Remembering the 70s - 1972 Americana Quiz

Answer: Cabaret

Liza Minelli as Sally Bowles and Joel Grey as the cabaret's master of ceremonies were recognized for their musical performances.

Answer: Seagull

The Richard Bach novel "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" about a restless seagull was made into a motion picture in 1973 with a Neil Diamond soundtrack.

Answer: The Waltons

In addition to Richard Thomas and Michael Learned's awards, Ellen Corby won Best Supporting Actress for her role on "The Waltons".

Answer: Maryland

Wallace was shot while campaigning in Laurel, Maryland in May of 1972. He survived the assassination attempt, but was permanently paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair.

Answer: A swimmer

Spitz won a record seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Tragically, this achievement was overshadowed by the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists.

Answer: Sargent Shriver

Shriver, father of television personality Maria Shriver, was the first director of the Peace Corps. McGovern originally selected Missouri Senator Thomas Eagleton as his running mate, but after Eagleton's medical history and electric shock therapy became public, he withdrew from the race. McGovern and Shriver were defeated in a landslide by the Nixon-Agnew ticket.

Answer: Peter Principle

Laurence J. Peter's "The Peter Principle" was a humoristic book that described pitfalls in bureaucratic organizations. The original principle stated, "in a hierarchically structured administration, people tend to be promoted up to their 'level of incompetence'." In other words, their incompetence only emerges after they are promoted one rung too high, to a job they can't handle well.

Answer: Pandas

A gift from the Chinese government, giant pandas Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling became instant celebrities at the Washington zoo. They were given as a gesture of friendship for President Richard M. Nixon for his efforts in opening U.S. relations with China.

Answer: Led Zeppelin

The heavy blues-rock band was originally named "The New Yardbirds". They changed their name after Keith Moon, the drummer for "The Who", said, "With that line-up you'll go down like a lead balloon".

Answer: Atkins

Dr. Robert C. Atkins introduced his high-fat, low-carbohydrate "Diet Revolution" in 1972. While helping millions to lose weight, it was widely criticized by the medical community for almost thirty years before gaining widespread acceptance.