1. Just where the heck can someone get a white leisure suit these days?

2. What's Craig's favorite Nixon quote?

3. In what way could the movie "The Shining" be improved?

4. Why does Deon McKeon get his junk mail?

5. What's the name of his:

   1. Macintosh--

   2. Car--

   3. Tromboine mouthpiece--

   4. Cow that moos--

6. What does it mean "to craunch the marmoset"?

We'll start off with some random warmup questions to get you going.

1. What kept schoolchildren in the dark in the winter of 1974?
   President Nixon had daylight savings time begin in January.

2. What attacked Jimmy Carter during his presidency, and where was he at the time?
   A "killer rabbit," who apparently launched a water attack on our 39th President while he was fishing.

3. What is the immediate connection between Gerald Ford and mass murderer Charles Manson?
   Manson's follower Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme made an incredibly inept assassination attempt on Ford in 1975.

4. Why did Ford send in troops to Cambodia in 1975, well after the end of the Vietnam War?

5. What fad in 1974 swept up first college students and then many of the young, a fad seized upon by the old as a return to harmless youthful pranks, after "all of the nasty violence of the riots of the sixties"?
   Streaking.

6. What was the most controversial mathematical proof in the seventies, and why?
   Computers were used to prove the four-color theorem.

7. What sometime rock impresario was a key early supporter of the Talking Heads?

8. Which African leader was mentioned the most in the press during most of the seventies? What was his nickname?
   Uganda's Idi Amin, "Big Daddy."

TV OF THE 1970s

Here they are, the Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Cheezy. Don't be ashamed at how much you probably know. Let's get in the general mood first.

NIELSEN RATINGS

9. Seven shows accounted for the top Nielsen ratings for the seasons between 1969/70 to 1979/80, inclusive. Name them.
   "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"; "Marcus Welby, M.D."; "All in the Family" (5); "Happy Days"; "Laverne & Shirley" (2); "60 Minutes." (That's just six, but hey, who's counting?)

10. Second place is also honorable. Name the eight shows which took second place in the Nielsens during one of the seasons between 1969/70 to 1979/80, inclusive.
    "Gunsmoke"; "The Flip Wilson Show" (2); "Sanford & Son" (2); "The Waltons"; "Rich Man, Poor Man"; "Laverne & Shirley"; "Happy Days"; "Three's Company."

EMMY AWARDS

11. The Nielsens only mean commercial success. What about quality? Give the five shows which won the Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series between 1969/70 to 1979/80, inclusive.
    "My World and Welcome to It"; "All in the Family" (4); "M*A*S*H"; "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (3); "Taxi" (2).

12. Give the eight shows which took the Outstanding Drama Series Emmys during the 1969/70 to 1979/80 seasons, inclusive..
    "Marcus Welby, M.D."; "The Bold Ones (The Senator)"; "Masterpiece Theater (Elizabeth R)"; "The Waltons"; "Upstairs Downstairs" (2); "Police Story"; "The Rockford Files"; "Lou Grant" (2).

MUSIC

13. What's a show without a song? Several of the shows of the 1970s had theme songs which made it Into the Billboard Top 50 Pop Singles charts. Give the shows, and the name of their themes.
    S.W.A.T.-- "Theme from S.W.A.T." (#1)
    Welcome Back Kotter-- "Welcome Back" (#1)
    Hawaii Five-O-- "Hawaii Five-O" (#4)
    Makin' It-- "Makin' It (#5)
    Happy Days-- "Happy Days" (#5)
    The Rockford Files-- Theme from the Rockford Files (#10)
    Angie-- "Different Worlds" (#18)
    Then Came Bronson-- "Long Lonesome Highway" (#20)
    Baretta-- "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" (#20)
    The Dukes of Hazzard-- "Theme from the Dukes of Hazzard" (#21)
    Laverne & Shirley-- "Making Our Dreams Come True" (#25)
    The Men-- "Theme from The Men (#38)
    Here Come the Brides-- "Seattle" (#38)
    All in the Family: "Those Were The Days" (#43)
    Charlie's Angels-- "Theme from Charlie's Angels" (#45)
    .....and if you're of a mind to count it, "Disco Lucy" (#24)

14. Give the character names for all of Charlie's Angels.
    Sabrina Duncan; Jill Munroe; Kelly Garrett; Kris Munroe (Jill's sister); Tiffany Welles; Julie Rogers.

