How well do you know the sports legends of the 1970s? Test your sports trivia skills and relive the legendary moments that left fans awestruck. The 1970s were ripe with athletic greatness, from the Olympics to groundbreaking records.
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In tennis, in which decade was the tiebreak introduced to decide the outcome of a set?
1980s
1980s
1950s
1950s
1970s
1970s
1960s
1960s
How old was Tracy Austin when she won the US Open tennis in 1979?
19
19
12
12
16
16
33
33
How many million US citizens were counted in the 1970 census?
203 million
203 million
403 million
403 million
73 million
73 million
303 million
303 million
The Olympic decathlon was won by Bruce Jenner in the 70’s – what was his nationality?
Canadian
Canadian
American
American
British
British
Australian
Australian
The Derby horse race in the UK celebrated which birthday in 1979?
10th
10th
100th
100th
50th
50th
200th
200th
Guillermo Vilas, winner of the Australian open tennis in 1979, was from which country?
Canada
Canada
Brazil
Brazil
Mexico
Mexico
Argentina
Argentina
John Curry won a Winter Olympic gold in which sport for the UK in 1976?
Slalom
Slalom
Ski Jumping
Ski Jumping
Ice Hockey
Ice Hockey
Figure Skating
Figure Skating
In May 1973, the Mounted Police of which country celebrated their centenary?
Canada
Canada
China
China
Spain
Spain
Italy
Italy
In which year was the first ‘Star Wars’ film released?
1972
1972
1970
1970
1975
1975
1977
1977
The 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear disaster took place in which US State?
Maine
Maine
California
California
Florida
Florida
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Seve Ballesteros, who won the British Open Golf in 1979, was from which country?
Spain
Spain
France
France
West Germany
West Germany
Finland
Finland
The 1976 Winter Olympics were held in which country?
France
France
Austria
Austria
Italy
Italy
USSR
USSR
In June 1972, the Black Hills Flood in which US state killed 238?
Nevada
Nevada
California
California
Idaho
Idaho
South Dakota
South Dakota
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