Category

1970s 320 questions.
1970-1979
Pub quiz question 615 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Where were the 1976 summer Olympic games held?
  2. Answer: A: Montreal, Canada
  3. Categories: Olympics (7) Sports (7) 1970s (7)
Pub quiz question 9679 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Milk and Honey won the Eurovision Song Contest with '"Hallelujah" (הללויה)' for Israel in which year?
  2. Answer: A: 1979
  3. Categories: Eurovision (9) 1970s (4)
Pub quiz question 1244 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: On 4 February 1978, Althea and Donna had a UK one hit wonder with which single?
  2. Answer: A: "Uptown Top Ranking"
  3. Notes: *: Ill-advised follow-up, "Puppy Dog Song" proved to be their downfall.
  4. Categories: Music (7) Entertainment (7) One Hit Wonders (7) 1970s (7)
Pub quiz question 430 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: When Trevor Francis became the first ₤1million footballer, who did he leave and which club did he join?
  2. Answer: A: Left Birmingham City and joined Nottingham Forest
  3. Categories: 1970s (7) Football (5) Sports (6)
Pub quiz question 5728 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which British composer wrote A Child of Our Time and The Ice Break?
  2. Answer: A: Sir Michael Tipett
  3. Notes: *: Child of Our time written between 1939 and 1941, Ice Break first produced 1977
  4. Categories: Entertainment (8) Music (8) 1930s (7) 1950s (7) 1970s (8)
Pub quiz question 5763 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who played Jerzy Balowski, the landlord, in the eighties sitcom The Young Ones?
  2. Answer: A: Alexi Sayle
  3. Notes: *: 9 November 1982 – 19 June 1984
  4. Categories: Entertainment (6) Television (6) Comedy (6) 1970s (6)
Pub quiz question 2733 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Mr Men
  2. Image: i:
  3. Answer: A: Mr Muddle
  4. Notes: *: 1976
  5. Categories: Mr Men & Little Miss (5) 1970s (5) Children (5) Literature (5)
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Pub quiz question 2904 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Bob Dylan classic was a top-ten hit for Guns'n'Roses?
  2. Answer: A: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
  3. Notes: *: Dylan 1973, Guns'n'Roses 1992
  4. Categories: 1970s (4) 1990s (4) Entertainment (4) Music (4)
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Pub quiz question 1247 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: On 30 June 1979, Tubeway Army had a UK one hit wonder with which single?
  2. Answer: A: "Are 'Friends' Electric?"
  3. Notes: *: Immediately afterwards, the band dissolved, but not before also scoring a #1 album at the same time. Lead singer Gary Numan went on to enjoy a successful career afterwards.
  4. Categories: Music (7) One Hit Wonders (7) Entertainment (7) 1970s (7)
Pub quiz question 8287 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: John Curry won the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in which year?
  2. Answer: A: 1976
  3. Categories: Figure Skating (7) Sports (8) 1970s (5)