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Which baseball team won the World Series in 1941, 1943, 1947, and 1949?
Yankees
What landmark was finished in 1941 after 14 years of work?
What radio show, later turned into a sitcom, debuted in October 1944?
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
What was the name of the atomic bomb that the U.S. dropped on Hiroshima?
Little Boy
V-E Day took place on what U.S. President's 61st birthday?
Harry Truman
In 1947, who became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound?
Chuck Yeager
What film, directed by John Ford, won the 1941 Best Picture?
How Green Was My Valley
Who was Harry Truman's Vice President?
Alben Barkley
What U.S. state was the site of over 50 forest fires, destroying more than 200,000 acres in 1947?
Maine
How much did the first Polaroid camera sell for in 1949?
$89
What was the name given to Elizabeth Smart after her 1948 murder?
Black Dahlia
IN 1942, the minimum age for the drafted was lowered from 21 to what?
18
What popular kitchen item began being sold in 1946?
Tupperware
Who oversaw the Manhattan Project, which started in 1942?
Robert Oppenheimer
Who was the 1948 Marshall Plan named after?
George Marshall
Which boxer, nicknamed Smokin' Joe was born in 1944?
Joe Frazier
Which comic book sidekick made his debut in 1940 comic?
Robin
What was the name of the vehicle that Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in?
Bell X-1
In March 1948, who played to a sold out crowd at Carnegie Hall just a few days after being released from prison?
Billie Holiday
Joe Louis announced his retirment from boxing in 1949 after defending the heavyweight title how many times?
25
What was the name of Howard Hughest expensive flying machine that he piloted in 1947?
The Spruce Goose
What day did Franklin D. Roosevelt call a 'day that will live in infanmy'?
December 7, 1941
Which creature was introduced in 1944?
Smokey the Bear
Leading up to D-Day, Operation Fortitude included creating a fictitious Army Group under what leader?
George S. Patton
Which US general vowed 'I shall return' after he was driven out of the Philippines 1942?
Douglas MacArthur