| 1976 Olympic gold medalist Kathy | 32 |
| 1976 presidential hopeful Morris | 32 |
| 1976 Pulitzer winner for "Air Music" | 46 |
| 1976 Rodgers and Harnick musical about Henry VIII | 49 |
| 1976 Sally Field Emmy-winning role | 34 |
| 1976 Steve Miller Band single (cartoonist) | 42 |
| 1976 title role for Raquel Welch | 32 |
| 1976 top 10 hit for Hall & Oates | 36 |
| 1976 Walter Matthau/Tatum O'Neal movie | 42 |
| 1976, when leisure suits were most popular? | 43 |
| 1976-77 Nebula Award winner Frederik | 36 |
| 1977 Australian Open champ Tanner | 33 |
| 1977 best seller set at Boston Memorial Hospital | 48 |
| 1977 best-seller set at Boston Memorial Hospital | 48 |
| 1977 best-seller set at Memorial Hospital | 41 |
| 1977 bestseller set at Memorial Hospital | 40 |
| 1977 Bronson/Remick mind-control thriller | 41 |
| 1977 Burt Lancaster horror/fantasy film | 39 |
| 1977 Burton role in "Roots" | 37 |
| 1977 comedy directed by Carl Reiner | 35 |
| 1977 Cy Young Award winner Sparky | 33 |
| 1977 Cy Young winner from the Yankees | 37 |
| 1977 Disney film (with "The") | 39 |
| 1977 Dolly Parton song for tree fanciers? | 41 |
| 1977 double-platinum jazz-rock album | 36 |
| 1977 double-platinum Steely Dan album | 37 |
| 1977 Electric Light Orchestra hit | 33 |
| 1977 film role that Geena turned down | 37 |
| 1977 George Burns/John Denver film | 34 |
| 1977 Grammy-winning Steely Dan album | 36 |
| 1977 Heisman Trophy winner Campbell | 35 |
| 1977 hit from George Clinton and Parliament | 43 |
| 1977 movie starring Red as Hoagy | 32 |
| 1977 movie thriller with Bo Derek | 33 |
| 1977 pact signed by Carter and Torrijos | 39 |
| 1977 single by Buzzcocks best enjoyed alone? | 44 |
| 1977 Special Citation Pulitzer winner | 37 |
| 1977 thriller about a killer sedan | 34 |
| 1977 thriller co-starring Bo Derek | 34 |
| 1977 thriller set at Boston Memorial Hospital | 45 |
| 1977 Tony winner for Best Musical | 33 |
| 1977 Top Ten hit for Linda Ronstadt | 35 |
| 1977 top-selling Steely Dan album | 33 |
| 1977 Triple Crown champion Seattle ___ | 38 |
| 1977 U.S. Open champion Guillermo | 33 |
| 1977 W.W. II film ["Get lost!] | 35 |
| 1977's "#1 thriller of the year" | 46 |
| 1978 affirmative-action case figure | 35 |
| 1978 and 1986 World Cup winner: Abbr. | 37 |
| 1978 Andy Gibb hit (with "An") | 40 |
| 1978 Best Picture (with ''The'') | 48 |
| 1978 Best Picture (with "The") | 40 |
| 1978 blockbuster movie co-written by Mario Puzo | 47 |
| 1978 Booker Prize recipient Murdoch | 35 |
| 1978 Broadway show with Gregory Hines | 37 |
| 1978 cult film directed by David Lynch | 38 |
| 1978 cult film with a mutant child | 34 |
| 1978 Daniel Patrick Moynihan memoir | 35 |
| 1978 debut solo album by Rick James | 35 |
| 1978 Diana Ross musical, with "The" | 45 |
| 1978 disaster film, with "The" | 40 |
| 1978 film based on a Harold Robbins novel | 41 |
| 1978 film directed by Michael Crichton | 38 |
| 1978 film that takes place in a Turkish prison | 46 |
| 1978 film: ____ Americam Hero | 32 |
| 1978 George C. Scott film (do the math) | 39 |
| 1978 Golden Globe winner for best new actor | 43 |
| 1978 Linda Ronstadt song for tree fanciers? | 43 |
| 1978 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year | 33 |
| 1978 Michael Jackson movie, with "The" | 48 |
| 1978 movie directed by Michael Crichton | 39 |
| 1978 movie set in a Turkish prison | 34 |
| 1978 Nicolette Larson hit "___ Love" | 46 |
| 1978 Nobel Peace Prize co-winner | 32 |
| 1978 Nobel Peace Prize cowinner Sadat | 37 |
| 1978 Nobel Peace Prize recipient | 32 |
| 1978 novelty hit based on a historical person | 45 |
| 1978 Oscar-winning prison documentary | 37 |
| 1978 role for Richard Pryor, with "the" | 49 |
| 1978 Rolling Stones chart-topper | 32 |
| 1978 sequel set in a shopping mall | 34 |
| 1978 star-studded movie directed by Herbert Ross | 48 |
| 1978 Stephen King novel made into a miniseries | 46 |
| 1978-2002 Kenyan president Daniel arap ___ | 42 |
| 1979 "Canadian Caper" country | 39 |
| 1979 AC/DC seven-time platinum album | 36 |
| 1979 Caine/Ustinov adventure flick | 34 |
| 1979 comedy set at Camp North Star | 34 |
| 1979 Duvall film "The Great ___" | 42 |
| 1979 film adapted from an 1891 novel | 36 |
| 1979 film based on the life of Crystal Lee Sutton | 49 |
| 1979 film directed by Mark Rydell | 33 |
| 1979 film parodied in "Spaceballs" | 44 |
| 1979 film set on the spaceship Nostromo | 39 |
| 1979 film with Capt. Willard and Col. Kurtz | 43 |
| 1979 hit for the Doobie Brothers | 32 |
| 1979 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee | 33 |
| 1979 horror movie featuring Laurence Olivier | 44 |
| 1979 musical about a half-mad barber | 36 |
| 1979 N.L. Cy Young Award winner Bruce | 37 |