Q 01/05

Which musical group had a major hit with the soundtrack for the 1977 film *Saturday Night Fever*?

A) Donna Summer

B) Chic

C) Earth, Wind & Fire

D) Bee Gees

Answer · why

D) Bee Gees

The film made Travolta, already known from Welcome Back, Kotter, a household name and kicked off a run of studio-label soundtrack tie-ins.

Q 02/05

Who directed the 1971 crime thriller *The French Connection*?

A) William Friedkin

B) Sidney Lumet

C) Martin Scorsese

D) Francis Ford Coppola

Answer · why

A) William Friedkin

William Friedkin won an Academy Award for Best Director for *The French Connection*, a film recognized for its gritty realism and iconic car chase sce...

Q 03/05

In what year did the Watergate break-in at Democratic headquarters occur?

A) 1970

B) 1976

C) 1974

D) 1972

Answer · why

D) 1972

The burglars were tied to Nixon's re-election campaign and were caught planting listening devices; the cover-up, not the break-in itself, is what brou...

Q 04/05

In what year were the twin Voyager probes launched?

A) 1975

B) 1981

C) 1979

D) 1977

Answer · why

D) 1977

The timing exploited a rare planetary alignment that let one probe swing past Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune; both craft are now in interstellar ...

Q 05/05

What popular 3D combination puzzle was invented by Hungarian professor Ernő Rubik in 1974?

A) Jigsaw Puzzle

B) Rubik's Cube

C) Slinky

D) Etch A Sketch

Answer · why

B) Rubik's Cube

The Rubik's Cube, originally called the 'Magic Cube,' was invented by Ernő Rubik in 1974 as a teaching tool for three-dimensional geometry.