100 1975 riddles with answer
100 Riddles About 1975 — Fun Trivia on Movies, History, Music
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1. What sea creature terrified the world in 1975 and created the first summer blockbuster?
Answer: Jaws

2. Which 1975 movie showed rebellion inside a mental hospital and swept the Oscars?
Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

3. Which historic 1975 boxing match was called the “Thrilla in Manila”?
Answer: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier

4. Which software company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975?
Answer: Microsoft

5. Which live comedy show first aired on NBC in October 1975?
Answer: Saturday Night Live

6. Which major city fell in April 1975, marking the end of the Vietnam War?
Answer: Saigon

7. Which popular 1975 hit song repeated the phrase “Love Will Keep Us Together”?
Answer: Captain & Tennille

8. Which 1975 film made John Williams’ two-note theme unforgettable?
Answer: Jaws

9. Which 1975 event showed helicopters rescuing people from rooftops?
Answer: Fall of Saigon

10. Which 1975 movie starred Jack Nicholson as Randle P. McMurphy?
Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

11. What company’s first product was a BASIC language for microcomputers in 1975?
Answer: Microsoft

12. Which 1975 movie made people afraid to swim in the ocean?
Answer: Jaws

13. Which late-night TV show made Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner famous in 1975?
Answer: Saturday Night Live

14. What 1975 event symbolized the end of a 20-year conflict in Asia?
Answer: Fall of Saigon

15. Who won the 1975 Academy Award for Best Actor?
Answer: Jack Nicholson

16. Which 1975 blockbuster took place on Amity Island?
Answer: Jaws

17. Which 1975 musical film introduced the song “Time Warp”?
Answer: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

18. What 1975 movie was based on Ken Kesey’s novel?
Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

19. Which 1975 boxing match was held in the Philippines?
Answer: Thrilla in Manila

20. What American company began in Albuquerque in 1975?
Answer: Microsoft

21. Which 1975 film used the tagline “Don’t go in the water”?
Answer: Jaws

22. Which sketch show premiered with George Carlin as its first host in 1975?
Answer: Saturday Night Live

23. Which Southeast Asian capital city changed hands in 1975?
Answer: Saigon

24. What 1975 movie swept the top five Oscars, including Best Picture?
Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

25. Which 1975 event marked Muhammad Ali’s greatest fight comeback?
Answer: Thrilla in Manila

26. What computer kit launched the home computing era in 1975?
Answer: Altair 8800

27. What shark movie became the highest-grossing film of 1975?
Answer: Jaws

28. Who composed the famous shark theme in 1975?
Answer: John Williams

29. Which 1975 show featured “Weekend Update”?
Answer: Saturday Night Live

30. Which city’s evacuation was shown on TV in April 1975?
Answer: Saigon

31. What 1975 company later created Windows?
Answer: Microsoft

32. Which 1975 film featured Nurse Ratched as a villain?
Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

33. What 1975 movie made “We’re gonna need a bigger boat” famous?
Answer: Jaws

34. Which 1975 event ended the Vietnam War?
Answer: Fall of Saigon

35. Which 1975 boxer won the Thrilla in Manila?
Answer: Muhammad Ali

36. What 1975 debut show became known for live sketches?
Answer: Saturday Night Live

37. What famous song topped charts in 1975 for Captain & Tennille?
Answer: Love Will Keep Us Together

38. Which 1975 event closed a long chapter of American involvement overseas?
Answer: End of the Vietnam War

39. Which 1975 Oscar winner was about freedom inside confinement?
Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

40. Which 1975 film terrified beachgoers with a fin?
Answer: Jaws

41. Who won Best Director in 1975 for a mental ward movie?
Answer: Miloš Forman

42. Which 1975 comedy series is still running today?
Answer: Saturday Night Live

43. Which 1975 battle was the last between Ali and Frazier?
Answer: Thrilla in Manila

44. Which 1975 invention inspired Bill Gates to write BASIC code?
Answer: Altair 8800

45. Which 1975 film’s villain was mostly unseen but terrifying?
Answer: Jaws

46. Which 1975 war event saw the U.S. evacuate its embassy by helicopter?
Answer: Fall of Saigon

47. Who played the rebellious McMurphy in a 1975 drama?
Answer: Jack Nicholson

48. Which 1975 music duo were real-life spouses?
Answer: Captain & Tennille

49. Which 1975 show introduced “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!”?
Answer: Saturday Night Live

50. Which 1975 fight ended with Frazier’s corner stopping the match?
Answer: Thrilla in Manila

51. Which 1975 film was set on a small New England island?
Answer: Jaws

52. Who was the strict nurse in the 1975 mental hospital movie?
Answer: Nurse Ratched

53. What company co-founded by Paul Allen was born in 1975?
Answer: Microsoft

54. Which event in 1975 showed a helicopter lifting off a Saigon rooftop?
Answer: Operation Frequent Wind

55. What horror-comedy musical became a cult classic in 1975?
Answer: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

