1. Pet rock
   Nintendo Gameboy
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figurines
   Tamagotchi

It was a rock. And it was a pet. Really? Kids fell for this? The fad lasted about a year before dropping off but not before 1.5 million pet rocks were sold.

1. Rory McIlroy
   Tiger Woods
2. Ernie Els
   Dustin Johnson

Tiger Woods, one of the greatest golfers in the world, was born to Earl and Kultilda Woods in 1975. A few short years later Woods appears on the Bob Hope show and shows the world his already burgeoning golf prowess at two years old.

1. Cagney and Lacey
   Saturday Night Live
2. The Young and the Restless
   All My Children

The original cast of Saturday Night Live has included Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Jim Belushi and Gilda Radner.

1. William Shatner
   DeForest Kelley
2. James Doohan
   Leonard Nimoy

He certainly was Spock and the reason many people watched the show. In fact, Leonard Nimoy is the only cast member to appear in every episode.

1. Vietnam War
   Korean War
2. South African Bush War
   Six Day War

The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975. Over 58,000 US troops died in the conflict.

1. "Sharknado"
   "The Blue Ocean"
2. "Bigfoot"
   "Jaws"

"Jaws" was something completely different and put a lot of people off swimming in the ocean. An animatronic shark was used in many scenes and it even had a name... Bruce! "Jaws" was directed by Steven Spielberg.

1. swim the English Channel
   row across the Atlantic
2. cross the Sahara desert
   summit Everest

On May 16, 1975, Junko Tabei became the first woman to summit Everest. What made this feat even more incredible is that during the same expedition, she and her party were covered by an avalanche. She was unconscious for six minutes until she was dug out. Incredibly, she carried on and achieved her goal.

1. Space Invaders
   Centipede
2. Pong
   Combat

Released through Sears, Pong became an instant hit and this was the start of the home video game industry.

1. International CXT
   Ford F-150
2. Chevrolet Camino
   Jeep Honcho

The Ford F-150 was introduced in 1975 with a 1976 model year. This was the birth of an American pickup legend.

1. Bill Murray
   George Lucas
2. George Carlin
   None of the above

A respected comic at the time, George Carlin was the first host of Saturday Night Live, setting up a long tradition that still continues to this day.

1. Pittsburgh Steelers
   Minnesota Vikings
2. New York Giants
   Dallas Cowboys

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Minnesota Vikings 16 - 6 at Super Bowl XI on January 12, 1975.

1. Khmer Rouge
   African National Congress
2. Irish Republican Army
   None of the above

The Irish Republican Army were fighting for the freedom of Northern Ireland, wanting the British to stop ruling the country so Ireland could be reunited.

1. Jimmy Hoffa
   DB Cooper
2. John Paul Getty III
   Patty Hearst

Jimmy Hoffa disappeared on July 30, 1975. A union leader, Hoffa's was never found and he was declared dead in 1982.

1. The bout with cloud
   The fight in the night
2. The thrilla in Manilla
   The scrap

This was the third time Frazier and Ali had met! Ali eventually went on to win to again show he was the greatest heavyweight in the world.

1. 'Killer Queen'
   'Bohemian Rhapsody'
2. 'Radio Gaga'
   'I Want To Break Free'

The most famous of Queen's singles, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' hit one million in sales in a mere nine weeks after it was released.

1. Gen. Fernando Alonso
   Gen. Francisco Franco
2. Gen. Marco Torres
   Gen. Raul Mata

Francisco Franco came to power in Spain in 1939 after leading a Nationalist revolution in the preceding years. His death saw the return of the exiled monarchy and Spain returning to a democracy.

1. Microsoft
   Apple
2. IBM
   Hewlett Packard

That's right, in April 1975, Microsoft was formed by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. We all know how that turned out!

