History 1940's
In 1940 which world leader made the speeches "We Shall Fight Them On The Beaches....." and "Never in the field of human conflict was so much..." ?
Winston Churchill
How much was the first Polaroid Camera sold for in 1949
$89.95
In 1952, thick smog in London caused the death of how many people?
4,000 People
What legendary US festival that hosted over 350,000 fans took place in 1969?
Woodstock
One of the greatest Hockey players of all time, Wayne Gretzky, played for what team in the 1980s?
Edmonton Oilers
What year was the Warsaw Jewish Ghetto uprising against the Nazis?
1943
In 1947, the world's first general purpose electronic computer, ENIAC, is completed, what does ENIAC stand for?
Electronic Numerical Integrator Analyzer and Computer
Which Communist leader came to power after the Cuban Revolution in 1959
Fidel Castro
In 1959, a plane crashed killing three popular musicians of the time, who were they?
Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper
The first Super Bowl was played between which two teams and who won in 1967?
The Green Bay Packers and The Kansas City Chiefs, Packers won 35-10
In 1949, NATO was established, what does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
. In what year did Bikinis go on sale for the first time in Paris?
1946
Which governor of Arkansas ordered the National Guard to prevent nine African American students from entering Little Rock Central High School while they were escorted by Federal Troops in 1957?
Orval Faubus
Which popular jazz musician came to prominence in the 1940s and was known for his "Scat" singing?
Cab Calloway
Babe Ruth began his baseball career for the Boston Red Sox in what year, playing which position?
1914, Pitcher
In what year did The United Nations vote in favor for the creation of an Independent Jewish State of Israel?
1947
In what year did the 40-hour working week go into effect in the US?
1940
Which country's lunar probe became the first man-made object to hit the moon in 1959?
USSR (Soviet Union)
What was Elvis Presley's first hit in 1956?
Heartbreak Hotel
The Olympic Games were not held during which three years, for what reason?
1916, 1940, 1944, World Wars I and II
In 1941, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed what bill to provide financial aid to veterans who returned from World War II?
G.I. Bill
What year was the first RAF aircraft equipped with radar?
1941
Which Soviet leader became the Premier of the Soviet Union in 1958?
Nikita Khrushchev
Which famous singer of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s got his start performing with the Dorsey band in 1940?
Frank Sinatra
Which golfer completed the only single-season Grand Slam by winning the U.S. Open, the British Open, the U.S. Amateur Championship and the British Amateur Championship in 1930?
Bobby Jones