The Iran hostage crisis captivated the nation, Apocalypse Now painted a nightmarish picture of the Vietnam war only years after it ended, and President Carter claimed he was chased by a swamp rabbit. What year was it?
1979
1975
1981
1982
Which March 28, 1979 nuclear power plant disaster near Middletown, Pennsylvania increased regulations on American nuclear reactors?
Three Mile Island
Chernobyl
Windscale
Yucca Flat
How many days were 52 American hostages held in Tehran, Iran, after they were seized on November 4, 1979?
444 days
3 days
365 days
100 days
Which popular cordless product, released by Black and Decker in 1979, grew out of a partnership between the company and NASA to build battery-operated moon exploration tools?
Dustbuster
Cordless phone
Cordless drill
Blender
Which man, who led the 1979 Iranian Revolution and helped found an Islamic republic in the country, was named Time Man of the Year for 1979?
Ayatollah Khomeini
Imam Rohani
Anwar Sedat
Shah Pahlavi
Which New York movie about a divorce and the ensuing custody battle, starring Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman, topped the box office in 1979?
Kramer vs. Kramer
Rocky II
The Divorce
Tootsie
Which top song of 1979, sung by The Knack, started with the lines “Ooh, my little pretty one, my pretty one, When you gonna give me some time?”
My Sharona
Hot Stuff
Sad Eyes
Good Times
What 1979 crisis, due to the impact of the Iranian Revolution, resulted in widespread panic, high prices, and rationing?
Oil crisis
Black Friday
Stock market crash
Black Tuesday
{"name":"1979 Trivia", "url":"https://www.quiz-maker.com/QPREVIEW","emurl":1,"txt":"Can you beat me at todays quiz? Try it, I don't think you can do it. http:\/\/bit.ly\/2foeqHS","img":"https://cdn.poll-maker.com/27-997223/godfather-fb.jpg?sz=1200-00000000000990605300"}
