# The Atoz Game (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097 "2022-08-04T15:42:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 424
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**The 1970s** ABBA Bell bottoms CB radios Disco Earth Day Ford, Gerald Greenpeace founded _Heaven Can Wait_ Inflation Johnny Bench _King Kong_ remade Long hair Murder rate skyrockets Nixon resigned Operation Tailwind People Magazine Queen Started in 1970. This was the decade they released Killer Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, Somebody to Love, We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions, Fat Bottomed Girls, and Crazy Little Thing Called Love. ---
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**The 1970s** ABBA Bell bottoms CB radios Disco Earth Day Ford, Gerald Greenpeace founded _Heaven Can Wait_ Inflation Johnny Bench _King Kong_ remade Long hair Murder rate skyrockets Nixon resigned Operation Tailwind People Magazine Queen Radical! Like, pretty cool, dude. ---
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**The 1970s** ABBA Bell bottoms CB radios Disco Earth Day Ford, Gerald Greenpeace founded _Heaven Can Wait_ Inflation Johnny Bench _King Kong_ remade Long hair Murder rate skyrockets Nixon resigned Operation Tailwind People Magazine Queen Radical! Star Wars The original film was released in 1977, and immediately became a cultural phenomenon. ---
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**The 1970s** ABBA Bell bottoms CB radios Disco Earth Day Ford, Gerald Greenpeace founded _Heaven Can Wait_ Inflation Johnny Bench _King Kong_ remade Long hair Murder rate skyrockets Nixon resigned Operation Tailwind People Magazine Queen Radical! Star Wars Travolta, John ---
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**The 1970s** ABBA Bell bottoms CB radios Disco Earth Day Ford, Gerald Greenpeace founded _Heaven Can Wait_ Inflation Johnny Bench _King Kong_ remade Long hair Murder rate skyrockets Nixon resigned Operation Tailwind People Magazine Queen Radical! Star Wars Travolta, John Unchained Melody, done by Elvis Recorded in 1977, released in 1978. ---
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**The 1970s** ABBA Bell bottoms CB radios Disco Earth Day Ford, Gerald Greenpeace founded _Heaven Can Wait_ Inflation Johnny Bench _King Kong_ remade Long hair Murder rate skyrockets Nixon resigned Operation Tailwind People Magazine Queen Radical! Star Wars Travolta, John Unchained Melody, done by Elvis Vicious, Sid, joined the Sex Pistols, later ODs ---
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**The 1970s** ABBA Bell bottoms CB radios Disco Earth Day Ford, Gerald Greenpeace founded _Heaven Can Wait_ Inflation Johnny Bench _King Kong_ remade Long hair Murder rate skyrockets Nixon resigned Operation Tailwind _People_ Magazine Queen Radical! _Star Wars_ Travolta, John “Unchained Melody,” done by Elvis Vicious, Sid, joined the Sex Pistols, later ODs Watergate scandal ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8469 "2025-05-16T03:04:07Z")
**The 1970s** ABBA Bell bottoms CB radios Disco Earth Day Ford, Gerald Greenpeace founded _Heaven Can Wait_ Inflation Johnny Bench _King Kong_ remade Long hair Murder rate skyrockets Nixon resigned Operation Tailwind _People_ Magazine Queen Radical! _Star Wars_ Travolta, John “Unchained Melody,” done by Elvis Vicious, Sid, joined the Sex Pistols, later ODs Watergate scandal X-Rated movie houses Or as they were called back then, “jack shacks” ---
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**The 1970s** ABBA Bell bottoms CB radios Disco Earth Day Ford, Gerald Greenpeace founded _Heaven Can Wait_ Inflation Johnny Bench _King Kong_ remade Long hair Murder rate skyrockets Nixon resigned Operation Tailwind _People_ Magazine Queen Radical! _Star Wars_ Travolta, John “Unchained Melody,” done by Elvis Vicious, Sid, joined the Sex Pistols, later ODs Watergate scandal X-Rated movie houses “YMCA” by the Village People ---
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**The 1970s** ABBA Bell bottoms CB radios Disco Earth Day Ford, Gerald Greenpeace founded _Heaven Can Wait_ Inflation Johnny Bench _King Kong_ remade Long hair Murder rate skyrockets Nixon resigned Operation Tailwind _People_ Magazine Queen Radical! _Star Wars_ Travolta, John “Unchained Melody,” done by Elvis Vicious, Sid, joined the Sex Pistols, later ODs Watergate scandal X-Rated movie houses “YMCA” by the Village People Ziggy Stardust **The 1980s** Because we gotta. Al Pacino ---
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Because we gotta. Al Pacino Big hair ---
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**The 1980s** Al Pacino Big Hair Christa McAuliffe/Challenger Disaster ---
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**The 1980s** Al Pacino Big Hair Christa McAuliffe/Challenger Disaster Dire Straits ---
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**The 1980s** Al Pacino Big Hair Christa McAuliffe/Challenger Disaster Dire Straits Earthquake in California during the World Series _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**The 1980s** Al Pacino Big Hair Christa McAuliffe/Challenger Disaster Dire Straits Earthquake in California during the World Series Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ---
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**The 1980s** Al Pacino Big Hair Christa McAuliffe/Challenger Disaster Dire Straits Earthquake in California during the World Series Ferris Bueller’s Day Off George H.W. Bush elected President ---
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**The 1980s** Al Pacino Big Hair Christa McAuliffe/Challenger Disaster Dire Straits Earthquake in California during the World Series Ferris Bueller’s Day Off George H.W. Bush elected President Huey Lewis and the News ---
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**The 1980s** Al Pacino Big Hair Christa McAuliffe/Challenger Disaster Dire Straits Earthquake in California during the World Series Ferris Bueller’s Day Off George H.W. Bush elected President Huey Lewis and the News Iran-Contra Affair ---
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**The 1980s** Al Pacino Big Hair Christa McAuliffe/Challenger Disaster Dire Straits Earthquake in California during the World Series Ferris Bueller’s Day Off George H.W. Bush elected President Huey Lewis and the News Iran-Contra Affair Johnny Hates Jazz ---
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**The 1980s** Al Pacino Big Hair Christa McAuliffe/Challenger Disaster Dire Straits Earthquake in California during the World Series Ferris Bueller’s Day Off George H.W. Bush elected President Huey Lewis and the News Iran-Contra Affair Johnny Hates Jazz Karen Ann Quinlan [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=423) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=425)