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1972

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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1. Who was the first African American Congresswoman [hint: she ran for president]?

Coretta Scott King
Rosa Parks
Condoleeza Rice
Shirley Chisholm

2. Where were the Winter Olympics held?

Sapporo, Japan
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City, Utah
Moscow

3. What was the first man-made satellite to leave the solar system?

Voyager I
Apollo 13
Deep Space 9
Pioneer 10

4. Which movie won the best picture Oscar?

Cabaret
The French Connection
Klute
The Last Picture Show

5. Which treaty did Nixon and Brezhnev sign?

SALT I
SALT II
START
Non-Proliferation Treaty

6. What did the U. S. Supreme Court decide in Furman v. Georgia?

'Separate but Equal' rules are unconstitutional
To repeal prohibition
Death penalty is unconstutional
Abortion is unconstitutional

7. Who was the Democratic nominee for President of the U.S.?

Jimmy Carter
Lyndon Johnson
Thomas Eagleton
George McGovern

8. Where were the Summer Olympics held?

Atlanta
Los Angeles
Munich, West Germany
Berlin

9. Who was the first American chess champion?

Joshua Waitzkin
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Garry Kasparov

10. Who was the second choice for U.S. vice-presidential nominee?

George McGovern
R. Sargent Shriver
George Wallace
Thomas Eagleton

11. Who won the U. S. Presidential election?

Gerald Ford
Thomas Eagleton
George McGovern
Richard Nixon

12. What is the name of the play which gave the Steelers their first win, over the Raiders?

The Catch
The Hail-Mary
The Immaculate Reception
The Music-City Miracle

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<h1>1972</h1><p>The more things change, the more they stay the same.</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/billgraves.shtml">Bill Graves</a></p><br>1. Who was the first African American Congresswoman [hint: she ran for president]?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Coretta Scott King</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rosa Parks</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Condoleeza Rice</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Shirley Chisholm</div>
<br>2. Where were the Winter Olympics held?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sapporo, Japan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Salt Lake City, Utah</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Moscow</div>
<br>3. What was the first man-made satellite to leave the solar system?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Voyager I</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Apollo 13</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Deep Space 9</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pioneer 10</div>
<br>4. Which movie won the best picture Oscar?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cabaret</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The French Connection</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Klute</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Last Picture Show</div>
<br>5. Which treaty did Nixon and Brezhnev sign?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) SALT I</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) SALT II</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) START</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Non-Proliferation Treaty</div>
<br>6. What did the U. S. Supreme Court decide in Furman v. Georgia?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 'Separate but Equal' rules are unconstitutional</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) To repeal prohibition</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Death penalty is unconstutional</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abortion is unconstitutional</div>
<br>7. Who was the Democratic nominee for President of the U.S.?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jimmy Carter</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lyndon Johnson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Eagleton</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern</div>
<br>8. Where were the Summer Olympics held?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Atlanta</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Munich, West Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Berlin</div>
<br>9. Who was the first American chess champion?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Joshua Waitzkin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boris Spassky</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bobby Fischer</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Garry Kasparov</div>
<br>10. Who was the second choice for U.S. vice-presidential nominee?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) R. Sargent Shriver</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Wallace</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Eagleton</div>
<br>11. Who won the U. S. Presidential election?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gerald Ford</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Eagleton</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Richard Nixon</div>
<br>12. What is the name of the play which gave the Steelers their first win, over the Raiders?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Catch</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Hail-Mary</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Immaculate Reception</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Music-City Miracle</div>
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