Do You Remember 1949?

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

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? Deng Xiaoping Mao Zedong Chiang Kai-shek Hu Yaobang

4. In 1949 the song "Some Enchanted Evening" was featured in which of these musicals? South Pacific West Side Story The King and I 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 Konrad Adenauer Helmut Schmidt Willy Brandt Walter Ulbricht

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? Sonny Liston Rocky Marciano Joe Louis Floyd Patterson

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

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