1. 'No No Song' - Ringo Star
   'Love Will Keep Us Together' - Captain & Tennille
2. 'Get Dancin' - Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes
   'God Save The Queen' - The Sex Pistols

First recorded by Neil Sedaka in 1973, the Captain and Tennille version of 'Love Will Keep Us Together' was the top song of 1975. It stayed at number one for four weeks and was the best selling song of that year.

1. Tony Blair
   John Major
2. Margaret Thatcher
   David Cameron

Margaret Thatcher became the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975. By 1979, she was the Prime Minister of Great Britain.

1. New York
   Miami
2. Denver
   San Fransisco

The strike by the San Francisco police force in 1975 was very serious. A bomb was even set off on the Major's lawn at one point.

1. Bruce Hornsby
   Johnny Ramone
2. Bill Withers
   John Lennon

David Bowie and John Lennon wrote 'Fame' to lament the nature of celebrity. It proved a massive hit!

1. Lynette Fromme
   Sirhan Sirhan
2. Jack Ruby
   Charles Manson

A follower of Charles Manson, Lynette Fromme tried to assassinate Gerald Ford in 1975. She was immediately restrained after pulling out her gun and sent to prison. She was only released in 2009.

1. Siberia
   Soyuz
2. Vostok
   None of the above

Despite the Cold War, the U.S.S.R. and the United States found common ground to operate together... in space of all places. Both spacecraft launched on the same day, with the Russians spending six days in space and the Americans nine.

1. Ronald Reagan
   George W Bush Senior
2. Richard Nixon
   Gerard R Ford

Ford was only a few months into his presidency in 1975, have taken office on August 9, 1974. He was in office till January 20, 1977.

1. Clint Eastwood
   Charlie Chaplin
2. Charles Bronson
   Hugh Grant

Charlie Chaplin was 86 when knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1975. One wonders why it took so long to give possibly the most recognized actor in the world his knighthood. Chaplin died two years later.

1. Scirocco
   Touareg
2. Sharon
   Golf

The Golf from Volkswagen introduced the first of the hot hatches that dominated the late 1970's and 1980s. The GTI model was a particular favorite with boy racers around the world.

1. Cincinnati Reds
   Boston Red Sox
2. New York Yankees
   Baltimore Orioles

In a battle of the Reds, the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-3 in the 1975 World Series with Peter Rose claiming the MVP award.

1. Skylab
   Colombia
2. Apollo
   Viking 1

Viking 1 was launched on August 20, 1975. Almost a year later, in July 1976, it landed on the planet to begin its mission of sending back information about the red planet.

1. Mohammed Bin Salman
   Ibn Saud
2. Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
   None of the above

Faisal was assassinate by Faisal bin Musaid, the son of his half-brother on March 25, 1975. He was shot twice at point blank range.

1. Chris Evert
   Margaret Court
2. Billie Jean King
   Martina Navratilova

Billie Jean King won Wimbledon for the sixth and last time in 1975. It was here last Grand Slam title.

1. Golden State Warriors
   Washington Bullets
2. New York Knicks
   Houston Rockets

The Golden State Warriors destroyed the Washington Bullets in the NBA finals, easily cruising to a 4-0 win. Rick Barry of the Warriors was named MVP.

1. Betamax
   Home film projectors
2. VHS
   None of the above

Developed by Sony, Betamax was released in Japan on May 10, 1975. Betamax machines hit the United States by the end of the year, with VHS, its big rival released the following here. VHS went on to win the home video wars.

1. Metallica
   Iron Maiden
2. AC/DC
   Slayer

Formed in London in 1975, Iron Maiden are one of the top heavy metal bands in the world today.

1. ZX Spectrum
   Commodore 64
2. Altair 8800
   PlayStation

Sold by mail order, the Altair was an immediate success with over a 1,000 sold in the first month. This was the start of the microcomputer revolution.

1. Earrings
   Mood rings
2. Toe rings
   Gold chains

Mood rings, created by Josh Reynolds and Maris Ambats, were all the rage in 1975.