The A-Z of the 70s | Nostalgia Quiz 2

It’s quiz time on Stuview TV. We are going to take an alphabetical journey through the 1970s to see how much you can remember about the decade of disco, flares and Angel Delight. Each answer will begin with a specific letter, best of luck and get ready to get your groove on…this is The A-Z of the 70s Quiz.
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[@jamesevans9264]

I was born 1973. I must say that I genuinely adore this channel. Wonderful memories. Thank you so much.

[@stuviewtv]

That's great to hear! Many thanks.

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

The two things I always wanted as a kid were the X-Ray specs but even more than that was the "real working submarine" that was available after you'd collected about 200,000 of the little comic strip tokens that came in "Bazooka Joe" bubble gums. Unfortunately I only collected 195000 by the time they stopped selling them near us.

[@alisonblampied7200]

70s was my favourite decade. Remembering my silver disco trousers!

[@simonmitchell1725]

Loved all those after shave ads as lad. Denim, Hai Karate, Brut et al. So cool.

[@CarlB_1962]

For all its faults, the 70s is the one I remember most fondly. Anyone remember eating out at a Berni Inn? Prawn cocktail for starters, steak and chips for main course, and Black Forest Gateau for “afters”.

[@xxFORDIExx]

Great era, and a lot of these came across into the 80s too. I remember it all too well. Wonderful

[@pauliesk.7102]

What a coincidence I'm watching this at Sunday tea-time and the first answer is, "Arctic Roll"!!!

[@wayney2008]

Great 70s quiz. Really enjoyed it. Love the 70s..

[@stuviewtv]

Glad you enjoyed it.Thanks!

[@altosanon]

A great trip down memory lane. I had a Sindy doll and used to get Whizzer and Chips and Look-in.

[@davidlomax4028]

Born in 1976.. I got a score of 22.. Chuffed with that.. A lot of the question subjects were relevant for the 80s too.. which helped!

[@kevintracey4644]

Blimey! Memories! Never hear of Zodiac Toys though. The days when ‘PC’ meant you were a copper!

[@Tony11806]

Back in the days when we would see a copper walking the beat.

[@danieladams9950]

Hugely enjoyable.Thanks Stu.

[@stuviewtv]

Cheers Dan!

[@joannefalkinder393]

The young doctor one. Brilliant. Loved the question's Got twenty. Chuffed 💯🇬🇧🤗

[@stuviewtv]

Nice score! Glad you enjoyed the quiz.

[@QuoPaperPlane]

Nutty? Zodiac Toys? X-Ray Specs? The Young Doctors? Didn't do as well as I expected. These four obviously passed me by. Great vid, even though I'm neally half a year late viewing it.

[@stevemoss7793]

I scored 22. I don't remember Nutty at all, and was maybe a bit too old for the comic! I still use Denim today, and no-one has ever made me go weak at the knees like Farrah did....

[@tomsenior7405]

Thanks for the memories. Vesta! I packed several of them for emergencies, whenever I went camping back in the 1970s. They were very cheap, lightweight and easy to stow. I still have a few packets left. The recipes have changed over the years, but they are still just as disgusting as ever. The next time I walk 30 miles in a day and am desperate for hot food, I might just go to a takeaway and use the Vestas to make a campfire.

[@carolebarker2195]

Lol!

[@hazelevans872]

Yes please do more I loved this one 👍👌

[@tomsenior7405]

Lovely quiz. Cheers. A minor point. Buzby was never popular, he was loathed. We were never allowed to use our phone, lest our parents were sent to the Poorhouse.

[@Rose-jz6ix]

Hubby (ex Brit) and I got only three correct each. One answer the same. Funny enough I had no clue on the young doctors. Not a soap opera watcher, good old history or rail for us. We agree with others that quizzes are fun. 🇦🇺😊♥️

[@Tony11806]

I was born in 1960 but only got a few of them right but I have always had a poor memory. I remember the Look In magazine and the slogan was, look out for Look In. I also remember the X-ray specs that gave the illusion of X-ray vision.

