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Pub quiz question 9610 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6147 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the only supersonic airline, other than Concorde, to have seen commercial service?
Answer: A: Tupolev Tu-144 (NATO name: Charger)
Notes: *: Passenger service 1977/8 - grounded after 55 scheduled flights
Categories: Travel (8) 1970s (8) Technology (8)

Pub quiz question 5118 by pjh2

Question: Q: What country included Liverpool until it was moved to Merseyside in 1974?
Answer: A: Lancashire
Categories: 1970s (6) Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 6919 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the only UK Prime Minister to win four 20th century general elections?
Answer: A: Harold Wilson
Notes: *: 1964, 1966, Feb 1974, Oct 1974
Categories: Politics (5) 1960s (5) 1970s (5)

Pub quiz question 5954 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5668 by pjh2

Question: Q: In 1972, which sporting female became the first woman to be named Sports Illustrated's 'Sportsperson of the Year?'
Answer: A: Billie Jean King
Categories: Tennis (4) 1970s (4) Sports (5)

Pub quiz question 593 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who teamed up with Elton John to top the UK charts for six weeks in a row?
Answer: A: Kiki Dee - with "Don't go Breaking my Heart" in 1976
Categories: 1970s (4) Music (5) Entertainment (5)
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Pub quiz question 641 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where were the 1976 winter Olympic games held?
Answer: A: Originally handed to Denver, US, Denver's voters rejected the games (costs and environmental issues) and it was given to Innsbruck Austria
Categories: Olympics (7) Sports (7) 1970s (7)

Pub quiz question 6985 by pjh2

Question: Q: What country saw the 1979-1980 hostage crisis which ended as Ronald Regan took his oath of office?
Answer: A: Iran
Categories: 1970s (6) 1980s (6) Politics (6) Military (6) Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 2720 by pjh2