Music
During the 1940s, this lively dance music genre, led by bands like Glen Miller and Duke Ellington, was at its peak.
Swing Music
This dish is made with ground beef, breadcrumbs, onion, egg, and ketchup, then baked at 350°F for about an hour.
Meatloaf
What year did Germany invade Poland, starting World War II?
1939
During WWII, women’s dresses were typically knee-length with modest necklines and often featured this style of dress, characterized by a button-down front and a fitted waist.
Shirtwaist Dress
What was radar used for during WWII?
Detect Aircraft/Ships
This style of smooth, vocal singing became popular in the 1940s and helped artists like Frank Sinatra gain fame.
Crooners
Name the vegetable soup that includes carrots, potatoes, beans, peas, and tomatoes, simmered until tender.
Victory Garden Vegetable Soup
Which policy allowed Hitler to occupy the Sudetenland in hopes of avoiding war?
Appeasement
Due to material shortages, women’s accessories like hats, gloves, and handbags remained popular, but many women also wore this head covering to conceal their hair.
Turban/Scarf
What antibiotic was mass-produced during WWII to save lives?
Penicillin
Frank Sinatra was a famous artist associated with this music style that became popular in the 1940s.
Crooning
This dessert is flavored with molasses, ginger, and cinnamon, and baked into balls coated with sugar.
Molasses Cookies
What was the name of the pact signed secretly by Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939?
German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
Christian Dior’s 1947 fashion revolution, known as the “New Look,” emphasized this type of waist.
Cinched Waist
The nuclear age began with the bombings of which two Japanese cities?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Toward the end of the 1940s, gospel, blues, and this genre of soulful music rose in popularity.
R&B
This dessert combines cooked rice, milk, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and optional raisins, baked until set at 325°F.
Rice Pudding
What event on December 7, 1941, caused the United States to enter World War II?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
This designer popularized a new silhouette with a cinched waist and full skirt in 1947.
Christian Dior
What does the computer ENIAC do?
Calculations
This singer, known for "My Way" and "New York, New York," gained fame as a 1940s crooner.
Frank Sinatra
This is the most common temperature for a recipe made in the 1940s.
350°F
On what date did Japan formally surrender, effectively ending World War II?
September 2, 1945
During wartime, men’s fashion included the wearing of these wide-legged, high-waisted pants, often associated with minority youth and sometimes frowned upon due to fabric use.Zoot Suits
Zoot Suits
What is the name of the first microwave oven made for home use?
Radarange