[@jono.pom-downunder]

Missed L & V. To my embarrassment I remember the Harmony ad's. Thanks for making me feel old😊

[@stuviewtv]

No problem!😉

[@peterfitzgerald53]

Me and the wife born in the late sixties ,we answered about 95 percent of them ,great quiz please make more 😊

[@stuviewtv]

Glad you enjoyed the quiz! Thanks.

[@Richard-fv7rq]

Was 0-10 in the 70's but do remember a lot of these, great nostalgia. Magazines such as SHOOT were great to get delivered each week, loved it.

[@thebagfather4633]

loved it borught back some great memories got all but 4 right

[@stuviewtv]

Glad you enjoyed it! Many thanks.

[@MrBrynmair]

Great quiz loved it!

[@stuviewtv]

So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!

[@Lord.two.a.penny.]

Could we please have more quizzes from this wonderful era. Thoroughly enjoyed testing myself on this compilation. Kicked myself when told the answers to some of the questions that I knew but couldn't remember in time. I have still got the Farrah Fawcett poster later to become Farrah Fawcett- Majors of course. Never heard of " Instant Whip," looked tasty though.

[@lolmac6456]

I was born in 86, I can remember some of this from my childhood but am am also nostalgic for a time I wasn't alive! Thanks for much for this Channel xxxx

[@lazyhazeldaisy9596]

I would go back to the seventies in a heartbeat, happy days.

[@Tony11806]

I was born in 1960 and would back to 60s and 70s if I could.

[@lazyhazeldaisy9596]

@@Tony11806 I was born in the mid sixties and agree.❤

[@Tony11806]

@@lazyhazeldaisy9596 Britain started taking a turn for the worst when the 1980s arrived as far as I am concerned.

[@nigelbevan8449]

​@@Tony11806So sorry for the late reply.... I totally agree with everything you said. I was also born in 1960 (I'll be 64 in May), and I'd go back to the 60s and 70s in a heartbeat if I could.

[@Tony11806]

@@nigelbevan8449 I will be 64 on the 19 May and Britain was a different country compared to now but many people will not understand what I mean by this but we both understand.

[@rafiqadarr6217]

I got a few of them correct - the first one, Arctic Roll; I don't think I've ever tried it but it looks lovely. All the food on these uploads!! It makes me hungry!! Crisps, chocolate bars, Arctic Roll!! I never tried Vesta Curries because I didn't need to. My Mum cooked the best Indian food I have ever eaten, I was spoiled in that way, growing up. This was also in the 1970s when many people did not eat Indian food - it was "foreign food" to them!! lol. I still love Dal with rice and chappatis to this day, with some good quality mango chutney with it. Can't beat it, and it is easy to cook.

[@jono.pom-downunder]

Arctic Roll, a Brain freeze wrapped in sponge 😅

[@borderlands6606]

I saw Vesta meals in the supermarket last week.

[@KiltedGreen]

Arctic Roll was nothing special. I adored the 70s in almost every way, but the food was highly suspicious. I thought a Vesta Chow Mein was the most exotic meal ever, I mean …

[@mistie710]

I got 22. Must admit that I didn't remember Instant Whip - thought that was more a 60s thing.

[@stephenguppy7882]

I used to wear Denim aftershave. Darn it, didn't know F or Z and couldn't recall W, loved Arthur Lowe's narration of M, used to use Q at school, had plenty of T's, still adore U, had a V once, just the once mind you, and Cornelia Frances, who was Sister Scott in Y, was Australia's host of Weakest Link and was nearly as scary as Anne Robinson. Thanks for a great quiz.😊👍

[@stuviewtv]

I didn't know that about Cornelia Frances. That's great info, thanks!

[@flashtheoriginal]

Didnt get Instant Whip, Nutty, the Young Doctors or Zodiac, so 22 for me. Really enjoyed this, great stuff Stu

[@stuviewtv]

Many thanks!