15. Name the show which was spun off from the movie "Animal House."
    "Delta House," on ABC. (As opposed to the non-spun-off-just-plain-ripped-off "Brothers and Sisters" on NBC, and CBS' "Co-Ed Fever.")

16. Who played the character "the Bombshell" on this show?
    Michelle Pfeiffer.

17. Who played "Meathead" on "All in the Family"?
    Rob Reiner.

18. In what year was Buck Rogers' probe launched from Earth, in "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century"?
    1987.

19. Name Bill Cosby's character in "The Bill Cosby Show."
    Chet Kincaid.

20. What was the setting for the show "Quark"?
    An intergalactic garbage scow.

21. Who played the Head on the show?
    Alan Caillou.

22. Brat Packs: List the character names for the children in "The Brady Bunch" and "Eight is Enough."
    Bradys-- Greg, Peter, Bobby, Marsha, Jan, Cindy. Bradfords-- Abby, Nicholas, Tommy, Elizabeth, Nancy, Joannie, Mary, David.

23. What precinct did Captain Barney Miller administer?
    The 12th.

24. Name the detectives in his office.
    Fish, Chano, Wojohowicz, Yemana, Harris, Wentworth, Dietrich, and little Levitt.

25. One of the detective characters wrote a book. Name the character, and give the title of the book.
    Det. Harris; "Blood on the Badge." (The character later wrote a second book, too, but this is always the answer.)

26. Who played Officer Turner on "CHiPs"?
    Michael Dorn.

27. Name the detectives of "Hawaii Five-0."
    McGarrett, Williams, Kelly, and Kalakaua. Kokua lasted two years, and at the very end, they threw in new characters no one cares about.

28. Who was the evil crime boss genius they finally defeated in the series finale of that show?
    Wo Fat.

29. What is the real-life connection between Lt. Theo Kojak and Det. Stavros?
    They're brothers.

30. Why was Hwai Chang Caine sought by bounty hunters and Chinese agents?
    He had killed a member of the royal family (in self-defense, of course).

31. What was the name of Mork's child?
    Mearth.

32. How was he born?
    From a small egg that came out of Mork's navel.

33. What did he call Mork, and what did he call Mindy?
    He called Mork "Mommy"; he called Mindy "Shoe."

34. What was Quincy's first name?
    It was never revealed. Supposedly it started with an "R."

35. How were the shows "Quincy," "Columbo," "McCloud," and "McMiIlan and Wife" connected?
    They were among the rotating series within the "NBC Mystery Movie."

36. Describe the vessel used by the heroes of "Space: l999."
    It was the actual moon, blown free of its orbit by an explosion.

37. "Taxi." A show Iike very few others. Name the drivers (characters), and give their other jobs.
    Alex Rieger-- none; Bobby Wheeler-- aspiring actor; Elaine Nardo-- art gallery manager; Tony Banta-- boxer; John Burns-- student-- quickly and deservedly obliterated from our memories.

38. What was the name of Wonder Woman's younger sister?
    Drusilla.

39. What was the name of the Evil Amazon working for the Nazis?
    Fausta.

40. Name the original Sweathogs (be specific).
    Vinnie Barbarino, Arnold Horshack, Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington, and Juan Epstein.

A FEW LAST ITEMS

Good shows generate good spinoffs, usually. Two shows, especially strong in the 1970s, generated many. Here's your chance to show just how much TV you watch. For each show, give the spin-off shows and their connections to the original.

41. "All in the Family":
    Maude (Edith's cousin on episodes designed to launch the series); Good Times (Maude's maid; a spinoff of a spinoff); The Jeffersons (the Bunkers' former next-door neighbors); Gloria (Archie and Edith's daughter, all grown up and without any ratings); Archie Bunker's Place..... sort of.

42. "Happy Days":
    Laverne & Shirley (two crazy girls in an episode designed to launch the series); Mork and Mindy (a crazy alien in an episode designed to launch the series); Joanie Loves Chachi (two characters staggering, "AfterMASH" style, well past the show's sell-by date); Interestingly, "Happy Days" was itself a spinoff of a specific "Love American Style" episode.

