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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]?

Condoleeza Rice
Rosa Parks
Coretta Scott King
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
Pioneer 10
Apollo 13
Deep Space 9

4. Which movie won the best picture Oscar?

Cabaret
Klute
The French Connection
The Last Picture Show

5. Which treaty did Nixon and Brezhnev sign?

Non-Proliferation Treaty
START
SALT II
SALT I

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

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

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

Lyndon Johnson
George McGovern
Jimmy Carter
Thomas Eagleton

8. Where were the Summer Olympics held?

Munich, West Germany
Los Angeles
Berlin
Atlanta

9. Who was the first American chess champion?

Boris Spassky
Garry Kasparov
Bobby Fischer
Joshua Waitzkin

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

Thomas Eagleton
R. Sargent Shriver
George Wallace
George McGovern

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

Richard Nixon
George McGovern
Gerald Ford
Thomas Eagleton

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

The Hail-Mary
The Catch
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;">(#) Condoleeza Rice</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rosa Parks</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Coretta Scott King</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;">(#) Pioneer 10</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Apollo 13</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Deep Space 9</div>
<br>4. Which movie won the best picture Oscar?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cabaret</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Klute</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The French Connection</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;">(#) Non-Proliferation Treaty</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) START</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) SALT II</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) SALT I</div>
<br>6. What did the U. S. Supreme Court decide in Furman v. Georgia?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) To repeal prohibition</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abortion is unconstitutional</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 'Separate but Equal' rules are unconstitutional</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;">(#) Lyndon Johnson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jimmy Carter</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Eagleton</div>
<br>8. Where were the Summer Olympics held?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Munich, West Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Berlin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Atlanta</div>
<br>9. Who was the first American chess champion?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boris Spassky</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Garry Kasparov</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bobby Fischer</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Joshua Waitzkin</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;">(#) R. Sargent Shriver</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Wallace</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern</div>
<br>11. Who won the U. S. Presidential election?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Richard Nixon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gerald Ford</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Eagleton</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 Catch</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Immaculate Reception</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Music-City Miracle</div>
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