Sports
Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis, and Willie Pep played this popular sport throughout the 1940s
What is boxing?
He began his career in the 1940s, releasing his most known song “Fly Me to the Moon” in the mid-1960s
Who is Frank Sinatra?
In 1944, this multi-talented singer-actor win an Academy Award for Best Actor in his role in the movie Going My Way
Who is Bing Crosby?
Jack Bailey opened this show by asking the audience “Would YOU like to be Queen for a day?”
What is Queen for a Day?
On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the US Navy, resulting in the death of 2,887 Americans
What is Pearl Harbor?
In 1946, a major breakthrough occurred when the Brooklyn Dodgers signed this player, the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball.
What is Jackie Robinson?
Ella Fitzgerald was known as the Queen of this genre of music
What is jazz?
This actress won an Academy Award in 1944 for her portrayal of Paula Alquist Anton in the movie Gaslight
Who is Ingrid Bergman?
This popular radio show debuted in 1946 and the TV version emerged in July 1948 starring Arthur Godfrey, Lenny Bruce and Sally Marr
What is Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts?
To great fanfare, he became the leader of Great Britain in 1940
Who is Winston Churchill?
The 1947 Heisman trophy went to this Notre Dame quarterback who led his team to the #1 spot in the AP Poll for the second year in a row.
This American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader had the greatest hit "Salt Peanuts"
Who is Dizzy Gillespie?
Orson Welles directed this groundbreaking film in 1941 featuring Joseph Cotten & Agnes Moorehead
What is Citizen Kane?
This entertainment columnist hosted a variety show that ran from 1948 to 1971 that ranked one of the greatest TV shows of all time
Who is Ed Sullivan?
Also called D-Day, President Eisenhower lead this invasion on June 6, 1944
What is Operation Overload?
In 1943, The University of Illinois won their second Big Ten title in a row, dominating college basketball with their starting lineup of juniors, who gained this nickname
Who are the "Wiz Kids?"
This song by Irving Berlin practically became a national anthem during World War II
What is "God Bless America"?
In 1948, this movie, featuring Laurence Olivier, won the Academy Awards for best picture
What is Hamlet?
In early 1949, this awards show recognizing achievements in the television industry aired for the first time
What are the Emmy Awards?
The US sent planes to drop thousands of fliers all over Japan stating the need to escape. When Japan did not surrender, the US dropped an atomic bomb on this Japanese city
What is Hiroshima?
Nicknamed “Concrete Charlie,” the Philadelphia Eagles found this future franchise player in the 1949 draft
Who is Charlie Bednarik?
Benny Goodman was known as the King of this genre of music?
What is swing?
This 1942 romantic drama film featuring Humphrey Bogart is considered one of the best films of the decade
What is Casablanca?
This TV channel, that is now home to Good Morning America debuts for the first time in 1948
What is ABC (American Broadcasting Company)?
This President’s doctrine asked Congress for $400 million to go to Turkey and Greece with the purpose of rebuilding after the war