriend.

6. Manson and three women guilty of murder.

7. Disaster at Three-Mile Island plant.

8. Ford declares end to Vietnam effort.

9. Trans-Alaskan pipeline finally opens.

10. Foreman KO's Frazier to take heavyweight crown.

Most Recent Scores

Dec 20 2024 : calmdecember: 10/10
Dec 19 2024 : Guest 173: 3/10
Dec 11 2024 : SraInP: 8/10
Dec 03 2024 : Guest 136: 10/10
Dec 01 2024 : psnz: 10/10
Nov 21 2024 : SueGoody: 2/10
Nov 09 2024 : Guest 45: 5/10
Oct 31 2024 : Guest 174: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Nixon quits - First President to do so.

Answer: 1974

August 8 -
President Nixon, facing impeachment in Congress, for alleged crimes related to the Watergate scandal, announced his resignation, leaving Gerald Ford to finish out his second term.

2. McCartney splits, breaking up The Beatles.

Answer: 1970

April 10 -
Paul McCartney marked the end of an era when he announced he was leaving the Beatles, thereby disbanding the group. McCartney said it was because of "personal, business and musical differences, but most of all because I have a better time with my family".

3. Viking I lands on Mars - Sends photos.

Answer: 1976

July 20 -
The spacecraft landed on the surface and began sending back detailed pictures of a rocky, surprisingly earth-like desert terrain.

4. Nixon goes to China.

Answer: 1972

Feb 21 -
Nixon's visit, an important step toward the lessening of tensions between the two great powers, ended 25 years of separation between the U.S.A. and the People's Republic.

5. Sid Vicious, punk star, kills girlfriend.

Answer: 1978

October 13 -
Sid Vicious, bass guitarist for the now-defunct Punk band, the Sex Pistols, was arrested and charged with the death of Nancy Spungen, 20, whom he allegedly stabbed once in the stomach during a drug-induced daze.

6. Manson and three women guilty of murder.

Answer: 1971

January 25 -
After a grueling 121-day trial, all four were found guilty. Manson was convicted of planning the Tate and LaBianca murders, and the girls were convicted of carrying them out.

7. Disaster at Three-Mile Island plant.

Answer: 1979

March 28 -
The worst nuclear disaster in U.S. history is being brought under control, Federal officials say, but they added that the possibility of a core meltdown at the Pennsylvania plant still could not be ruled out.

8. Ford declares end to Vietnam effort.

Answer: 1975

May 7 -
President Ford has effectively ended the Vietnam War by signing a proclamation terminating veteran's wartime benefits. "America is no longer at war", the President said.

9. Trans-Alaskan pipeline finally opens.

Answer: 1977

June 20 -
Oil started flowing through the pipeline, marking the completion of the $7.7 billion project that runs 799 miles from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez on Alaska's southern coast. It will take 30 days for the oil to reach Valdez, where it will be loaded onto tanker ships.

10. Foreman KO's Frazier to take heavyweight crown.

Answer: 1973

January 22 -
Joe Frasier fell victim to the heavy punching of George Forman in the second round of their Championship bout in Jamaica.

Source: Author luckytrim

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