TRIVIA QUIZ DO YOU KNOW YOUR ’70s Dallas?

THE ’50S WERE INNOCENT, THE ’60s UNEASY, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ’70s? How do you pin a tag on a decade that featured Roots and Archie Bunker, Star Wars and gas pump lines, Richard Nixon and hot pants, Led Zeppelin and the Bee Gees, the birth of Ms. and the death of Life? In our own neighborhood, Johnny Rotten and the Sex Pistols appeared at the Longhorn Ballroom, a renowned redneck shrine, and a legendary whorehouse known as the Chicken Ranch was moved from La Grange, Texas, to Greenville Avenue to become a theme restaurant. It was a decade born for trivia, so try your hand at these brainteasers:

1 At the Texas Slate Fair in 1978, in addition to his usual “Howdy, folks” repertoire. Big Tex warned fairgoers to watch out for the Hare Krishnas.

a. True

b. False

2 Which of the Texas Rangers players pictured above was the first to wear hair curlers on the field?

a. Burt Blyleven

b. Dock Ellis

c. Oscar Gamble

d. Jim Ke

3 Duane Thomas scored the first touchdown to inaugurate Texas Stadium when it opened midway through the ’71 season, but what was the very first event held in the facility?

a. The Skoal/Copenhagen tractor pull

b. A Willie Nelson concert

c. A Billy Graham revival

d. A cow chip tossing contest



4 In 1970, the Dallas Aces won a world championship in a contest held in Stockholm, Sweden, crushing Nationalist China 95-28 in what event?

a. Table tennis

b. Polo

c. Lacrosse

d. Contract bridge



5 Name the former captive of the Chinese Communists who was a restaurateur/ice skater, a walking, talking Dallas landmark with the business slogan “Chili rice is very nice.”



6 Who was the subject of the Dallas Theater Center’s play about an “All-American Boy”?

a. Jack Armstrong

b. Jack Dempsey

c. Jack Ruby

d. Jack Kerouac



7 Name the former Detroit Lions receiver whose home was used as the locale for the filming of the TV movie that led to the “Dallas” series.

8 Only one of the following earned a salary of more than $50,000 in 1974. Which one?

a. Henry Wade. Dallas district attorney

b. Toby Harrah, Texas Rangers shortstop

c. Bob Lilly. Dallas Cowboys tackle

d. Nolan Estes, Dallas public school superintendent



9 What did the original TGI Friday’s on Greenville Avenue call its king-sized margarita?

a. El Muy Mucho

b. El Rauncho Grande

c. The Margorilla

d. Jumbo (pronounced “Whom-bo”)



10 Harvey Gaugh, owner of a Lovers XV Lane specialty hamburger emporium, refused admittance to:

a. Men with earrings

b. Women without earrings

c. Men with long hair

d. Women without bras

11 Who was the originator of “Newsroom.” the refreshingly informal, open-minded and insightful public television offering on KERA-TV Channel 13?

a. Dan Rather

b. Roger Mudd

c. Jim Lehrer

d. Billy Porterfield



12 Name the ill-fated entertainment complex at Love Field that featured skating, games, dancing and movies.

a. Love c. Luv

b. Llove d. Lluv

13 In the early ’70s, First International Bankshares and Republic of Texas were bitter rivals in the race to see who could swallow the most guppy banks. Which five of the following local luminaries were directors at First, and which live at Republic?

a. Edwin L. Cox d. Ed R. Haggar h. Erik Jonsson

b. Trammel 1 Crow e. John D. Murchison i. Robert B. Cullum

c. Herman W. Lay f. Stanley Marcus j. John M. Stemmons

g. Ben H. Carpenter

14 Name the popular hangout on Commerce Street run by E.R. Solomon that featured hot pastrami, stale jokes, cold beer and free insults.

15 What was the name of the 6,500-pound killer whale at Seven Seas in Arlington?

a. Nate c. Nikita

b. Newtka d. Fred



16 Picking up on the Times Herald’s tortoise-and-hare pitch, the Morning News countered with a rabbit mascot in its ads. Name the rabbit.

a. Ralph Rabbit

b. Harold Hare

c. Bradley Bunneigh

d. Leonard Longears

17 Who gave Miami Dolphins coach 17 Don Shula a tip on a play guaranteed to burn the Cowboys in Super Bowl VI?

a. Howard Hughes

b. Richard Nixon

c. The Shah of Iran

d. Elvis Presley



18 What was the gigantic bicentennial creation at the intersection of LBJ and Inwood Road?



19 What was the business of Pie Face, Inc.?

a. Creating artistic pie pans

b. Baking Texas-style pecan pie

c. Selling funny face pizza

d. Throwing pies in people’s faces for a fee



20 The Hard Rock Cafe on McKinney was originally a Baptist church, but what was there just before the hard rockers?

21 In 1973, members of the National Organization for Women won 12 cooking contest ribbons at the state fair, and announced that they would devote their collective winnings to support the Equal Rights Amendment.

a. True b. False



22 Match the restaurant with the fare:

a. Magic Pan aa. seafood

b. Randy Tar bb. crepes

c. Oporto cc. haute cuisine

d. Bagatelle dd. steak and salad

e. Oz ee. French country

23 In 1971, Duane Thomas, disenchanted with his contract, called one member of the Cowboys hierarchy “sick, demented and completely dishonest,” prompting the official to respond, “That’s not bad. He got two out of three.” Who was me victim of the running back’s wrath?

a. Tom Landry c. Gil Brandt

b. Clint Murchison, Jr. d. Tex Schramm



24 Before a 1977 exhibition game, Rangers manager Frank Lucchesi was punched in the face by second baseman Lenny Randle, suffering a broken cheekbone, a split lip and a mild concussion. Three months later, Lucchesi was fired. What happened when the ex-manager returned to the ballpark as a spectator?

a. Owner Brad Corbett apologized for firing him.

b. He received a standing ovation.

c. He was given an autographed ball.

d. He was struck in the face by a foul ball.



