Toys and
Games
Games
Though invented earlier, this classic real-estate board game about buying Boardwalk and going to Jail was the top-selling board game of 1946.
What is MONOPOLY?
Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters teamed up in 1946 to top the charts with this Hawaiian-themed holiday classic.
What is MELE KALIKIMAKA?
UMM... You tried tuning in to watch a broadcast on your new black-and-white television set, but a gust of wind knocked over the rabbit ear antenna on the roof!
YOUR SCREEN IS PURE FUZZ! -400 POINTS!
Who was the President in 1946?
Who was HARRY S. TRUMAN?
What is WALKING UP TO THE TV AND TURNING THE DIAL?
This famous compound was originally sold in the 1940s as a product to clean soot off wallpaper, though it's purpose today is much more fun.
If you wanted to play a song at a diner or soda fountain in 1946, you dropped a nickel into this coin-operated music machine.
What is a JUKEBOX?
In 1946, a cold 12-ounce glass bottle of Coca-Cola typically cost this exact coin.
What is 5 CENTS?
UH OH... You were caught listening in on the gossip on a private line!
You have violated phone etiquette. LOSE 300 POINTS!
Before Google Search or Wikipedia existed, if you needed to do research for a school report in 1946, you had to flip through dozens of heavy books in a multi-volume set called this.
What is an ENCYCLOPEDIA?
HOW'D YOU DO THAT?? You were the 10th caller to the local radio station and correctly named Bing Crosby's top hit of the year!
JACKPOT! You won a brand new radio console! +400 POINTS!
This famous blues singer and guitarist known as "King of the Blues" bought his very first guitar in 1946 for $15.
Who was B.B. KING?
The federal minimum wage in 1946 was this many cents per hour.
In 1946, Percy Spencer patented this popular kitchen appliance after noticing how it had melted a peanut butter candy bar in his pocket.
What is the RADARANGE? (MICROWAVE OVEN)
In 1946, if you wanted to watch a movie at home, you couldn't stream it or put in a DVD—you had to set up one of these loud, clunky machines that blew hot air and projected light onto a bedsheet on the wall.
What is a FILM PROJECTOR? (REEL-TO-REEL PROJECTOR)
These were a playground classic in 1946, where kids played games like "Keepers" and "Ringer" in the dirt.
What are MARBLES?
According to Billboard's year-end chart for 1946, this song, written by Perry Como, was the #1 overall song of the year.
What is PRISONER OF LOVE?
In 1946, a gallon of gasoline typically cost around this many cents.
In July 1946, French designer Louis Réard introduced this daring piece of fashion in Paris, naming it after an atoll where atomic tests were conducted.
What is the BIKINI?
GOOD JOB! You have successfully dodged all the post-WWll shortages and scored the very last brand-new car off the assembly line!
+600 POINTS!!!
During WWII, an engineer trying to create synthetic rubber accidentally invented this stretchy, bouncy substance that could lift ink off newspaper comics.
What is SILLY PUTTY?
NICE GOING! You packed all your friends into the family car and scored the very last front-row parking spot at the brand-new outdoor drive-in movie theater!
GAIN 700 POINTS!
In 1946, a full year of undergraduate tuition at Harvard University cost roughly this much.
What is $400? (Will accept $300-$500)
Who played in the 1946 World Series? +100 points if you know who won.
What are the ST. LOUIS CARDINALS and the BOSTON RED SOX? (The Cardinals won)
If you wanted to fix a blurry image on your black-and-white TV set in 1946, you had to attach two long metal rods to the top and wrap them in this household kitchen staple to get a clearer picture.
What is ALUMINUM FOIL?