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1970s 320 questions.
1970-1979
Pub quiz question 5467 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which three Americans did Björn Borg beat in Wimbledon finals?
  2. Answer: A: John McEnroe, Roscoe Tanner and Jimmy Connors
  3. Notes: *: Respectively 1980, 1978, Twice in 1977&78
  4. Categories: MultiAnswer3 (6) Tennis (6) Sports (6) 1980s (6) 1970s (6)
Pub quiz question 5463 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which country was Trivial Pursuit invented?
  2. Answer: A: Canada
  3. Notes: *: 1979
  4. Categories: Leisure (6) Games (6) 1970s (6)
Pub quiz question 5218 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who played Billie Holiday in the 1972 film 'Lady Sings the Blues?'
  2. Answer: A: Diana Ross
  3. Categories: Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5) 1970s (5)
Pub quiz question 3447 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which future Tory MP broke the world mile record in 1979?
  2. Answer: A: Sebastian Coe
  3. Categories: Politics (2) Sports (2) Athletics (2) 1970s (2)
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Pub quiz question 8226 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who won the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in 1979?
  2. Answer: A: Sebastian Coe
  3. Categories: Athletics (8) Sports (8) 1970s (8)
Pub quiz question 5061 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who first sponsored the World Snooker Championship in 1976?
  2. Answer: A: Embassy
  3. Categories: Sports (5) Leisure (5) Advertising (5) Snooker (5) 1970s (5)
Pub quiz question 7340 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Dwayne Johnson; Kellan Lutz; Lou Ferrigno; Arnold Schwarzenegger?
  2. Answer: A: Have played Hercules on screen
  3. Notes: *: 2014 (Hercules), 2014 (The Legend of Hercules), 1983 (Hercules), 1970 (Hercules in New York)
  4. Categories: Film/Movies (6) Entertainment (7) 2010s (8) 1980s (8) 1970s (8) Connections (8)
Pub quiz question 4044 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which British TV and radio quiz show, that started in 1972, is still going, and has been variously presented by Magnus Magnusson, Peter Snow, Clive Anderson and John Humphrys?
  2. Answer: A: Mastermind
  3. Categories: Entertainment (3) Television (3) Radio (3) 1970s (3)
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Pub quiz question 6175 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: With which late seventies/early eighties band did Greg Ham, who died in 2012, play the saxophone, flute, organ, piano and synthesizer?
  2. Answer: A: Men at Work
  3. Categories: 1970s (7) 1980s (7) Entertainment (7) Music (7) Current Affairs (7) 2010s (7)
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Pub quiz question 6626 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who plays Harold Steptoe in the classic comedy series Steptoe and Son?
  2. Answer: A: Harry H Corbett
  3. Notes: *: 1962-1974
  4. Categories: Entertainment (4) Television (4) SitComs (4) Comedy (4) 1960s (4) 1970s (4)