[@bhamacuk]

Haha I got most of them right! Fun stuff. I don't remember the Zodiac toy chain and I was mad on toys. Nuts!

[@NotSuitableForMum]

21 correct, Never heard of zodiac toys though.

[@arandomcollectionofstuff.2470]

Great fun once again! I got two wrong. I forgot Harmony hair spray and I'd never heard of Zodiac toy shops.

[@stuviewtv]

Great score!

[@kennithprice6807]

Great quiz thanks Stu really enjoyable I had 18/26👍👍😁

[@stuviewtv]

Nice one Ken!👍

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

22 / 26 C - Stupidly guessed "Capri"... My ladies hairdresser neighbour a few doors down used to drive a Yellow Capri with a black vinyl roof in the early 70s... Gawd, she was glamourous and my first little boy's crush... I must have made it too obvious as she once gave me a spin around the block in her car,.. the other lads were jealous as hell when I told them, but when I got home I got a thick ear off mum for "climbing into a stranger's car"... I must have been a little cutie back then though, cos I got a spin around the block off another woman around the same period this time in a Triumph Spitfire (Never told mum about that one though) ... Dunno what happened after puberty tho, I could never pull them like that again !!! F - I Missed Farah... I was probably still reminsicing over "Miss Ford Capri 1972" I - I was an "angel delight" man... well small boy. Z - We never had "Zodiac" near us... Local Liverpool Toy shops for me were "Toyland" on Breck Rd, "Mary's toy shop" on Priory Rd and for the big excited christmas toy hunt "Beatties" in St John's Precinct. You've got a great 70s voice Stu, and I LOVE the groooooovy backing tracks you choose... They Really set the scene. Thanks for the fun... bring on more !!!

[@stuviewtv]

Groovy! Thanks!

[@SLane249]

I knew the answer to most of them... just after they were revealed!

[@jono.pom-downunder]

😅🎉

[@stevelarkin3285]

excellent quiz .... 21 not bad i suppose 👍👍👍👍👍

[@stuviewtv]

Nice score!

[@KarrierBag]

I got a lot of em but not all and didn't remember Zodiac Toys, I still have a few copies of whizzer and chips along with my Feb 1977 to Dec 2016 collection of weekly 2000AD comic with Judge Dredd as well as the monthlys, specials and year books..... got 1000's in all.

[@stuviewtv]

Fantastic!

[@janphillips2534]

Didn’t get two of them. Forgot all about D and I’ve never heard of Z even when the answer was revealed! Maybe they didn’t have it in the South of England. Great quiz as always.

[@the_unrepentant_anarchist.]

Two wrong- I've never heard of 'instant whip', and 'The Young Doctors' threw me with it beginning with a T and not a Y. And besides, by 1983 I'd discovered Colt 45 and girls, so the chances of me being in the house watching Australian daytime soap operas were *below* zero! 😉 🍄

[@drlovepants]

20/26. No recollection of Zodiac Toys; otherwise a pleasant stroll down memory lane as well as another fun quiz. Keep 'em coming👍

[@stuviewtv]

Will do! Thanks.

[@tonymurphy30]

22/26 - not bad, got to be an 80's quiz next 🙂

[@stuviewtv]

Nice score. Yes, I think you're right about an 80s version!

[@mousecharger]

We really enjoyed this. Ty so much!

[@stuviewtv]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks.

[@victoriabest3767]

21 out of 26 not too shabby 😂

[@rugosetexture2716]

Gee, that was pretty tough! Fun, though. Thank you! :o)

[@stuviewtv]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@carolynnlogan8767]

22 , more quizzes please

[@stuviewtv]

I'll see what I can do!

[@stewartfooter3580]

Awsome intro and great quiz stu and yes more quizes please

[@stuviewtv]

That's great to hear. Thanks!

