| WESTGERMANY | Winners of football's European Championships in 1972 and 1980 |
| LEETREVINO | Golfer who won The Open Championship in 1972 (3,7) |
| BORISSPASSKY | Who did Bobby Fischer beat to win the World Chess Championship in 1972? (5,7) |
| SPAIN | Winners of football's European Championships in 1964, 2008 and 2012 |
| FRANCE | Winners of football's European Championships in 1984 and 2000 |
| ITALY | Winners of football's European Championships in 1968 |
| SOVIETUNION | Inaugural winners of football's European Championships in 1960 |
| NETHERLANDS | Winners of football's European Championships in 1988 |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Winners of football's European Championships in 1976 |
| PORTUGAL | Winners of football's European Championships in 2016 |
| GERMANY | Winners of football's European Championships in 1996 |
| GREECE | Winners of football's European Championships in 2004 |
| DENMARK | Winners of football's European Championships in 1992, despite failing to qualify for the tournament |
| FOREST | Nottingham --, winners of football's European Cup in 1979-1980 (6) |
| EUSEBIO | First winner of football's European Golden Shoe, in 1967-68 |
| BRAZIL | Five-time winners of football's World Cup (6) |
| PARIS | French capital, site of a Villa Windsor, the home of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor from 1953 until their deaths in 1972 and 1986 respectively (5) |
| NAHANNI | This site is in the Northwest Territories. It was established as a national park in 1972, and it includes canyons and plenty of wildlife throughout its 1,177,700 acres (476,968 hectares). A river that |
| WITHOUT | ___ You, chart- topper for Nilsson in 1972 and Mariah Carey in 1994 (7) |
| LIFTEVERYVOICEANDSING | Anthem performed at Wattstax in 1972 and Coachella in 2018 |