56. What 1975 movie inspired “summer blockbuster” marketing?
Answer: Jaws

57. Who sang “Fame” in 1975 and became a legend?
Answer: David Bowie

58. Which 1975 event marked the end of U.S. troops in Vietnam?
Answer: Fall of Saigon

59. What 1975 film had a rebellious patient defying rules?
Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

60. What late-night show began with a live audience in 1975?
Answer: Saturday Night Live

61. What 1975 song by Queen became a rock opera hit?
Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody

62. Who composed the chilling shark score in 1975?
Answer: John Williams

63. Which 1975 company later made Internet Explorer?
Answer: Microsoft

64. What 1975 movie warned “You’ll never go in the water again”?
Answer: Jaws

65. Which nurse became one of cinema’s greatest villains in 1975?
Answer: Nurse Ratched

66. What 1975 fight tested endurance in brutal heat?
Answer: Thrilla in Manila

67. Which 1975 city evacuation became a symbol of defeat?
Answer: Saigon

68. Which 1975 show’s first episode featured Billy Preston as a musical guest?
Answer: Saturday Night Live

69. What 1975 computer kit came with switches and lights?
Answer: Altair 8800

70. Which 1975 movie was directed by Steven Spielberg?
Answer: Jaws

71. What company began in 1975 and created BASIC for Altair?
Answer: Microsoft

72. What 1975 musical movie invited audiences to “do the Time Warp”?
Answer: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

73. What 1975 boxing event was held in the Philippines?
Answer: Thrilla in Manila

74. What 1975 Oscar winner explored mental institutions and authority?
Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

75. Which 1975 city’s fall ended two decades of war?
Answer: Saigon

76. Which 1975 song by Glen Campbell became a country hit?
Answer: Rhinestone Cowboy

77. Which 1975 film took place mostly on a boat named “Orca”?
Answer: Jaws

78. Which 1975 show used a fake news parody called “Weekend Update”?
Answer: Saturday Night Live

79. What company founded in 1975 would later release Windows 95?
Answer: Microsoft

80. What 1975 rock band released “Wish You Were Here”?
Answer: Pink Floyd

81. Which 1975 boxing match ended after 14 rounds of punishment?
Answer: Thrilla in Manila

82. Which 1975 Oscar-winning movie showed rebellion against control?
Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

83. What 1975 film’s villain was a giant shark?
Answer: Jaws

84. Which 1975 song by Bee Gees hit number one?
Answer: Jive Talkin’

85. What 1975 event showed the final helicopter leaving Saigon?
Answer: Operation Frequent Wind

86. Which 1975 company name combined “micro” and “software”?
Answer: Microsoft

87. Which 1975 movie featured Frank-N-Furter?
Answer: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

88. What 1975 song made Queen’s operatic style world-famous?
Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody

89. Which 1975 show became a launchpad for comedians like Belushi?
Answer: Saturday Night Live

90. What 1975 song by Elton John featured Kiki Dee?
Answer: Don’t Go Breaking My Heart

91. What 1975 movie had the quote, “Smile, you son of a—”?
Answer: Jaws

92. Which 1975 Oscar winner took place in an asylum?
Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

93. Which 1975 band released the album “Physical Graffiti”?
Answer: Led Zeppelin

94. What 1975 event symbolized America’s final withdrawal from Vietnam?
Answer: Fall of Saigon

95. Which 1975 fight took place inside the Araneta Coliseum?
Answer: Thrilla in Manila

96. Which 1975 company would later launch the Xbox console?
Answer: Microsoft

97. Which 1975 comedy series began with “Live from New York”?
Answer: Saturday Night Live

98. What 1975 horror movie’s monster rarely appeared but terrified all?
Answer: Jaws

99. What 1975 invention began the era of home computing?
Answer: Altair 8800

100. Which iconic year gave us sharks, satire, rebels, and software?
Answer: 1975