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1970's Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Based on inflation, if you had $100 US Dollars in 1970,  the equivalent in today's money (2016) would equal
a)
$345.12
b)
$517.65 
c)
$627.95
d)
$788.66
2.
In 1970, a gallon of gas cost $0.36 and by 1979 a gallon cost
a)
0.56
b)
0.86
c)
0.99
d)
1.15
3.
In 1970, the average American made _________ per year.
a)
$15,200
b)
$17,550
c)
$12,325
d)
$9,350
4.
In 1970, what popular band disbanded?
a)
The Eagles
b)
Kansas
c)
The Beatles
d)
Jefferson Starship
5.
In 1971, what famous event took place?
a)
Disney World opened in Orlando, Fl.
b)
The first jumbo-jet, the Boeing 747, makes its debut commercial flight from New York to London.
c)
The movie "Jaws" opens in theaters and is considered to be one of the first block-buster films.
d)
The computer video game Space Invaders is released.
6.
In 1976, ___________ and  _________ create the Apple Computer Company.
a)
Steve Jobs + Bill Gates
b)
Steve Jobs + Steve Wosniak
c)
Bill Gates + Steve Wosniak
d)
Bill Gates + Paul Allen
7.
In what year was control of the Panama Canal is returned to Panama from the United States?
a)
1972
b)
1973
c)
1975
d)
1977
8.
In __________, the Sony Walkman was introduced.
a)
1972
b)
1979
c)
1974
d)
1971
9.
In what year did the Democratic candidate, Jimmy Carter, defeat Republican incumbent Gerald Ford, to win the U.S. Presidential race?
a)
1970
b)
1972
c)
1976
d)
1974
10.
In what year did the popular late-night sketch show, Saturday Night Live, air for the first time?
a)
1975
b)
1974
c)
1976
d)
1978
11.
Which of these was NOT one of the top 5 toys of the 1970's
a)
Barbie
b)
Stretch Armstrong
c)
Evel Knievel Stunt Bike
d)
Etch-A-Sketch
12.

Who was the 37th president?

a)

Baylin Levine

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Richard xion

13.

The average cost of bread was?

a)

10 cents

b)

26 cents

c)

16 cents

d)

30 cents

14.

We were sill in the Vietnam war.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Who won the World Series in 1977?

a)

Braves

b)

Astros

c)

Yankees

d)

LA Dodgers

16.

Reggie Jackson had a candy bar named after him.

a)

False

b)

True

17.

How much did milk cost?

a)

1.32 cents

b)

2.45 cents

c)

1.21 cents

d)

2.36 cents

18.

The fashion in the 70’s in jewelry was?

a)

Mood rings

b)

Bandannas

c)

Gold bracelets

d)

Chains

19.

Which football teams played in the Super Bowl VIII?

a)

Dolphins

b)

Vikings

c)

Kansas City Chiefs

d)

49rs

e)

Patriots

20.

Who won Super Bowl VIII?

a)

Dolphins

b)

Vikings

21.

In the 1970’s, this car was the top rated:

a)

Chevrolet Blazer

b)

Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV

c)

Ford Mustang Boss 302

d)

Dodge Charger

22.

Andrew Young was:

a)

First African American to be in Georgia’s Congress

b)

President

c)

Football player

d)

Baseball player

23.

Who became president in 1977?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

JFK

d)

Abraham Lincoln

24.

Graffiti was everywhere in NY in the 1970’s.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

At home entertainment was available in the 1970s.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

This game brand made at home entertainment games:

a)

Atari

b)

Sony

c)

Microsoft

d)

Nintendo

27.

The world's first jumbo-jet—a Boeing 747—made its first commercial passenger trip from New York to London.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Digital watches becam a thing in the 1970s.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Jimmy Carter was the 40th president.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Where did people go to watch a movie or show?

a)

Drive in movie theater

b)

Cinema

c)

A park

d)

class rooms

31.
Linda brown had to travel a mile to a black school when the white school was a lot closer; the Supreme Court ruled it was illegal for schools to be segregated.
a)
Montgomery Bus Boycott 
b)
Brown vs. Board of Education 
c)
March on Washington 
d)
Civil Rights Act 
32.
The protest where African Americans refused to ride the bus in Montgomery, Alabama until segregation of public transportation was outlawed.
a)
Montgomery Bus Boycott 
b)
Voting Rights Act 
c)
Civil Rights Act 
d)
March on Washington 
33.
A peaceful demonstration against segregation; where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I have a dream” speech
a)
Brown vs. Board of Education 
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
Civil Rights Act 
34.
Law that prohibited discrimination based on color, race, or religion in public places; desegregated schools and made it illegal to discriminate against people of all races and genders when applying for a job.
a)
Voting Rights Act 
b)
March on Washington 
c)
Civil Rights Act 
d)
Brown vs. Board of Education 
35.

Law that banned all literacy tests that kept many African Americans from voting.
a)
March on Washington 
b)
Civil Rights Act 
c)
Brown vs. Board of Education 
d)
Voting Rights Act 
36.
He was the Browns’ lawyer in the Brown vs. Board of Education case; the first African American supreme court justice
a)
Thurgood Marshall 
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Nikkita Khrushev 
d)
Robert F. Kennedy 
37.
An African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a whiteman; her action sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott
a)
Harriet Tubman 
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
John F. Kennedy 
d)
Rosa Parks 
38.

A Civil Rights leader who fought for equal rights for African Americans.  He encouraged peaceful protesting.  
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Martin Luther King jr. 
c)
Robert F. Kennedy 
d)
Lyndon B. Johnson 
39.

35th American President who was assassinated in 1963.  
a)
John F. Kennedy 
b)
Robert F. Kennedy
c)
Lyndon B. Johnson
d)
Thurgood Marshall 
40.
People were angry and riots broke out when he was assassinated. Happened in 1968
a)
MLK Jr.
b)
Robert F. Kennedy
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Woodrow Wilson 
41.

Brother of John F. Kennedy who was also assassinated.  
a)
Martin Luther Kennedy 
b)
Joseph F. Kennedy
c)
Oliver Brown Kennedy 
d)
Robert F. Kennedy 

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