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Pub quiz question 6824 by pjh2

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Pub quiz question 2959 by pjh2

Question: Q: Character
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Answer: A: Figaro
Notes: *: Pinocchio, 1940, voiced by Mel Blanc (first appearance), Clarence Nash, Frank Welker
Categories: Children (6) Cartoons (6) Disney (6) 1940s (6)

Pub quiz question 7027 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the nickname of Arthur Harris who was in charge of the World War II Allied air campaign against Germany?
Answer: A: Bomber
Categories: Names (3) 1940s (3) Military (3)

Pub quiz question 9244 by pjh

Pub quiz question 1205 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which famous ship disappeared in the Denmark Strait on 24th May 1941 with the death of all but three of it's 1400 crew?
Answer: A: H.M.S. Hood
Categories: Military (5) 1940s (5) History (5)
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Pub quiz question 3243 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which 1940 Disney film is a collection of animated impressions of classical music?
Answer: A: Fantasia
Categories: 1940s (1) Music (1) Entertainment (1) Film/Movies (1)

Pub quiz question 626 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which year did the first winter Olympics not happen in the same year as the summer Olympics?
Answer: A: 1994 (Norway)
Categories: Olympics (7) Sports (7) 1940s (4)
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Pub quiz question 3113 by pjh2

Question: Q: What Japanese term meaning 'divine wind' was adopted into the English language to describe World War II suicide pilots?
Answer: A: Kamikaze
Categories: Language (4) 1940s (4) History (4)

Pub quiz question 6875 by pjh2

Question: Q: What US president came up with the title United Nations after spotting it in Bryon's "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage?"
Answer: A: Franklin D Roosevelt
Categories: Politics (7) 1940s (7)