VIETNAM

43. When were American combat forces introduced? (month, year)
    June 1964.

44. When were American combat forces withdrawn (last soldier out)? (MM/YY)
    April 1973

45. How many American military personnel (non-civilians)were in Vietnam at the height of U.S. involvement?

46. The Viet Cong was a name actually invented by Americans (it means Vietnamese Communist). There was Communist party in Vietnam, and it did control the fighting. When was it formed?
    The 1820's.

47. The VC and/or its predecessors fought three separate major powers (not including the South Vietnamese). Who were they?

48. Before the Americans arrived, the VC's predecessors tossed out one of the powers in the previous question. What battle finally broke that power's stay in Vietnam?

49. What campaign broke the Americans' will to stay in Vietnam?
    The 1968 Tet Offensive.

50. Why was the campaign in the previous question so successful?
    It was launched by the Cong during the Vietnamese New Year's ceasefire.

51. Name two of the most important battles in or during the campaign in the previous questions.

52. Vietnam was the first battle test of a new style of fighting by the Americans. What was that new style? (HINT: It was NOT "search and destroy.")
    Helicopter warfare.

53. What units were specially designed for this new style of fighting?

54. The Americans split Vietnam into four regions to better bureaucratize the War. What were those regions?
    1, 2, 3, and 4-- or Warzones A, B, C, and D.

55. What was geographically special about the Marine deployment in Vietnam?

56. What were the air campaigns against North Vietnam called?
    Rolling Thunder; Linebacker; Linebacker 2; Linebacker 3.

57. What was the standard issue rifle (by the end of American involvement) for American combat troops?

58. How did the draft work?

59. What was unusual about the American call-up of Reserves and NationaI Guard units for this war?

60. What is the current name of Saigon?
    Ho Chi Minh City.

61. Describe the job held by the following people:

    1. Ngo Dinh Diem

    2. Ho Chi Minh

    3. Vo Nguyen Giap

62. What major change in the fighting occurred In early 1985? (This is NOT asking about American troops -- I'm looking for something else.)

63. What do the following acronyms stand for?

    1. ARVN--

    2. MACV--

    3. NVA--

64. Name at least two other countries (other than the Vietnamese) which had troops in South Vietnam while the Americans were there.

65. All but one of the accounted-for MiAs were Air Force personnel. How was the non-Air Force person captured?

66. What was an ARCLIGHT raid?
    A B-52 bombing raid; apparently impressive to watch from a distance.

67. What was Operation PHOENIX?

68. When did South Vietnam fall? (Exact date)
    April 25, 1975.

SPORTS

1972 & 1976 were important years in sports during the 70s. Besides the Olympics, they saw the height of a collegiate powerhouse, the end of professional era, and everything in between.

Answer a few questions for us on 1972 &1976.

Locations:

