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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
Condoleeza Rice
Shirley Chisholm
Rosa Parks

2. Where were the Winter Olympics held?

Salt Lake City, Utah
Los Angeles
Sapporo, Japan
Moscow

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

Apollo 13
Deep Space 9
Pioneer 10
Voyager I

4. Which movie won the best picture Oscar?

The French Connection
Cabaret
The Last Picture Show
Klute

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
Abortion is unconstitutional
To repeal prohibition
Death penalty is unconstutional

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

George McGovern
Thomas Eagleton
Lyndon Johnson
Jimmy Carter

8. Where were the Summer Olympics held?

Los Angeles
Berlin
Munich, West Germany
Atlanta

9. Who was the first American chess champion?

Bobby Fischer
Garry Kasparov
Joshua Waitzkin
Boris Spassky

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

Thomas Eagleton
George Wallace
R. Sargent Shriver
George McGovern

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

Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Thomas Eagleton
George McGovern

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

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

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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;">(#) Condoleeza Rice</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Shirley Chisholm</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rosa Parks</div>
<br>2. Where were the Winter Olympics held?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Salt Lake City, Utah</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sapporo, Japan</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;">(#) Apollo 13</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Deep Space 9</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pioneer 10</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Voyager I</div>
<br>4. Which movie won the best picture Oscar?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The French Connection</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cabaret</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Last Picture Show</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Klute</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;">(#) Abortion is unconstitutional</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) To repeal prohibition</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Death penalty is unconstutional</div>
<br>7. Who was the Democratic nominee for President of the U.S.?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Eagleton</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lyndon Johnson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jimmy Carter</div>
<br>8. Where were the Summer Olympics held?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Berlin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Munich, West Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Atlanta</div>
<br>9. Who was the first American chess champion?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bobby Fischer</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Garry Kasparov</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Joshua Waitzkin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boris Spassky</div>
<br>10. Who was the second choice for U.S. vice-presidential nominee?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Eagleton</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Wallace</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) R. Sargent Shriver</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern</div>
<br>11. Who won the U. S. Presidential election?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gerald Ford</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Richard Nixon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Eagleton</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern</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 Hail-Mary</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Music-City Miracle</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Immaculate Reception</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Catch</div>
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