Category

1940s 68 questions.
1940-1949
Pub quiz question 5297 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which English author wrote Scoop and The Loved One?
  2. Answer: A: Evelyn Waugh
  3. Notes: *: Published 1938 and 1948 respectively
  4. Categories: Literature (4) 1930s (4) 1940s (4)
Pub quiz question 7028 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What year saw the end of World War II?
  2. Answer: A: 1945
  3. Categories: 1940s (1) Military (1)
Pub quiz question 511 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which month of 1945 were the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
  2. Answer: A: August
  3. Categories: Politics (5) Military (5) History (5) 1940s (5)
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Pub quiz question 3242 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who filled the rôle of the Sorcerer's Apprentice in Fantasia?
  2. Answer: A: Mickey Mouse
  3. Notes: *: 1940
  4. Categories: 1940s (2) Entertainment (2) Film/Movies (2) Music (2)
Pub quiz question 607 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Where would the 1944 summer Olympic games have been held?
  2. Answer: A: London, UK
  3. Notes: *: Cancelled because of the war
  4. Categories: Sports (8) Olympics (8) 1940s (8)
Pub quiz question 5371 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which controversial film rewrote history to give the Americans credit for capturing an Enigma decoding machine?
  2. Answer: A: U-571
  3. Notes: *: Set in 1942, released in 2000
  4. Categories: Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5) 1940s (5) 2000s (5) Military (5)
Pub quiz question 608 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Where were the 1948 summer Olympic games held?
  2. Answer: A: London, UK
  3. Categories: Sports (7) Olympics (7) 1940s (7)
Pub quiz question 3241 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What kind of creature is the ballet dancing Hyacinth in Fantasia?
  2. Answer: A: Hippopotamus
  3. Notes: *: 1940
  4. Categories: 1940s (4) Entertainment (4) Music (4) Film/Movies (4)
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Pub quiz question 5306 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How many novels are there in C.P.Snow's Strangers and Brothers series?
  2. Answer: A: Eleven
  3. Notes: *: 1940 through 1970
  4. Categories: Literature (6) 1940s (6) 1950s (6) 1970s (6) 1960s (6)
Pub quiz question 947 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the US president
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  3. Answer: A: Theodore Roosevelt
  4. Categories: Politics (4) 1930s (4) 1940s (4)
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