69. Summer Games--
    1972 -- Munich, Germany; 1976 -- Montreal, Canada

70. Winter Games--
    1972 -- Sapporo, Japan; 1976 -- Innsbruck, Austria

71. NCAA Basketball final four--
    1972 -- Los Angeles; 1976 -- Philadelphia

72. Women's Basketball final four--
    1972 -- none; 1976 -- none

73. Stanley Cup--
    1972 -- Boston-NY; 1976 -- Montreal-Philadelphia

74. Super Bowl--
    1972 -- Dallas Cowboys; 1976 -- Pittsburgh Steelers

75. Olympics:

    1. Men's 110-M hurdles--
       1972 -- Rod Milburn; 1976 -- Guy Drut

    2. Women's 110-M hurdles--
       1972 -- Annelie Ehrhardt; 1976 -- Johanna Schaller

    3. Men's 100-M breaststroke--
       1972 -- Nobutaka Taguchi; 1976 -- John Hencken

    4. Women's 100-M breaststroke--
       1972 -- Cathy Carr; 1976 -- Hannelore Anke

    5. Light-Heavyweight Boxing--
       1972 -- Mate Parlov; 1976 -- Leon Spinks

    6. Men's Luge--
       1972 -- Wolfgang Scheidel; 1976 -- Detlef Guenther

    7. Women's Luge--
       1972 -- Anna Muller; 1976 -- Margit Schumann

76. NCAA:

    1. Men's Basketball--
       1972 -- UCLA; 1976 -- Indiana

    2. Men's Baseball--
       1972 -- USC; 1976 -- Arizona

    3. Football--
       1972 -- Southern California; 1976 -- Pittsburgh

    4. Heisman Trophy--
       1972 -- Johnny Rodgers; 1976 -- Tony Dorsett

77. Professional sports:

    1. NHL--
       1972 -- Boston Bruins; 1976 -- Montreal Canadians

    2. NBA--
       1972 -- L.A. Lakers; 1976 -- Boston Celtics

    3. MLB--
       1972 -- Oakland A's; 1976 -- Cincinnati Reds

    4. NFL--
       1972 -- Dallas Cowboys; 1976 -- Pittsburgh Steelers

    5. Canadian Football--
       1972 -- Hamilton Tiger-Cats; 1976 -- Ottawa Rough Riders

    6. Chess--

    7. US 0pen (Golf)--
       1972 -- Jack Nicklaus; 1976 -- Jerry Pate

    8. Men's US Open (Tennis)--
       1972 -- Ilie Nastase; 1976 -- Jimmy Connors

    9. Women's US Open (Tennis)--
       1972 -- Billie Jean King; 1976 -- Chris Evert

    10. Women's US skating champ--
        1972 -- Janet Lynn; 1976 -- Dorothy Hamill

    11. Men's US skating chomp--
        1972 -- Ken Shelley; 1976 -- Terry Kubicka

    12. Kentucky Derby--
        1972 -- Riva Ridge; 1976 -- Bold Forbes

    13. Indy 500--
        1972 -- Mark Donohue; 1976 -- Johnny Rutherford

78. "I warmed up to my first blast to grab his attention; I had settled on Moore's "cancer" analogy."
    John Dean.

79. "April 26,1973, time running out. I met with Nixon in the White House. "I don't think it should ever get out that we taped this office, Bob." "
    Bob Haldeman.

80. "I knew I couldn't order the President arrested, although I must admit the thought occurred to me more than once that weekend."
    Judge John Sirica.

81. " "Thirty seconds," called Don Clark, our floor manager as well as our associate producer, and the only man who would be allowed into the Smiths' living room for the next two hours apart from Richard Nixon, our three cameramen, Mike Keeler, Hank Gevin and Mark Meyer, and myself."

82. "While Senator Baker suggested that the committee ought to seek information from the President in "whatever manner can be arranged," I stated that the committee should have direct Presidential testimony because "you can't cross- examine a written statement." "

83. " "Perhaps," I replied. "But I was approached about the job before Cox took it. I told them at the time that the job didn't have enough independence to suit me. What happened to Cox is evidence that I was right." "
    Leon Jaworski.

84. Who was Deep Throat? Give conclusive proof.
    Johnny Bench, who has never publicly denied it. Or maybe Redd Foxx.

85. Being on the updated and expanded "master" Enemies List was no big deal-- even Bill Cosby and Barbra Streisand made it. But the original twenty-member list was much more exclusive. Given these clues, identify the enemies:

    1. CBS reporter, now at NPR--

    2. One of the half-dozen most powerful military policymakers in the U.S. government--

    3. Master chef--

    4. Nominated by Clinton for a Pentagon job, but withdrew from consideration after conservatives in the Senate announced their opposition--

86. Who fired Cox, and on what day of the week?
    Robert Bork, during the "Saturday Night Massacre."

PEOPLE AND PERSONALITIES

87. What did the Iranian revolutionary government offer anyone who would assassinate the Shah?
    $135,000 and a trip to Mecca.

88. Who were the two co-chairs of the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots charity drive in 1978?
    Gavin McLeod and Benji.

89. Of whom did Rudolf Nureyev say, "Even after working with her, I still love her"?

90. Describe the plot of the 1876 musical "Kentucky Lucky."
    A musical comedy based on the life of Colonel Sanders.

91. What was so shocking to Alger Hiss about a campaign fundraising letter he received? Be as specific as possible.
    The letter was asking his support for Nixon and the Republicans; back in the late-1940's, Representative Nixon made his name by prosecuting (many would say persecuting) Alger Hiss as a Commie spy.

92. How did Senator Proxmire defend himself from a gun-wielding mugger in Washington?

93. What did Clifford Irving do that resulted in a jail term?
    He forged the diaries of Howard Hughes.

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