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Remember the 40s? Trivia Quiz

The world changed a lot in the 1940s. Hitler and Mussolini met their ends. The world entered the nuclear age. India was divided into India and Pakistan. What else?

A multiple-choice quiz by arsalanrizvi. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
arsalanrizvi

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
85,885

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
4853

Last 3 plays: Guest 107 (6/10), Guest 24 (6/10), Guest 68 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. 1941. _____________________ is left incomplete when its sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, dies. Hint

Mount Rushmore

Sitting Bull Memorial

Crazy Horse Memorial

Will Rogers Memorial

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Question 2 of 10

2. 1942. Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) is formed by students of the _____________________. Hint

University of Chicago

Oklahoma City University

University of Kansas

Texas A&M

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Question 3 of 10

3. 1943. The world's largest office building, ________________ is completed. Hint

The White House

The Capitol Building

Buckingham Palace

The Pentagon

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Question 4 of 10

4. 1944. Scientists at ___________________ invent the first automatic general-purpose computer. Hint

Yale University

UCLA

Harvard University

University of Virginia

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Question 5 of 10

5. 1945. Seven Middle-Eastern nations form __________________________. Hint

Pan-Arabian League

Anti-Semitic League

Greater-Arabian League

League of Arab States

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Question 6 of 10

6. 1946. __________________ makes famous the term "iron curtain".

Answer: (Two words-first and last name only)

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Question 7 of 10

7. 1947. _____________________ joins the Brooklyn Dodgers. Hint

Hank Aaron

None of these

Babe Ruth

Jackie Robinson

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Question 8 of 10

8. 1948. Syngman Rhee becomes the president of _____________________. Hint

Somalia

Cambodia

Chad

Republic of Korea

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Question 9 of 10

9. 1949. ________________ is divided into two states. Hint

Timor

Korea

Germany

Vietnam

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Question 10 of 10

10. 1950. Comic strip ____________ premier. Hint

Garfield

Peanuts

Simpsons

Dilbert

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Apr 26 2024 : Guest 107: 6/10
Apr 10 2024 : Guest 24: 6/10
Apr 01 2024 : Guest 68: 7/10
Mar 31 2024 : colbymanram: 5/10
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Mar 07 2024 : 173Kraut: 8/10
Feb 28 2024 : Guest 98: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 1941. _____________________ is left incomplete when its sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, dies.

Answer: Mount Rushmore

Gutzon Borglum was influenced by Auguste Rodin's dynamic impressionistic light-catching surfaces.

2. 1942. Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) is formed by students of the _____________________.

Answer: University of Chicago

The students pledged to use Ghandi's non-violent ideas to oppose racial discrimination.

3. 1943. The world's largest office building, ________________ is completed.

Answer: The Pentagon

4. 1944. Scientists at ___________________ invent the first automatic general-purpose computer.

Answer: Harvard University

The program was sponsored by IBM.

5. 1945. Seven Middle-Eastern nations form __________________________.

Answer: League of Arab States

These nations included Iraq and Egypt.

6. 1946. __________________ makes famous the term "iron curtain".

Answer: Churchill

The term was soon in widespread use. It had previously been used in 1920 by Ethel Snowden in her book "Through Bolshevik Russia".

7. 1947. _____________________ joins the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Answer: Jackie Robinson

He thus became the first black person to play on major league baseball.

8. 1948. Syngman Rhee becomes the president of _____________________.

Answer: Republic of Korea

His regime was challenged by parties in North Korea.

9. 1949. ________________ is divided into two states.

Answer: Germany

10. 1950. Comic strip ____________ premier.

Answer: Peanuts

Its creator was Charles Schulz.

Source: Author arsalanrizvi

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