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Quiz about A Whole New World Part II
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A Whole New World, Part II Trivia Quiz


My father passed away in 1965. If he were to return fifty years later in 2015, he would find that he was in "A Whole New World". Which parts of that world can you identify?

A multiple-choice quiz by lowtechmaster. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
379,490
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
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1478
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Born in November, 1912, Dad was alive when his lifelong favorite baseball team, the Boston Red Sox, won the World Series in 1915, 1916, and 1918. Were he to return in 2015, he would have been delighted by the Red Sox World Series championships in which three years? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Halloween was a favorite night for Dad. He delighted in complimenting the costumes of the children who came to the door as he handed out the treats. He would be saddened in 2015 to discover that he could only offer which of these treats? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In 1965, for Dad the United States Supreme Court consisted of "nine old white men." In 2015, he would be pleasantly surprised to find both women and minorities on the Court. He would have been interested to discover that the first minority member and the first female member were which two Justices? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Before he passed away, Dad experienced the Great Depression, World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, and the beginnings of the Space Race and the Vietnam War. Returning in 2015, which event of these would he have welcomed as the best for our country? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. When Dad was born in 1912, first class postage was two cents. It increased to three cents in 1917 and four cents in 1958. When Dad died in 1965, it was five cents. Were he to appear in 2015, what would he be stunned to discover that first class postage was? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. At least one or two nights a week Dad had to work late, arriving home after 11:00 PM. He would then either try to warm up on the stove what we had for dinner or eat a cold meal. With which of these innovations would he have been delighted in 2015? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Dad passed away in December, 1965. In July, 1966, what innovative health insurance program took effect? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Were Dad to return in 2015, he would marvel at the advances that had been made in medicine since 1965. He would, I believe, be particularly delighted at the advances in diagnosis and treatment in which two areas that claimed his parents? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. If Dad returned in 2015, he would be baffled by most modern technology. He would not want a home computer or a smart phone. He would want to continue to get places with road maps. But he would be delighted in at least one technological advance. After work and after supper, he would enjoy settling down in his favorite easy chair to watch programs on which technological advance? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. For several years in the 1940s, my parents and another couple had season tickets to the home hockey games of the Boston Bruins. Although Dad got to see the Bruins win the Stanley Cup in 1938-39 and 1940-41, he never saw them win it again, but did see them lose it in 1945-46, 1952-53, 1956-57, and 1957-58. If he returned in 2015, he would have learned that the Bruins won the Stanley Cup in 1969-70, 1971-72, and 2010-2011. He would have regretted not seeing possibly the Bruins all time greatest player who was instrumental in bringing the Cup to Boston in 69-70 and 71-72. Which player was that? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Born in November, 1912, Dad was alive when his lifelong favorite baseball team, the Boston Red Sox, won the World Series in 1915, 1916, and 1918. Were he to return in 2015, he would have been delighted by the Red Sox World Series championships in which three years?

Answer: 2004, 2007, 2013

Although he did see the Sox lose the World Series, 4-3, to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1946, he was spared the Sox losing the World Series in 1967 (to the St. Louis Cards), 1975 (to the Cincinnati Reds), and 1986 (to the New York Mets). In each series, they lost 4-3!
2. Halloween was a favorite night for Dad. He delighted in complimenting the costumes of the children who came to the door as he handed out the treats. He would be saddened in 2015 to discover that he could only offer which of these treats?

Answer: Candy bars in their original wrappers

Dad particularly enjoyed putting together a collection of penny candy tied in a napkin. He would also be shocked that children in 2015 were almost always accompanied by at least one adult.
3. In 1965, for Dad the United States Supreme Court consisted of "nine old white men." In 2015, he would be pleasantly surprised to find both women and minorities on the Court. He would have been interested to discover that the first minority member and the first female member were which two Justices?

Answer: Thurgood Marshall and Sandra Day O'Connor

Appointed by Lyndon Johnson, Thurgood Marshall served from 1967 until his retirement in 1991. Sandra Day O'Connor, a Ronald Reagan appointee, served from 1981 until her retirement in 2006.
4. Before he passed away, Dad experienced the Great Depression, World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, and the beginnings of the Space Race and the Vietnam War. Returning in 2015, which event of these would he have welcomed as the best for our country?