[@RetroReminiscing]

Oh yes ! Here I go...brilliant

[@cdub5033]

Who remembers Findus Crispy Pancakes? The Foodlike things that were quick to eat yet like Napalm in the centre straight out of the Pan. I burnt my tongue many times in my hurry to get back outside to play.

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

Aye yes, a happy memory (I preferred the "minced beef" rather than the "chicken and ham" variety). But a word of warning.... DON'T GO BACK !!! I bought some a few years back and they were absolutely fecking AWFUL !!! They're best left in that old "Fine Fare" convenience store down "Memory Lane".

[@PinkyGoEasy]

Love your channel and I loved this quiz. I got 20!

[@stuviewtv]

Many thanks!

[@charlottehardy822]

I got 19 not bad as I wasn’t around for most of it. 😂

[@McBesty-wb8cm]

Only got a couple wrong, I loved Zodiac toys I brought my bags of marbles from there with my pocket money, when my mum passed away I found for some reason she kept my bag of marbles 😂

[@user-es2pb6tw8x]

I got 20 correct

[@danieladams9950]

Loved this Stu. Denim before my time but otherwise a triumph.

[@ukar69]

Got a couple wrong and I had to pause a few times to let my brain catch up. Top quiz!

[@stuviewtv]

Many thanks!

[@Rose-jz6ix]

Pausing is cheating.😂

[@anjkovo2138]

Who remembers those awful platform shoes....LOL👍🤣

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

Dark tan brogues with "spoony" toes and big "stacky" heels. Of course only to be worn with black and white, dog tooth check "Birmos" (Birmingham bags)... Shang-a-lang !!!!

[@jono.pom-downunder]

In Aus they had "Treads", flip flops made from car tyres 🤔

[@lottiecooke9262]

i love this

[@stuviewtv]

Thanks!

[@Megab00b00]

Really enjoyed the quiz, bringing back memories of the good old days.... Would love to see more quizzes.

[@stuviewtv]

Glad you enjoyed it! Many thanks.

[@anjkovo2138]

I love it👍👍

[@stuviewtv]

Thanks!

[@anjkovo2138]

@@stuviewtv Look forward to seeing another quiz. Maybe an 80s one

[@trudysimms1564]

22 right i✅️

[@stuviewtv]

Nice score!

[@j0hnf_uk]

I got all except a couple. I said Capri instead of Cortina as the most popular Ford model. 🤦‍♂ I also said Party Four rather than Party Seven. Both of which I didn't know much about at the time, only being a kid and all. I knew, 'The Young Doctors', as soon as you mentioned the name of the hospital. Not that any of us in the UK knew anything about this series, as stated, until the early 80's. The theme tune being by, 'The Executives!'

[@stuviewtv]

I reckon you should still give yourself the point for the letter P. There was a Four can size too after all.

[@peterhagan8454]

nice quiz and good dance moves dude

[@stuviewtv]

Groovy!

[@RetroReminiscing]

I love what you quizzed us for letter 'O' ! I have recently found a limited edition of there!! and i have the bag right next to me as I am doing this quizz 🙏😄

[@stuviewtv]

That is awesome!

[@tracysteele7652]

Great quiz Igor 17 out of 26 please do an 80 s quiz

[@stuviewtv]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the 80s request...I'll see what I can do!

[@carolebarker2195]

Didn't do bad. Slipped up on the Farrah Fawcett one and instant whip as I thought that was from the 60s.

[@stuviewtv]

Great score.

[@carolebarker2195]

@@stuviewtv Thanks, Stu :)

[@what-uc]

Thanks for another great video. I Got them all except, I went for Nunch rather than Nutty, and I've never heard of Zodiac, the branch list confirms no branches in Scotland.

[@stuviewtv]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@The_Capri_Kid]

Was cruising with 100% up until Y but couldn't get the last two though nearly answered Capri for C. I wonder if Zodiac Toys was a regional outlet as they weren't about in Northumberland / Tyneside as a few folk have commented they'd not heard of them.

