1939

Film

100

Highest grossing film of all time

What is GWTW

200

Family movie set in Kansas

What is Wizard of Oz

300

Adjusted for inflation, gross revenue of GWTW (873M, 1.4B, 2.3B or 3.5B)

What is 3.5B

400

Movie about politicians

What is Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?

Prices

100

Cost of a stamp

What is three cents?

200

A rate of 30 cents/hour

What is minimum wage?

300

This cost 10 cents a gallon.

What is gasoline?

400

$1730/year

What is average salary?

Quotes

100

Someone who said, "There's no place like home!"

Who is Judy Garland/Dorothy?

200

She said, "After all, tomorrow is another day!"

Who is Vivien Leigh?

300

Although never in original Doyle stories, he said, "Elementary, my Dear Watson!"

Who is Basil Rathbone?

400

This athlete said, "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth."

Who is Lou Gehrig?

Pop Culture

100

The number one song

What is "Over the Rainbow"

200

The superhero that first appeared in comics in 1939

Who is Batman?

300

The best Christmas gift of 1939 (view-master, Cootie game, Go to the Head of the Class game)

What is a view-master?

400

From a 1939 UK motivational poster, this phrase is often seen on t-shirts and memes.

What is "Keep Calm and Carry On"?

True Trivia

100

2.3 billion people

What was the world population?

200

In 1939, we had the first black and white TV images and they were produced by this company.

What is NBC?

300

The number of TV sets in the NYC area (100, 500, 1000 or 2000)?

What is 1000?

400

This note was officially set at 440Hz (the pitch for Mozart's, Beethoven's and Bach's note all varied!)

What is "A"?