25 and younger set only

[dsc]

Answer the following questions about the 1970's without looking up any answers.

1) What year did the US celebrate its bicentennial?

2) What conflict ended in 1973 when we withdrew the last of our troops?

3) Which 3 US Presidents served in the 1970's.

4) Which country took US hostages in 1979?

5) The ERA stands for the Equal Rights ___________.

This quiz was given on the show the 70's house on MTV and apparently not many people knew this stuff. I am curious as to if those kids were idiots or if this state of affairs is common.

[SeanQuinn]

1. Here's my try.

1. 1976
2. Vietnam War.
3. Nixon, Ford, Carter?
4. Iran.
5. Amendment?

I'm only 12, so those are my best guesses. Some were givens, like 1, 2, and 4. But I'm not so sure on 3 and 5.

[dsc]

3. believe it or not

1 was missed by at least 3 of the 9. I was pretty shocked as well. I won't tell you your score for a while as I don't want to give any answers.

[SeanQuinn]

6. That's fairly sad. nt

[coloradodem2005]

2. .

1. 1976
2. Vietnam
3. Nixon, Ford, Carter
4. Iran
5. Association.


I was born in 1979, but I turn 26 in October.

[smbolisnch]

4. ok

1976

Vietnam

Carter, Nixon, Ford

Iran

Advocates

I hope I don't get something wrong and embarass myself :P

OE- I am 25

[CubsFan1982]

5. Geez.

1) 1976

2) Vietnam

3) Nixon, Ford, Carter

4) Iran

5) Amendment

Jesus Christ, simply because we were born after 1980 doesn't mean we don't have brains in our skulls. :eyes:

[dsc]

7. as I said above

3 of the 9 people on that show missed question 1. I am glad these were as much dumber as I suspected but who could be sure.

[CubsFan1982]

12. Yeah, I know.

I just get tired of seeing things like this and chain e-mails about "today's high school graduate does not know what x, y, and z are". Please. I'm almost 23, and I have meaningful recollections of the Reagan and Bush I administrations, not to mention I remember the Berlin Wall coming down and Tiananmen Square. We're not all a bunch of ignorant tards!

[eleny]

8. This is why I like DU

The young generation here is tops!

[Zorra]

10. Yeh, probably the most politically informed members of this age group

in the US.

[Placebo]

9. Yay! I'm smartigent!

1) 1976

2) The 'Vietnam War', although war was never declared

3) Nixon, Ford, Carter

4) Iran

5) The ERA stands for the Equal Rights Amendment..

[ZombieNixon]

11. Go!

1. 1976
2. The Vietnam War
3. Richard Milhous Nixon (1969-1974), Gerald Rudolph Ford (1974-1977), James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (1977-1981)
4. Iran
5. Amendment

Umm, just for the record, MTV are idiots.