[@davidbowie2046]

Great that Stu. Does anyone remember the pens that i'm sure were by Bic and we had them in junior school around 76. We just knew them as banana pens because of their shape and they came in all different colours? Can't find anything about them. Maybe they were to help young children write better?

[@MrDannyDetail]

18/26. Not bad considering I was only born in 1983.

[@jono.pom-downunder]

👏👏👏👏

[@Tractionengine_556]

24/26. Didn't know F and I.

[@glenjones6980]

Only one I missed out was Zodiac Toys. Never saw one back in the day though as they've been mentioned a couple of times in other uploads and Z must be a bit of a stinker to base a question around then I should have known it.

[@snowysnowyriver]

Got two wrong. Don't remember Instant Whip or Whizzer and Chips. Got all the rest though. I'm now feeling my age!!

[@stuviewtv]

Great score!

[@Jeff_Vader]

What's wrong with Angel Delight?? I still buy the Butterscotch flavour and add twice the milk for a jubbly milkshake.

[@stuviewtv]

Nothing wrong with Angel Delight - it's great!

[@RosieLee777]

I'd like a top of the pops quiz with clips to guess, audio only. Do different decades, or one hit wonders. 🤔 I know it's tv. But totp was on tv.

[@WhiteDieselShed]

Never heard of Zodiac Toys. Where did they have branches? Had to kick myself a few times when I should have known the answer but had forgotten. Is that a sign all us kids from the late 60's who should know all this are losing their marbles? :)

[@DrDandan]

A few wrong that i should have got, and some I didn't even know existed.(5 wrong)

[@martinbond461]

4 wrong. F,P,U and Y.

[@thomascook578]

22, I did well....didn't know Z. How many screamed out Arctic Roll? 😂

[@stuviewtv]

You can't beat a bit of Arctic Roll!

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

@@stuviewtv Can you still get it? Not seen it in YEARS !!!!

[@thomascook578]

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 try farmfoods or heron foods

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

@@thomascook578 Our farmfoods doesn't stock it... but we do have a heron food in town that I don't tend to visit... but I'll definitely give that a try.. worth it to go back down memory lane. Thanks.

[@thomascook578]

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 maybe even morrisons or Iceland

[@MrBrynmair]

I didn’t get Zodiac either.

[@atae7185]

Only got one wrong! I couldn’t remember Denim aftershave.

[@stuviewtv]

Great score!

[@atae7185]

@@stuviewtv I could remember all of the other aftershave’s, brut, burly, high karate…… denim escaped me😀 keep up the good work, it keeps me sane in this crazy world we now have to endure! PS, nutty bars were one of my favourites!

[@stuviewtv]

@@atae7185 That's great to hear. Thanks!

[@keithadams1538]

I got 5 wrong and kicked myself. I thought the ford was a Capri silly me

[@ianr]

Not happy...let myself down by not getting J. I suppose 25 is ok..🤔

[@stuviewtv]

Still a great score!

[@ianr]

@@stuviewtv Thanks!

[@lesleyg1249]

I’ve never heard of Zodiac Toys. Did they have shops all over the UK- I’m from the West Country and can’t remember ever seeing one. Great quiz- 2 wrong answers. How could I have forgotten instant whip!

[@neilwilliams2907]

I'm from Wales and never heard of Zodiac Toys either. I'd heard of instant whip but never tried it so didn't think of it. I always thought is was some kind of instant artificial cream.

