class of 1975 do you remember when…? an exercise in trivia for minds that have been out of high...
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Class of 1975
Do you remember when…?An Exercise in Trivia for Minds
that have been out of High School for 30 Years!
U.S. News
In September 1975, FBI agents captured two Symbionese Liberation Army comrades and heiress ___________ ?
Patricia Hearst
U.S. News
On July 30, 1975 what former Teamster’s President disappeared without a trace?
Jimmy Hoffa
U.S. News
Name any of the three men found guilty of the Watergate cover-up on January 1, 1975.
John N. Mitchell
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
U.S. News
_________ and _________ spacecraft take off for US-Soviet link-up in space July 15, 1975.
Apollo
Soyuz
World News
Who was the first woman to lead a British political party by being elected leader of the Conservative party in 1975?
Margaret Thatcher
Top 40The Beatles famous Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely
Hearts Club Band Album cover contained many performers, which one did NOT appear? Dion Bob Dylan Marlon Brando Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Top 40
What was the 1975 Grammy Award winning Record of the Year?
Love Will Keep Us Together
Captain and Tennille
Top 40
What was the Album of the Year and who was the artist?
Still Crazy After All These Years
Paul Simon
Pop Culture
Who was originally offered the role of Spock in the TV Series “Star Trek?”
Martin Landau
(The role went to Leonard Nimoy)
Pop Culture
The TV sitcom “Barney Miller” debuted in 1975. What was Abe Vigoda’s character’s name?
Fish
Pop Culture
What television show won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series?
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
Pop Culture
Who won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series?
Robert Blake, Baretta (ABC)
Pop Culture
What cutting-edge comedy show premiered on NBC and who hosted the first show?
Saturday Night Live
George Carlin
Pop Culture
This poster from the 70’s remains the best-selling Olympic keepsake.
Mark Spitz with his 7 Olympic gold medals
The Hollywood Scene
Who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1975?
Jack Nicholson,
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
The Hollywood Scene
Who won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1975?
Louise Fletcher,
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
The Hollywood Scene
In the 70’s, two actors refused to accept the award for best actor. Who was the first not to accept?
George C. Scott,
Patton in 1971
The Hollywood Scene
Who was the second actor in the 70’s to refuse the best actor Oscar?
Marlon Brando,
The Godfather in 1972
The Hollywood Scene
The chase scene in the movie “The French Connection” had Gene Hackman speeding in a 1970 car. What make?
Pontiac Lemans
The World of Sports
Which NFL team won the Super Bowl in 1975?
Pittsburgh Steelers d. Minnesota Vikings (16-6)
The World of Sports
Who competed at Wimbledon in Men’s and Women’s tennis? (One point for each person you can name, extra point for naming each winner)
Arthur Ashe d. Jimmy Connors
Billie Jean King d. Evonne Goolagong Cawley
DHS Class of 1975
In the 1974-75 school year, DHS hired a full-time study hall teacher for the first time. Who was she?
Irene Bartholomew
DHS Class of 1975
After the prom, who did a streaker run into and where did it happen?
Sandy Walker
Cadillac Lanes in Waterloo