Answer: Dissolution of the Soviet Union (USSR) (1991)

Dad despised Communism in all of its forms. To him, the USSR was the greatest threat to our freedom. He would have been overjoyed at the dissolution, and very interested in how it occurred.
5. When Dad was born in 1912, first class postage was two cents. It increased to three cents in 1917 and four cents in 1958. When Dad died in 1965, it was five cents. Were he to appear in 2015, what would he be stunned to discover that first class postage was?

Answer: 49 cents

To put the cost in perspective, in Dad's 53 years, first class postage increased from two cents to five cents. In the 50 years since he passed away, first class postage has gone from five cents to 49 cents! In 1965, Dad could have mailed nine first class letters (with four cents left over) for what he would spend to mail one in 2015!
6. At least one or two nights a week Dad had to work late, arriving home after 11:00 PM. He would then either try to warm up on the stove what we had for dinner or eat a cold meal. With which of these innovations would he have been delighted in 2015?

Answer: Microwave

With a microwave, Dad could have warmed up whatever we had for dinner and enjoyed a hot meal when he got home. Amana introduced the counter top microwave in 1967. In 1971, only 1% of American homes had one. That increased to 90% by 1997. And by 2015, nearly every home had a microwave.
7. Dad passed away in December, 1965. In July, 1966, what innovative health insurance program took effect?

Answer: Medicare

Were Dad to return in 2015, he would have been gratified to see not only Medicare and Medicaid, but also the Affordable Care Act. At the time of his death, all that was available to most Americans was private insurance, either through their employers or on their own. Premiums were very high for senior citizens, co-pays were high, lifetime limits were punitive, exclusions for such things as preconditions were rampant, and cancellations for using the insurance were frequent.
8. Were Dad to return in 2015, he would marvel at the advances that had been made in medicine since 1965. He would, I believe, be particularly delighted at the advances in diagnosis and treatment in which two areas that claimed his parents?

Answer: heart disease and cancer

Dad and his father both died from massive heart attacks. His mother passed away from cancer. At the time Dad died, smallpox, scarlet fever, polio, and measles were under control. If he were alive in 2015, he would not have died as he did in 1965, because his problems would have been diagnosed early on and they would have been successfully treated. And he would have seen his daughter-in-law (my wife) treated for and "cured" of two types of cancer.
9. If Dad returned in 2015, he would be baffled by most modern technology. He would not want a home computer or a smart phone. He would want to continue to get places with road maps. But he would be delighted in at least one technological advance. After work and after supper, he would enjoy settling down in his favorite easy chair to watch programs on which technological advance?

Answer: HD/3D TV

As an oldster in 2015, Dad would have still used a landline phone and road maps, and would not have bothered with computers, including Facebook, Skype, and Twitter. He grew up with radio and liked television, particularly when shows were broadcast in color. He would have welcomed modern television, not only programs aired in HD/3D, but also the selection of channels available!
10. For several years in the 1940s, my parents and another couple had season tickets to the home hockey games of the Boston Bruins. Although Dad got to see the Bruins win the Stanley Cup in 1938-39 and 1940-41, he never saw them win it again, but did see them lose it in 1945-46, 1952-53, 1956-57, and 1957-58. If he returned in 2015, he would have learned that the Bruins won the Stanley Cup in 1969-70, 1971-72, and 2010-2011. He would have regretted not seeing possibly the Bruins all time greatest player who was instrumental in bringing the Cup to Boston in 69-70 and 71-72. Which player was that?

Answer: Bobby Orr

Dad never saw Bobby Orr play. Orr led the Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 1969-70 (over the St. Louis Blues) and in 1971-72 (over the New York Rangers), scoring the winning goal in each series. He also won such major awards as the Norris Trophy (eight times), Art Ross Trophy (twice), and Hart Trophy (three times), and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979, at the time the youngest player ever inducted. Dad did get to see the other great Bruins' players listed.
Source: Author lowtechmaster

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