1970s History quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which US president gave Richard Nixon a full pardon in 1974?

   Answer: Gerald Ford

   Why: Ford is the only US president who was never elected president or vice president by the Electoral College.

2. 2 Medium

   In which German city did the tragic 1972 Olympics hostage crisis happen?

   Answer: Munich

   Why: This security disaster directly prompted Germany to create GSG 9, which became one of the world's premier elite counter-terrorism units.

3. 3 Hard

   Which group overthrew Nicaragua's US-backed Somoza dictatorship in 1979?

   Answer: Sandinistas

   Why: The FSLN took its name from Sandino: the US Marines left in 1933, he made peace, and in 1934 Somoza's National Guard killed him.

4. 4 Easy

   Which supersonic jet began passenger flights in 1976?

   Answer: Concorde

   Why: Concorde cut transatlantic travel time in half by cruising at more than twice the speed of sound.

5. 5 Medium

   Which disease was caught naturally for the last time in 1977?

   Answer: Smallpox

   Why: Smallpox remains the only infectious human disease to be completely eradicated through global vaccination efforts.

6. 6 Hard

   Who dismissed Gough Whitlam in 1975?

   Answer: John Kerr

   Why: Kerr used the crown's reserve powers to dismiss Whitlam and immediately commissioned Malcolm Fraser as caretaker leader.