Remembering the 70s - 1973 Americana Quiz

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".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Answer: Paper Moon

Director Peter Bogdanovich's Depression-era comedy teamed Tatum with her real-life father, Ryan O'Neal.

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.

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".

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.