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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1972

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Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. Where were the 1972 Winter Olympics held?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. What team won the 1972 World Series?

Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
Oakland A's
Pittsburgh Pirates

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
Sammy Davis Jr.
Jerry Lewis
Dean Martin

9. What was the top grossing film of 1972?

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

10. What horse won the 1972 Kentucky Derby?

Riva Ridge
Affirmed
Secretariat
Bold Forbes

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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;">(#) Sapporo, Japan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lake Placid, New York</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;">(#) D.B. Cooper</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John Hinckley</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lee Harvey Oswald</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Arthur Herman Bremer</div>
<br>3. What was the ticket that was nominated at the 1972 Democratic National Convention?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern/Hubert Humphrey</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern/Sargent Shriver</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern/Edmund Muskie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George McGovern/Thomas Eagleton</div>
<br>4. Where was the Republican National Convention held in 1972?
<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><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York, New York</div>
<br>5. On December 23, 1972 a major earthquake hit what Central American capital?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Jose, Costa Rica</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Managua, Nicaragua</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Salvador, El Salvador</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Guatemala City, Guatemala</div>
<br>6. What team won the 1972 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit Tigers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cincinnati Reds</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oakland A's</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pittsburgh Pirates</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;">(#) Sammy Davis Jr.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jerry Lewis</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dean Martin</div>
<br>9. What was the top grossing film of 1972?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Deliverance</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Poisedon Adventure</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) What's Up Doc?</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Godfather</div>
<br>10. What horse won the 1972 Kentucky Derby?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Riva Ridge</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Affirmed</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Secretariat</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bold Forbes</div>
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