Category

1940s 69 questions.
1940-1949
Pub quiz question 6373 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Ancient symbol was adopted by the Nazis in Germany as their emblem?
  2. Answer: A: Swastika
  3. Notes: *: 1920-1945
  4. Categories: Politics (2) 1920s (2) 1930s (2) 1940s (2) Military (2)
Pub quiz question 4864 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What 1941 invention by Heinz and ICI kept the troops warm during the D Day landings?
  2. Answer: A: Self heating can
  3. Categories: Science (7) 1940s (7) Food (7)
Pub quiz question 5684 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In the film Casablanca, what is the name of the bar?
  2. Answer: A: Rick's
  3. Notes: *: 1942
  4. Categories: Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6) 1940s (6)
Pub quiz question 7248 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which US President once wore a Nazi uniform in a movie?
  2. Answer: A: Ronald Reagan
  3. Notes: *: Desperate Journey, 1942
  4. Categories: Entertainment (3) Politics (3) 1940s (3)
Pub quiz question 9232 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What was Kim Jong Il's name when he was born?
  2. Answer: A: Yuri Irsenovich Kim
  3. Categories: Politics (9) Names (8) 1940s (8)
Pub quiz question 6544 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the four-letter name of Thailand prior to 1949?
  2. Answer: A: Siam
  3. Categories: Geography (3) 1940s (3)
Pub quiz question 5039 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What crime-based boardgame was invented by Anthony Earnest Pratt?
  2. Answer: A: Cluedo
  3. Notes: *: Patent filed 1944, at Waddingtons 1945, patent granted 1947, first produced 1949
  4. Categories: Games (3) Leisure (3) 1940s (3)
Pub quiz question 2960 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Character
  2. Image: i:
  3. Answer: A: Geppetto
  4. Notes: *: Pinocchio, 1940, voiced by Christian Rub
  5. Categories: Children (5) Cartoons (5) Disney (5) 1940s (5)
Pub quiz question 3240 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Disney musical movie was the first to be shown to large public audiences with stereophonic sound?
  2. Answer: A: Fantasia
  3. Notes: *: 1940
  4. Categories: 1940s (5) Entertainment (5) Music (5) Film/Movies (4)
Pub quiz question 3110 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which was the first city to be devastated by the dropping of an atomic bomb?
  2. Answer: A: Hiroshima
  3. Categories: Geography (2) Military (2) History (2) 1940s (2)
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