Entertainment
What was the most popular form of entertainment in the 1940s?
Movies
What was Franklin Roosevelt's middle name?
Delano
Who was the prime minister of England that stated that England will never give up to the Nazis?
Winston Churchill
Which one of the following musicians was NOT popular in the 1940s: Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Glenn Miller?
The Beatles
How did the president communicate the news of the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Radio
What 1940s drama movie is about a night club owner that helps his former wife and her husband out of Morocco to escape the Germans?
Casablanca
Who took over the presidency after Franklin Roosevelt died in 1945?
Harry Truman
What strategy did the Nazis use to quickly win battles?
Blitzkrieg
What style of music did Duke Ellington's band perform?
Swing
What utility vehicle was invented in the 1940s for military use?
Jeep
What comedy movie did Charlie Chaplin star in that involved a jewish barber and an evil leader?
The Great Dictator
What act allowed the U.S. to send weapons and supplies to foreign countries to aid in WWII?
Lend-Lease Act
What was the nickname of the atomic bomb that was dropped on the city of Hiroshima?
Little Boy
Finish the song lyric; "Don't sit under the apple tree..."
"...with anyone else but me."
What kind of writing instrument was invented in the 1940s?
Ball Point Pen
Who was the first African American man to play in the major league baseball?
Jackie Robinson
What future U.S. president was forced to swim for five miles to shore when his boat was sunk?
John F. Kennedy
What percentage of the 1940 population perished during WWII?
3%
Who invented the Juke Box in 1948?
Robert Hope-Jones
What did Peter Goldmark invent in 1940 that changed home entertainment forever?
Color Television
What was the name of Groucho Marx's radio show?
Blue Ribbon Town
Which WWII general later became president of the United States?
Dwight Eisenhower
Which American general wanted to lead the invasion of Normandy but was assigned elsewhere?
George Patton
What Frank Sinatra song was later sung by Jiminy Cricket?
"When You Wish Upon A Star"
What antibiotic was accidentally discovered in 1928, but not massed produced until the 1940s?
Penicillin