25 For a spell in the late 1970s, the Dallas Cowboys Cheer- leaders were annoyed by local competitors who would work cheaper and did not mind appearing where alcoholic beverages were sold, which was taboo for the Cowboys’ lasses. Who were the upstarts?

a. The Dallas Cowgirls

b. Bunnies from the local Playboy Club

c. Models from the Kim Dawson Agency

d. The carhops at Keller’s Drive-in

26 In 1977, Texas Rangers man- ager Eddie Stanky had sec- ond thoughts and quit the team after one game. What team did he go to when he left Arlington?

a. Arkansas Travelers

b. University of South Alabama

c. St. Vincent High School in Muncie, Ind.

d. Los Angeles Dodgers

27 In the mid-’70s, the Dallas Times Herald refused to print a Doonesbury comic strip depicting a heterosexual couple in the same bed. a. True b. False



28 Congressman Jim Collins called for the construction of a 10-foot barbed-wire fence around the state to keep out Yankees, foreigners and other undesirables.

a. True b. False

29 Connect the halves to make the full names of these popular ’70s nightspots:

a. Silver Eagle aa. Electric Company

b. Wintergarden bb. Conglomeration

c. Bobby McGee’s cc. Mining Company

d. Travis Street dd. Corner

e. Harper’s ee. Ballroom

30 In 1976. the Dallas Movie Classification Board added a new symbol to its arsenal, the “P” rating. “V” was for violence, “S” for sex and “L” for language, but what did “P” stand for?



31 Which Dallas Cowboy’s (pictured below) bare-chested poster was a smash hit in the late 1970s?

a. cliff Harris

b. Charlie Waters

c. Golden Richards

d. Too Tall Jones

32 What was the special feature at Landmark Pizza on Northwest Highway near Abrams?

a. A 1920s vintage theater pipe organ

b. Kosher toppings

c. Singing waiters

d. Mesquite-grilled pizza



33 What was the name of the Republican congressman who defeated Earle Cabell for the right to represent us in Washington during the mid-’70s? (Hint: It wasn’t Bruce Alger.)



34 What was the title of photographer Charles Odium’s “artistic celebration of the people of Dallas?”

35 Dallas restaurant magnates Gene Street and Phil Cobb, who started The Dixie House, The Wine Press. The Old Church, The Egg Plant and The Black-Eyed Pea, began with a small bar on Oak Lawn called J. Alfred’s. What was J. Alfred’s last name?

a. Muggs

b. Hornblower

c. Prufrock

d. Newman

36 Gable had it; so did Garbo. What was the name of Dallas’ “club for the dashing?”



37 On a cool and crisp October evening at the Cotton Bowl in 1970, minutes before a long anticipated performance, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra walked out en masse, claiming their union contract did not require them to perform under such chilly conditions.

a. True

b. False

38 Name the team of “housewives” appointed by a grocery chain to prove its prices were the lowest in town. (Clue: The store received a rap on the knuckles from the Federal Trade Commission for deceptive advertising.)

a. Minyard Penny Pinchers

b. Safeway Savers

c. Buddies’ Buddies

d. Kroger Price Patrol

39 A capital “M” with one leg missing was the advertising mark of the Mercantile Bank. What did the symbol stand for?

a. More c. Momentum

b. Money d. Movin’ on up



40 Remember the red. white and blue basketballs of the American Basketball Association? Our entry, the Chaparrals, left town in 1973. Where did the idea for the team name come from?



41 During a Rangers road game in 1974, a female fan ran onto the field and bared her breasts, a father-and-son team mooned the fans from infield positions and the Rangers outfielders were bombarded with rocks and bottles. What was the occasion?

ANSWERS: 1: a. 2: b. 3: c. 4: d. 5: Shanghai Jimmy James. 6: c. 7: Cloyce Box. 8: c. 9: c. 10: c. 11: c. 12 b. 13: First: a-e: Republic: f-j. 14: Sol’s Turf Bar. 15: b. 16: b 17: b. 18: a 200-by-400-foot map of 1he United States. 19: d. 20: The Wrecking Bar. a dealer in architectural antiques. 21: a. 22: a,bb: b,dd; c,aa; d.ee: e.cc. 23: d. 24: d 25: b. 26:b 27: a. 28: b. 29: a.cc; b,ee: c,bb: d,aa; e.dd. 30: Perversion. 31: b. 32: a 33: Alan Steelman. 34: “Dallas Nude.” 35: c 36: élan. 37: a. 38: d. 39: c 40: Someone got the idea from a cocktail napkin at the Chaparral Club. 41: 10-Cenl Beer Night in Cleveland.