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What event triggered the U.S. entry into World War II?
Pearl Harbor
What was the first Bugs Bunny cartoon?
"A Wild Hare"
What medical device was invented by Canadian scientists in 1941?
G-suit
What men's fashion item became popular due to rationing?
Zoot suits
What type of shoes were popular among women in the 1940s?
Platform shoes
What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?
Nuclear weapon
Who directed "The Great Dictator"?
Charlie Chaplin
What device did Percy Spencer invent in 1945?
Microwave oven
What fabric was rationed during World War II?
Silk
Who was the heavyweight boxing champion at the beginning of the 1940s?
Joe Louis
What was the highest-grossing film of the 1940s?
Bambi
Which Alfred Hitchcock film was released in 1940?
Rebecca
What communication device was first designed in 1947?
Mobile phone
What fashion accessory was popular among women in the 1940s?
Headscarves
Which fast-food franchise opened its first restaurant in 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah?
KFC
Who directed "Citizen Kane"?
Orson Welles
What nuclear technology was developed in the 1940s?
Atomic bomb
What was introduced at the 1939 World's Fair and then made commercially available in the 1940s?
Television
What type of hat was popular among men in the 1940s?
Fedora
On average, how many babies were born per year during the 1950s in America?
4 million!
Who played Sam Spade in "The Maltese Falcon"?
Humphrey Bogart
Which vehicle manufacturer produced the "Jeep" in the 1940s?
Willys-Overland
What were the women's fashion trends in the 1940s?
Pencil skirts, blouses
What type of dress, characterized by its length, was popular in the 1940s?
Tea Dress
What type of dinners became popular after 1954?
TV dinners