70th Birthday Nostalgia Quiz: 30 Questions About Their Year

Someone turning 70 now was born in the mid-fifties, a child in the sixties and a young adult in the seventies.

Thirty questions below, plus the personal round. Read slowly, keep the print large, and don't worry about the score.

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Build the personal round first

  • What was number one the week they were born?
  • What was their first job and their first wage?
  • Where did they go dancing, and who with?
  • What was the first record they bought?
  • Where did the family go on holiday, and how did you get there?
  • What was the house like - outside toilet, tin bath, coal fire, no phone?
  • A photo round to finish, with a year to guess for each picture.

Childhood: the late fifties and sixties

  1. Which year was the Coronation?
  2. What did you put in the electricity or gas meter?
  3. What did a rag and bone man collect?
  4. Which band released Sgt. Pepper in 1967?
  5. Which event did most families watch on a neighbour's television?
  6. Which year did England win the World Cup?
  7. What was a farthing worth?
  8. Which sweets were sold loose by the quarter?
  9. Which radio station launched in 1967?
  10. Who was the first man on the moon, and in which year?

Young adulthood: the seventies

  • 11. Which year did decimalisation come in?
  • 12. Which year did Britain join the EEC?
  • 13. Which Swedish group won Eurovision in 1974?
  • 14. Which royal event took place in 1977?
  • 15. Which British aircraft entered service in 1976?
  • 16. Which Queen single topped the chart in 1975?
  • 17. What was the Winter of Discontent?
  • 18. Which bicycle did every child want?
  • 19. What was a party seven?
  • 20. Which sitcom was set in Walmington-on-Sea?

Everything else

  • 21. Who became Prime Minister in 1979?
  • 22. Which sweets were Old English flavour?
  • 23. What was Green Shield Stamps for?
  • 24. What was on television at closedown?
  • 25. Which teletext service launched in 1974?
  • 26. Which car was Britain's best seller for much of the seventies?
  • 27. Which sitcom starred Ronnie Barker as a prisoner?
  • 28. Which singer had a hit with 'It's Not Unusual'?
  • 29. Which soap began on ITV in 1960 and is still running?
  • 30. Complete: 'Beanz meanz...'

Answers

  • 1 1953. 2 A shilling, in most meters. 3 Scrap metal, rags and anything reusable. 4 The Beatles. 5 The Coronation - most streets had one set between them. 6 1966. 7 A quarter of an old penny. 8 Almost all of them, from jars behind the counter. 9 BBC Radio 1. 10 Neil Armstrong, 1969.
  • 11 1971. 12 1973. 13 ABBA. 14 The Silver Jubilee. 15 Concorde. 16 Bohemian Rhapsody. 17 The winter of 1978-79, with widespread strikes. 18 The Raleigh Chopper. 19 A seven-pint tin of beer. 20 Dad's Army.
  • 21 Margaret Thatcher. 22 Spangles. 23 Collecting in books and exchanging for goods. 24 The national anthem, then closedown. 25 Ceefax. 26 The Ford Cortina. 27 Porridge. 28 Tom Jones. 29 Coronation Street. 30 Heinz.

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How to write it so it lands

  • Print at size 16 and read each question twice.
  • Music off while you're reading.
  • For a care home, use the reminiscence version instead.

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Frequently asked questions

What years should a 70th birthday quiz cover?

The sixties for their childhood and teens, and the seventies for their twenties. A few fifties questions work for the very earliest memories.

How do I make a party quiz easy to follow for older guests?

Print at size 16, read each question twice, keep the music off while you read, and give teams longer than you think they need.

Should I use the same quiz for a care home celebration?

Use the reminiscence version instead - it's unscored, theme-based and written for conversation rather than competition.

Do you sell quiz packs?

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