Crossword for 80th milestone
Across
- 2. The iconic architectural marvel opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sydney in October 1973
- 3. The post-WWII generation born between 1946 and 1964 across the Western world
- 5. Bob ____, the American folk music voice of a generation who sang "The Times They Are A-Changin'"
- 6. ____ Lee, the American author who won the Pulitzer Prize for her 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird
- 8. The world's first artificial satellite, launched by the USSR in 1957 to kick off the Space Race against the West
- 11. The British-born "Master of Suspense" who dominated mid-century Hollywood with films like Psycho
- 13. The 1970s US political scandal that led to the historic resignation of President Richard Nixon
- 14. American artist Andy Warhol's famous 1962 pop art subject: Campbell's ____ Cans
- 17. Ol' Blue Eyes himself, the iconic American crooner who famously sang "My Way"
- 20. Johnny ____, America's "Man in Black" who famously performed at Folsom Prison in 1968
- 21. Aussie rock legends formed in 1973 by the Young brothers, known for "Back in Black"
- 23. The trio of brothers who moved from Britain to Australia as kids before achieving massive global fame with the 1977 Saturday Night Fever soundtrack
- 25. Brazilian soccer icon who popularised the sport across America, Britain, and Australia in the 1970s
- 26. Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror film starring Sigourney Weaver that terrified global audiences
- 27. Robert ____, the iconic American poet who read "The Gift Outright" at JFK's 1961 inauguration
- 30. Sylvester Stallone's 1976 underdog boxing film that won Best Picture and became a global phenomenon
- 32. British band that took America and Australia by storm during their historic 1964 tours
- 34. ____ Story, the classic 1957 Broadway musical turned multi-Oscar-winning 1961 film adaptation
- 36. Spielberg's 1975 summer blockbuster that made cinema-goers everywhere afraid to go back in the water
- 37. Swedish pop group whose meteoric global rise in the 1970s was fiercely championed by passionate fans in Australia and Britain
- 38. The iconic California theme park that first opened its gates in July 1955
- 42. Aussie rock band that went "Down Under" to hit number one simultaneously on the US, UK, and Australian charts in 1982
- 43. Michael Jackson's landmark 1982 album that became the best-selling record of all time across the globe
- 44. Margaret ____, who became the UK's first female Prime Minister in 1979
- 45. The German city where a famous wall fell in November 1989, ending an era for Western allies
- 46. British author who wrote the chilling dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, published in 1949
- 47. The major US football gridiron championship game that first kicked off in January 1967
Down
- 1. Sir ____, the ultimate Australian cricket legend whose final, famous Test match batting average was
- 4. Where American astronauts famously walked in 1969, broadcast globally via Australia's Honeysuckle Creek tracking station
- 7. The milestone age celebrated by the guest of honour!
- 8. The Rolling ____, British rock icons who just "Can't Get No Satisfaction"
- 9. Gough ____, the Australian Prime Minister whose dramatic 1975 dismissal by the Governor-General shocked the nation
- 10. The legendary New Zealand-bred, Australian-raced monster horse who famously won the Melbourne Cup in 1930 and died under mysterious circumstances in America
- 12. Marlon ____, the legendary American actor who made an offer you couldn't refuse in The Godfather
- 13. The legendary 1969 music festival held on a dairy farm in upstate New York
- 15. The prestigious British tennis tournament won multiple times in the 60s and 70s by legends like Rod Laver and Billie Jean King
- 16. F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Great" American character, famously played on screen by Robert Redford and Aussie Leonardo DiCaprio
- 18. What a train does, or what Aussies might tell you to do with a cold beer on your birthday!
- 19. Iconic British rock band fronted by Freddie Mercury that stole the show at Live Aid in 1985
- 22. The beloved British princess who captivated the world and married Prince Charles in a massive 1981 royal wedding
- 24. Muhammad Ali’s birth name before he shook up the world in 1964
- 28. Star ____, the US sci-fi TV series that premiered in 1966 to boldly go where no man had gone before
- 29. 1978 musical film starring American John Travolta and Australia's own Olivia Newton-John
- 31. Classic American film starring Humphrey Bogart that won Best Picture a few years before the celebrant was born
- 33. The American King of Rock 'n' Roll who topped charts globally in 1956 with "Heartbreak Hotel"
- 35. The British-French supersonic turbojet airliner that cut transatlantic travel times in half starting in 1976
- 39. The initials of the charismatic 35th US President inaugurated in 1961
- 40. Marilyn ____, the iconic blonde bombshell of 1950s American cinema
- 41. The surname of Elvis, rock's ultimate pioneer
- 45. The iconic, sunglass-wearing frontman of the Irish rock band U2 who filled stadiums across the US, UK, and Australia