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1. In what James Bond movie was billionaire Hugo Drax the villain?
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2. In which film did John Mills win an Oscar for his portrayal of a village idiot?
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3. Which British group had their own television series in the 1970s entitled Shang a Lang?
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4. How did Marc Bolan, the lead singer of T Rex, die?
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5. Which UK rock bands debut album was called The Psychomodo?
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6. In the 1970s, Are Friends Electric was a number one hit in the UK for which band?
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7. Joe Strummer was the lead singer in which 1970s punk band?
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8. Which band was Rod Stewart the lead singer of until 1975?
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9. In 1975 the song Bye Bye Baby was a number 1 hit for which band?
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10. In the David Bowie song Space Oddity, who or what was Major Tom conversing with?
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11. Which Elton John song has the opening line: She packed my bags last night, pre-flight?
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12. Who was the British Prime Minister in 1971 when direct rule was imposed on Northern Ireland?
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13. Which UK politician of the 1970s faked his death in Miami, leaving clothes on the beach, and was later discovered in Australia?
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14. What is said to have triggered Britains Winter of Discontent in the 1970s?
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15. In what year did Virginia Wade win the Wimbledon ladies tennis final?
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16. Which Formula One driver died when his Piper Aztec airplane crashed over a Golf Course in 1975?
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17. Name the only horse in the history of the Grand National Steeplechase to win the race three times?
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18. Which grand slam tennis event did Sue Barker win in 1976?
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19. Who played the male lead in the 1978 BBC Television drama adaptation of Pennies from Heaven?
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20. David McCallum played Flight Leftenant Simon Carter in which 1970s drama series?
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21. In which TV series did the character Marjorie Frobisher appear?
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22. In which English seaside town is the series Fawlty Towers set?
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23. What was the name of Cindy’s favorite doll in TVs The Brady Bunch?
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24. Who directed the movie The Godfather?
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25. In which decade did Baileys Irish Cream appear on the market?
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26. Who managed the Scottish team during the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina?
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27. Which English goalkeeper retired in 1972 after a car crash which left him blind in one eye?
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28. In the 1973 FA Cup Final, what was special about the ball?
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29. During the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, English Captain Bobby Moore was arrested on suspicion of what?
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30. What TV soap featured Australias first full frontal nude scene in the 1970s?
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31. What Australian film stars a boy, an aborigine, and a pelican?
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32. What was Steve Austin’s military rank in The Six Million Dollar Man?
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33. In TVs The Brady Bunch, who broke Carol’s vase then helped to glue it back together?
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34. Which 1978 dramatic movie starred Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and John Savage?
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35. Which of Steve Austins eyes is bionic?
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36. Who overthrew President Milton Obote of Uganda in January 1971?
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37. Which former Egyptian president co-won the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize?
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38. What country did 300,000 Chinese troops invade in February of 1979?
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39. What arcade game, released in 1978, was so popular in Japan that it caused a national coin shortage?
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40. Eagle Rock is a classic song by which 70s Australian band?
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41. Whos 1973 album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was voted Australias most successful Album of all time in 2004?
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42. What was Peter Allens only number 1 song in Australia?
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43. What X Factor judge did Elton John date from 1971 To 1976?
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44. What flower was the trade mark of performer Mark Holden in the 1970s?
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45. Name the Australian punk band who recorded the 1970s single Im Stranded.
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46. What Aussie group had a number 1 hit with ‘Jump in my car’ in 1972?
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47. Which English 1970s singer often dressed as a pierrot style circus clown?
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48. What Australian vocal group achieved two of the top ten best-selling singles in the US during the 1970s?
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49. What classic song asks the questions am I hard enough, am I rough enough, am I rich enough?
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50. What was the name of AC/DCs chauffeur who became their lead vocalist when their singer, Dave Evans, refused to go on-stage?
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51. What deceased rocker was born by the name Frederick Bulsara?
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52. Which member of the group KISS is known for his long tongue?
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53. What 1972 song has the lines: I am strong, I am invincible?
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54. Name the artist who recorded the album After the Gold Rush.
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55. What was the name of the theme song from TVs MASH?
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56. What was the name of rocker Stings first band after he gave up the teaching profession?
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57. For which 70s movie did Meatloaf write the song Hot Patootie?
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58. What Motown group were once called the Primettes?
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59. What sportsman player helped break color barriers in athletics and won Wimbledon in 1975?
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60. What Australian band named themselves after a song on Paul McCartneys solo 1973 album Band on the Run?
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61. Which band released the albums Whos Next and Quadrophenia?
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62. What was the name of the cyclone that destroyed Darwin in 1974?
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63. What was the waitresss name in the TV show Fawlty Towers?
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64. In the Don McLean song American Pie, what type of car do you drive to the levy?
