| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Country that replaced its shah with an ayatollah | Iran | 93%
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| Country that became a democracy after the death of Generalísimo Franco | Spain | 78%
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| Scandal that took down Richard Nixon | Watergate | 78%
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| Brutal dictator who seized power in Cambodia | Pol Pot | 72%
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| Organization that banned oil sales to the U.S. in 1973–74 | OPEC | 70%
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| Country that became independent from Pakistan | Bangladesh | 69%
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| Asian city that hosted a "thrilla" between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier | Manila | 67%
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| The first commercially successful video game, it featured a ball bouncing back and forth across the screen | Pong | 64%
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| Country in which Augusto Pinochet seized power | Chile | 63%
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| City that hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics, marred by a terrorist attack against Israeli athletes | Munich | 62%
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| Phrase which often accompanied a yellow smiley face | Have a {Nice} {Day} | 58%
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| City which fell to communists on April 30, 1975 | Saigon | 55%
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| Beverage which followers of cult leader Jim Jones used to commit mass suicide | Flavor-Ade | 52%
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| Presidential retreat where Israel and Egypt signed a peace accord | Camp David | 51%
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| British disco group which had the most #1 hits in the decade | The Bee Gees | 51%
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| 1972 novel about submissive, zombie-like wives | The {Stepford} Wives | 50%
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| In 1973, it became the world's tallest building | {Sears} Tower | 47%
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| New York City's most famous nightclub | Studio {54} | 44%
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| Author of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" | Hunter S. Thompson | 23%
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| Type of futuristic building which Buckminster Fuller promoted | {Geodesic} Dome | 16%
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