[@flashtheoriginal]

Englishman here. Never heard of Zodiac Toys. Ford Zodiac and Steve Zodiac spring to mind. Ah well, happy days

[@neilwilliams2907]

I just checked for locations and I don't think there were any in Wales - There were Zodiac Toys stores in the following towns and cities: Altrincham Aylesbury Banbury Barnsley Basildon Basingstoke Bedford Belle Vale Bexleyheath Birkenhead Blackburn Brighton Bristol Bromley Burnley Burton Cambridge Chatham Chelmsley Wood Chester Chesterfield Chichester Coventry Croydon Darlaston Derby Doncaster Eltham Enfield Finchley Gravesend Halifax Harlow Hatfield Hitchin Hounslow Ilford Kettering Kidderminster Kings Lynn Kingston Leicester Letchworth Liverpool (Tarleton Street) Loughborough Luton Manchester Mansfield New Addington Nottingham Broadmarsh Nottingham Victoria Peckham Peterborough Portsmouth Preston Redditch Rochdale Romford Rugby Runcorn St Helens Salford Salisbury Scunthorpe Slough Stevenage Stockport Stourbridge Stretford Swindon Tamworth Telford Uxbridge Warrington Wembley West Bromwich Woking Wolverhampton Woolwich Wrexham

[@flashtheoriginal]

@@neilwilliams2907 the list mentions Wrexham though 👍

[@neilwilliams2907]

@@flashtheoriginal I'm from Cardiff. I didn't even know Wrexham is in Wales. It is close to the border in my defence ;-)

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

23. Didn't get Instant Whip, Nutty or Zodiac.

[@thomashunter9786]

I scored naround 20. Who can remember all the Magic Roundabout characters?...in 1 minute

[@nicolasykes6637]

I thought C was the Capri, so got that one wrong even thought my dad had a cortina. However I got 21 right, so not bad.

[@neilwilliams2907]

I went for Escort. That was second it seems.

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

Exactly the same for me... Went with Capri even though the first car I remember dad having was a Mk1 Cortina with the circular rear light clusters.

[@neilwilliams2907]

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Same for me, a dark blue Mk1. I remember lying across the back seat with my hands over my ears expecting it to explode when at motorway speeds, as it was so loud! LOL. He also had a Beige Mk5 later on.

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

@@neilwilliams2907 After the two tone duck egg green Cortina Mk1 came a red Vauxhall Viva, then followed by a blue Datsun 120Y...140J and finally 240C. I bet you can still remember some of your dad's car Reg numbers though.... I can. Viva was PEM 165L, 120Y was KKB 792P. Ask me what I had for tea on Friday 🤔🤔🤔, Not a scooby.

[@neilwilliams2907]

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 LOL I know what you mean about memory. I'm Aphantagic (Aphantasia) so I have that trouble big time. The Mk1 was a D reg, followed by an L reg Hillman Avenger then the Mk5 which was YCG 939V followed by a Brazil Brown (some have had somewhat less pleasant ways of describing its colour!) Mk2 Cavalier A180 ONC which I met my wife in after I bought it from my dad 🙂 .

[@malcwhite]

Never ever heard of Zodiac Toys

[@RosieLee777]

20

[@denisebastock32]

I got 8 right

[@Andy-zm3lp]

Got just the one wrong…said Capri and not the Cortina DOH!

[@stuviewtv]

Arrgh, just one away from a full house! I think quite a few people have said the same answer for the car question, so you are not alone.

[@mekonta]

I was listening to the music used for Denim earlier. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3S4Y56Vd6l4j6M

[@G_Fresh_UK]

19, terrible

[@alpiekaar]

70s has to be the worst period for music and dress sense,...we are lucky it did not last or make a comeback

[@Tony11806]

Nothing worse than Bay City Roller trousers.

[@borderlands6606]

The 1970s had the best and worst of music. The early 70s was a continuation of the 1960s, and it got better again at the end of the decade. The middle was dominated by stadium rock and similar horrors. 70s clothes were pretty terrible, I agree.

[@Tony11806]

@@borderlands6606 I was a teenager in the 1970s and for me the 70s brings back a lot of good memories and the 70s was the decade of its time and I would go back to the 70s if I could step into a time machine.

[@davidclarke7122]

I agree, 70's was a time of greater freedom than any other decade before or since.

[@carolebarker2195]

@@Tony11806 Agree. Especially teamed with two-tone platform shoes!