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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1972

Guess the answer to each question

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. Where were the 1972 Winter Olympics held?

Lake Placid, New York
Sapporo, Japan
Grenoble, France
Innsbruck, Austria

2. Who shot Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace on May 15, 1972?

John Hinckley
Arthur Herman Bremer
D.B. Cooper
Lee Harvey Oswald

3. What was the ticket that was nominated at the 1972 Democratic National Convention?

George McGovern/Thomas Eagleton
George McGovern/Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern/Edmund Muskie
George McGovern/Sargent Shriver

4. Where was the Republican National Convention held in 1972?

New York, New York
Miami Beach, Florida
Chicago, Illinois
Kansas City, Missouri

5. On December 23, 1972 a major earthquake hit what Central American capital?

Guatemala City, Guatemala
San Salvador, El Salvador
San Jose, Costa Rica
Managua, Nicaragua

6. What team won the 1972 World Series?

Pittsburgh Pirates
Detroit Tigers
Oakland A's
Cincinnati Reds

7. What university did the Nebraska Cornhuskers beat to win their second straight National Championship in College Football?

University of Alabama
University of Oklahoma
University of Southern California
Ohio State University

8. What celebrity made a famous appearance on the show All in the Family in 1972?

Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Sammy Davis Jr.

9. What was the top grossing film of 1972?

Deliverance
The Godfather
What's Up Doc?
The Poisedon Adventure

10. What horse won the 1972 Kentucky Derby?

Affirmed
Secretariat
Bold Forbes
Riva Ridge

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1972</h1><p>Guess the answer to each question</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. Where were the 1972 Winter Olympics held?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lake Placid, New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sapporo, Japan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Grenoble, France</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Innsbruck, Austria</div>
<br>2. Who shot Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace on May 15, 1972?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John Hinckley</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Arthur Herman Bremer</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) D.B. Cooper</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lee Harvey Oswald</div>
<br>3. What was the ticket that was nominated at the 1972 Democratic National Convention?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern/Thomas Eagleton</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern/Hubert Humphrey</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern/Edmund Muskie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern/Sargent Shriver</div>
<br>4. Where was the Republican National Convention held in 1972?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York, New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Miami Beach, Florida</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago, Illinois</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kansas City, Missouri</div>
<br>5. On December 23, 1972 a major earthquake hit what Central American capital?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Guatemala City, Guatemala</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Salvador, El Salvador</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Jose, Costa Rica</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Managua, Nicaragua</div>
<br>6. What team won the 1972 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pittsburgh Pirates</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit Tigers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oakland A's</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cincinnati Reds</div>
<br>7. What university did the Nebraska Cornhuskers beat to win their second straight National Championship in College Football?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) University of Alabama</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) University of Oklahoma</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) University of Southern California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ohio State University</div>
<br>8. What celebrity made a famous appearance on the show All in the Family in 1972?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Frank Sinatra</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dean Martin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jerry Lewis</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sammy Davis Jr.</div>
<br>9. What was the top grossing film of 1972?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Deliverance</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Godfather</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) What's Up Doc?</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Poisedon Adventure</div>
<br>10. What horse won the 1972 Kentucky Derby?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Affirmed</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Secretariat</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bold Forbes</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Riva Ridge</div>
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