1972 Trivia

Step back in time to the year 1972 with this Trivia quiz! From the music to the politics, the 70s were a decade full of change and innovation.

Did you know that in 1972, Atari released its first video game, Pong? Or that the Watergate scandal was just beginning to unfold?

In this 1972 trivia quiz, we'll explore some of the most interesting and important events of 1972.

So, put on some bell-bottoms and groove to some disco music as we take a trip back in time with 1972 Trivia!

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1972 Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Which country hosted the Summer Olympics in 1972?
Answer: West Germany

2. Who won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972?
Answer: The Godfather

3. Which American musician released the album "Harvest" in 1972?
Answer: Neil Young

4. Which war officially ended in 1972 with the Paris Peace Accords?
Answer: Vietnam War

5. What was the name of the NASA mission that sent astronauts to the moon in 1972?
Answer: Apollo 17

6. Who won the Super Bowl in 1972?
Answer: Miami Dolphins

7. What was the name of the first video game console released in 1972?
Answer: Magnavox Odyssey

8. Who was the first African-American woman to be elected to the United States Congress in 1972?
Answer: Shirley Chisholm

9. What was the highest-grossing film of 1972?
Answer: The Godfather

10. Which American actor played the role of Michael Corleone in the film "The Godfather" in 1972?
Answer: Al Pacino

11. Which American tennis player won the US Open men's singles championship in 1972?
Answer: Ilie Năstase

12. What was the name of the famous chess match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky in 1972?
Answer: World Chess Championship 1972

13. Which American singer released the hit song "Lean on Me" in 1972?
Answer: Bill Withers

14. Who won the Formula One World Championship in 1972?
Answer: Emerson Fittipaldi

15. Which American football player won the Heisman Trophy in 1972?
Answer: Johnny Rodgers

16. Which car manufacturer released the popular Pinto model in 1972?
Answer: Ford

17. Who was the first female candidate for Vice President of the United States in 1972?
Answer: Tonie Nathan

18. Which famous physicist died in 1972, known for his work on relativity and black holes?
Answer: J. Robert Oppenheimer

19. Which English rock band released the album "Exile on Main St." in 1972?
Answer: The Rolling Stones

20. Which American president visited China in 1972, marking a historic moment in US-China relations?
Answer: Richard Nixon

21. What was the name of the famous book published by Robert M. Pirsig in 1972, exploring philosophy and motorcycle maintenance?
Answer: Zen and the Art

22. Which American actor played the lead role in the film "Deliverance", which was released in 1972
Answer: Burt Reynolds.

23. Which famous American singer and songwriter released the album "Harvest" in 1972, featuring the hit single "Heart of Gold"
Answer: Neil Young.

24. Which country hosted the Summer Olympics in 1972?
Answer: West Germany (Munich).

25. Which British science fiction TV series, created by Terry Nation, aired its first episode in 1972
Answer: The Tomorrow People

26. Which American actor played the title character in the 1972 film "The Godfather"
Answer: Marlon Brando.

27. Which Australian swimmer won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, setting world records in all of them
Answer: Mark Spitz.

28. Which British writer's book "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" was published in 1972
Answer: Hunter S. Thompson.

29. Which iconic American fast food chain opened its first restaurant outside of the United States, in Canada, in 1972
Answer: McDonald's

30. Who won the men's singles title at the 1972 Wimbledon tennis championships
Answer: Stan Smith.