Category

1930s 75 questions.
1930-1939
Pub quiz question 5728 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which British composer wrote A Child of Our Time and The Ice Break?
  2. Answer: A: Sir Michael Tipett
  3. Notes: *: Child of Our time written between 1939 and 1941, Ice Break first produced 1977
  4. Categories: Entertainment (8) Music (8) 1930s (7) 1950s (7) 1970s (8)
Pub quiz question 6363 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which film did Fred Astaire first team up with Ginger Rogers?
  2. Answer: A: Flying down to Rio
  3. Notes: *: 1933
  4. Categories: Entertainment (7) Film/Movies (7) 1930s (7)
Pub quiz question 6028 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was the most famous creation of the Australian author P.L.Travers?
  2. Answer: A: Mary Poppins
  3. Notes: *: Published 1934. Film 1964
  4. Categories: Literature (5) Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5) 1930s (5) 1960s (5)
Pub quiz question 929 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the US president
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  3. Answer: A: Herbert Hoover
  4. Categories: Politics (8) 1920s (7) 1930s (7)
Pub quiz question 604 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Where were the 1932 summer Olympic games held?
  2. Answer: A: Los Angeles, US
  3. Categories: Sports (8) Olympics (7) 1930s (8)
Pub quiz question 7648 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which vessel was commanded by Charlie Allnut?
  2. Answer: A: African Queen.
  3. Notes: *: Novel 1935, film 1951
  4. Categories: 1930s (6) 1950s (6) Literature (6) Film/Movies (6)
Pub quiz question 5794 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who presented the Jules Rimet Trophy to the 1934 FIFA World Cup winners?
  2. Answer: A: Benito Mussolini
  3. Categories: Politics (4) Sports (5) Football (5) 1930s (5)
Pub quiz question 4071 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What did Addis create the first artificial example of in the 1930s using the same machine they used to manufacture toilet brushes?
  2. Answer: A: Christmas tree
  3. Categories: Christmas (2) Science (5) 1930s (6)
Pub quiz question 4782 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which eight words from 'Gone with the Wind' were voted the number one movie quote by the 'American Film Institute?'
  2. Answer: A: Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn
  3. Notes: *: Book: 1936, Film 1939
  4. Categories: 1930s (4) Film/Movies (4) Literature (4)
Pub quiz question 6772 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the kings from the (most recent) Year of the Three Kings?
  2. Answer: A: George V (died,) Edward VII (abdicated - Wallis Simpson), leaving George VI
  3. Notes: *: 1936
  4. Categories: Royalty (8) MultiAnswer3 (7) 1930s (6)