Do You Remember 1949?

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1. What was new in 1949? Monopoly Slinky Scrabble game Silly Putty

2. In the 1949 movie 'Adam's Rib' who were the two stars? William Holden and Gloria Swanson James Stewart and June Allyson Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy Clark Gable and Elizabeth Taylor

3. The People's Republic of China came into being in 1949. Who was its first head of state? Mao Zedong Chiang Kai-shek Deng Xiaoping Hu Yaobang

4. In 1949 the song "Some Enchanted Evening" was featured in which of these musicals? The King and I South Pacific West Side Story The Sound of Music

5. An Arthur Miller drama was first performed in 1949. In it is a character named Willie Loman. What is it? Death of a Salesman A Streetcar Named Desire Separate Tables Dial 'M' for Murder

6. In 1949 Germany became two separate countries. Who was the leader of West Germany Walter Ulbricht Willy Brandt Konrad Adenauer Helmut Schmidt

7. What powerful suspense movie, starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten, and directed by Carol Reed, premiered in 1949? Answer: (Three Words)

8. Which heavyweight boxing champion retired in 1949? Joe Louis Floyd Patterson Rocky Marciano Sonny Liston

9. NATO was formed this year. How many countries were originally in the organization? 10 14 8 12

10. '1984' was published in 1949. Who wrote it? George Orwell Aldous Huxley D.H.Lawrence Isaac Asimov