How it works
These 1976 trivia questions and answers stay inside the one year: the Bicentennial, the Viking landers, the Winter and Summer Games and the first supersonic passenger flights, in six rounds of 10. Every answer gives its reason and its source.
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Finish a set of ten and the score card shows Print question sheet, which prints the next 20 questions from where you are, and Host a round. Open More options there to pick a Round or press Print answer key.
What the six rounds of 1976 ask
World news of 1976 stays mostly with the Bicentennial, from New York Harbor to Philadelphia. Space and science follows the Viking landers and a flight faster than sound. Sports in 1976 goes to the Winter and Summer Games. The other three cover new technology, money and the arts.
Tips
- Tied at the end? Ask what the personal computer board of July 1976 cost and take the closest guess.
- Everyone at the table was born that year? Start with Everyday life and money, which has only one hard question.
Questions and answers
Do the questions name the number one song, film or champion of 1976?
No. No question asks you to name a song, a film, a show, a team or an athlete, so the pack has no chart-toppers and no champions by name. It asks about news, science, new technology, the Games, money and the arts.
What happened in 1976?
The United States kept its Bicentennial, two Viking landers touched down on another planet, supersonic passenger flights began, and both the Winter and the Summer Games were held. Each is asked about here.
Can I print the 1976 trivia questions and answers?
Yes. After a set of ten, Print question sheet prints 20 questions with four lettered choices and no answers marked, and the print dialog can save it as a PDF. Print answer key, under More options, prints each right letter with its reason and source.