Statistics for 1970s Decade Quiz

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What country replaced a shah with an ayatollah?	Iran	94%
What country became democratic after the death of Generalísimo Franco?	Spain	78%
What caused a global recession in 1973?	{Oil} Embargo	73%
What brutal dictator seized power in Cambodia?	Pol Pot	72%
What was the name of the scandal which took down Richard Nixon?	Watergate	71%
What country became independent from Pakistan?	Bangladesh	69%
What Asian city hosted a "thriller" between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier?	Manila	69%
In what country did Augusto Pinochet seize power?	Chile	63%
What paddle-based game was the first commercially successful video game?	Pong	63%
What city hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics, marred by an attack by Palestinian terrorists?	Munich	61%
What phrase accompanied a yellow smiley face?	Have a {Nice} {Day}	55%
What novel was about submissive, zombie-like wives?	The {Stepford} Wives	54%
At what Presidential retreat did Israel and Egypt sign a peace accord?	Camp David	53%
What city fell to communists on April 30, 1975?	Saigon	53%
What did followers of cult leader Jim Jones drink to commit mass suicide?	Flavor-Ade	52%
What British disco group had the most #1 hits in the decade?	The Bee Gees	52%
What became the world's tallest building in 1973?	{Sears} Tower	46%
What was New York's most famous nightclub?	Studio {54}	46%
Who wrote "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"?	Hunter S. Thompson	25%
What type of building, popularized by Buckminster Fuller, was briefly popular?	{Geodesic} Dome	18%