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65. What type of car did singer Janis Joplin want to have the Lord buy her?
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66. What movie written by Erich Segal based the character of Oliver on a combination of Al Gore and Tommy Lee Jones, who were his roommates while at Harvard?
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67. Because of Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Eve 1974, Santa never made it to which Australian city?
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68. Peter Falk plays a scruffy detective in which TV program?
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69. What is the name of the cat on TVs The Brady Bunch?
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70. Who replaced Farrah Fawcett-Majors in the 70s TV series Charlies Angels?
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71. Who wrote the novel Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less ?
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72. What 70s and 80s game show featured Peter, the Phantom Puller, and Ugly Dave Grey?
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73. What is the name of the evil child in the movie The Omen?
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74. What English actor wrote the novel Bring On The Empty Horses in 1975?
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75. What movie is famous for the scene with the severed horses head in the bed?
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76. In Life of Brian who says of Brian Hes not the Messiah. Hes a very naughty boy?
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77. In Monty Pythons Flying Circus what is unusual about Mr. Wensleydales Cheese Shop?
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78. What TV series did John Cleese write and star in with his then wife Connie Booth?
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79. Name one of the three record labels the Sex Pistols were signed to.
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80. Name the record company formed by Berry Gordy?
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81. Who was the star behind Rocket Records?
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82. What was the title of Spielbergs first feature film?
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83. How many gold medals did Mark Spitz famously win at the 1972 Munich Olympics, and all in world record time?
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84. Which Olympics are most often remembered for the terrorist attack that resulted in the death of 11 Israeli athletes?
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85. Who was the first Olympic gymnast to achieve a perfect score of 10, and actually received seven during the 1976 Olympics?
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86. What is the name of Samanthas mother in the TV series Bewitched.
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87. On the cartoon Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, what was the name of the crime-fighting space hero who joined the show in 1979?
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88. What 70s TV show did David Soul star in?
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89. What actor played Janet in the Rocky Horror Picture Show?
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90. What musical instrument does Manuel play in Fawlty Towers?
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91. What sporting triumph movie won the Oscar for Best Film in 1976?
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92. What was the name of Quints boat in movie Jaws?
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93. Bob Dylan had a hit song in the 1970s, with Knocking on ... what?
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94. From which film was the Bee Gees song Stayin Alive the theme song?
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95. What band was headed by the legendary Doc Neeson?
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96. What country were Abba representing when they won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974?
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97. Which Rolling Stones song begins with Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields?
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98. Which 1970 Womens Wimbledon Champion is now a reverend in the Victory Life Church?
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99. Who was world chess champion from 1972 to 1975?
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100. What was the former stage name of Muslim convert Yusuf Islam?
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101. My Ding-a-Ling’ was a number one hit in 1972 for which artist?
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102. What patriotic Australian jingle produced a number 1 hit for the Mojo Singers in 1979?
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103. Breakfast at Sweethearts’ was a hit song and album for which band?.
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104. What ironic acronym was used for Richard Nixon’s Committee to Re-elect the President in 1972?
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105. Which movie villain did James Earl Jones provide the voice for?
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106. What beach is ‘far away in time’ in the ‘Martha & the Muffins’ song?
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107. What bumbling detective does Peter Sellers play in the ‘Pink Panther’ Films?
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108. What was the name of the lead singer of the ‘Sex Pistols’?
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109. What cartoon rock group dressed in cat suits and performed in outer space?
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110. In what 1979 movie did Dustin Hoffman end up in court in an effort to keep his son?. . .
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111. What actor played Don Vito Corleone, head of the crime family, in the original ‘Godfather’ movie?
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112. How many children were there in the Osmond family in total?
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113. What TV program, that ran for more than twenty-five years from 1955, came from a series of detective books written by Ealr Stanley Gardner?
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114. Who was the leader of the Khmer Rouge guerrilla group?
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115. Who originally sang ‘Killing Me Softly with his Song’ which was remade by the group ‘The Fugees’ in 1996?
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116. Which punk rocker re-released Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ in 1978?
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117. In 2004 who re-released the song ‘Black Betty’ previously performed by artists such as Nick Cave and Tom Jones?
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118. The line ‘We can rebuild him. We have the technology’ refers to which TV hero?
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119. Who directed his first feature-length movie ‘Duel’ in 1971?
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120. What movie musical centers around the characters Brad Majors, and his fiance, Janet Weiss?
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121. Which Australian novel’s US paperback rights sold for a record 1.9 million in 1977?
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122. What song has the lines: ‘It’s astounding, time is fleeting, madness takes its toll’?
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123. In the Paul Simon song, how many ways are there to leave your lover?
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124. On February 7 1976, who was the first NHL player in the history of the game to record ten points in a single game?
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125. What was the last album the Doors released before the death of Jim Morrison?
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