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Let’s go through each question one by one and find the correct answer. I’ll make sure to check facts carefully before giving you the final answers.

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History Section:

1. President who resigned in 1974 over Watergate → That was Richard Nixon. He’s the only U.S. president to resign.
2. Apollo mission with oxygen tank explosion but crew survived → That’s Apollo 13. Famous for “Houston, we have a problem.”
3. Nuclear plant partial meltdown in 1979 → Three Mile Island, in Pennsylvania.
4. War that ended in April 1975 with fall of Saigon → The Vietnam War.
5. Deadly disease at Philadelphia convention in 1976 → Named after the place: Legionnaires’ disease.
6. Replaced Shah of Iran in 1979 → Ayatollah Khomeini led the revolution.
7. Newspaper heiress in SF bank robbery (1974) → Patty Hearst — she was kidnapped and then joined the robbers.
8. Leaked Pentagon Papers in 1971 → Daniel Ellsberg, a military analyst.
9. 26th Amendment gave 18-year-olds what right? → Right to vote. Before this, you had to be 21.
10. Paul Allen & Bill Gates founded company in 1975 → Microsoft. Started with software for early computers.

✔ All History answers checked.

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Sports Section:

1. Olympic athlete won 7 gold medals in 1972 → Mark Spitz, swimmer.
2. Award Jim Plunkett won in 1970 → Heisman Trophy (given to best college football player).
3. First perfect score in Olympic gymnastics → Nadia Comaneci, Romania, 1976 Olympics.
4. First Negro League member in Baseball Hall of Fame → Leroy “Satchel” Paige, inducted in 1971.
5. First man to win Daytona 500 six times → Richard Petty, NASCAR legend.
6. Back-to-back Triple Crown horses in 1977 & 1978 → Seattle Slew (1977) and Affirmed (1978).
7. Franco Harris miracle catch in 1972 AFC Championship → Called the “Immaculate Reception”.
8. Hide used to cover baseballs in 1975 → Switched to cowhide from horsehide.
9. Broke Babe Ruth’s home run record in 1974 → Hank Aaron, hit his 715th HR.
10. Where NYC Marathon ran until 1970 → It was held in Central Park before moving to all five boroughs.

✔ All Sports answers verified.

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Pop Culture Section:

1. Video game system with Pong and Pac Man → Atari (specifically Atari 2600, released 1977).
2. Book about bird on self-discovery journey, #1 for 38 weeks in 1970 → Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach.
3. Musical genre tied to *Saturday Night Fever* (1977) → Disco.
4. Cartoon shorts teaching kids math/grammar on Saturday mornings → School House Rock.
5. Character played by Hervé Villechaize on *Fantasy Island* → Tattoo (“The plane! The plane!”).
6. Singer-songwriter, greatest electric guitar player, died in 1970 → Jimi Hendrix.
7. Top selling song of the 1970s decade → “American Pie” by Don McLean (released 1971, huge hit).
8. Creator of the Muppets → Jim Henson.
9. Movie that made people afraid to swim → Jaws (1975), directed by Spielberg.
10. Stephen King’s first published novel (1974) → Carrie.

✔ All Pop Culture answers confirmed.

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Final Answer:

History:
1. Richard Nixon
2. Apollo 13
3. Three Mile Island
4. Vietnam
5. Legionnaires’ disease
6. Ayatollah Khomeini
7. Patty Hearst
8. Daniel Ellsberg
9. Right to vote
10. Microsoft

Sports:
1. Mark Spitz
2. Heisman
3. Nadia Comaneci
4. Leroy “Satchel” Paige
5. Richard Petty
6. Seattle Slew (1977) Affirmed (1978)
7. Immaculate reception
8. Cowhide
9. Hank Aaron
10. Central Park

Pop Culture:
1. Atari
2. Jonathan Livingston Seagull
3. Disco
4. School House Rock
5. Tattoo
6. Jimi Hendrix
7. American Pie (Don McLean)
8. Jim Henson
9. Jaws
10. Carrie