Brightwater 103

Fashion

100

_{The nickname of the fashion trend that began in 1947 that changed fashion history.}

_{What is the "New Look"?}

200

_{These types of shoe were in the most demand during the forties}

_{What are stiletto heels?}

300

_{This hairstyle was created in celebration of American “victory”; also the name of a fighter plane maneuver.}

_{What are Victory Rolls?}

400

_{He created the new post World War Two fashion trends in February of 1947}

_{Who is Christian Dior?}

500

_{Going into the fifties, these types of fabrics became popular that changed the price and look of fashion}

_{What are artificial materials, such as rayon and nylon?}

Music

100

_{This dance was popular in this era}

_{What is the jitterbug?}

200

_{He got "Georgia on My Mind" during "The Right Time," yeah, "What'd I Say?"} 

_{Who was Ray Charles?}

300

_{Ella Fitzgerald was known as “Lady Ella” and the “First Lady of Song.” Of what type of music was she known as the Queen?}

_{What is Jazz?}

400

_{Patriotic composer Irving Berlin wrote this song that practically became the National Anthem during WWII}

_{What is God Bless America?}

500

_{This famous crooner who began his career in the 1940s, and was always linked to Italian organized crime}

_{Who is Frank Sinatra?}

History

100

_{This attack on a Hawaiian base occurred on December 7th, 1941}

_{What is the Pearl Harbor attack}

200

_{The only atomic bombs ever dropped were released upon these two cities in the year 1945}

_{What are Nagasaki and Hiroshima}

300

_{Which major war battle happened in 1940, and was the first prominent campaign to be fought wholly by air forces?}

_{What was the Battle of Britain?}

400

_{This political leader won a Nobel Prize in 1953 for literature after serving as the British Prime Minister and Minister of Defense}

_{Who is Winston Churchill}

500

_{Suffered from polio, had the "New Deal," led the nation as Commander in Chief for the majority of WWII}

_{Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?}

Movie

100

_{The director played a character whose age ranged from his 20s to his 70s.}

_{What is Citizen Kane}

200

_{This actress famously had a hard time memorizing lines or showing up on time for filming}

_{What is Marilyn Monroe in Some Like it Hot}

300

_{It was the first film to feature a disabled actor in a major role.}

_{What is The Best Years of Our Lives}

400

_{When Debbie Reynolds was told she could not dance, this dancer helped her learn the choreography for Singin in the Rain}

_{Who was Fred Astaire}

500

_{This actress won an Academy Award in 1944 for her portayal of Paula Alquist Anton in the movie Gaslight.}

_{Who is Ingrid Bergman?}

Pop Culture

100

_{Marvel Comics introduce this new superhero in March of 1941}

_{Who is Captain America?}

200

_{Ninety-Eighty Four was published in 1949 by this well known author}

_{Who is George Orwell?}

300

_{After 14 years of constructing, this national monument is still standing after being opened to the public since October of 1941}

_{What is Mount Rushmore?}

400

_{He became the first man to break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, flying the experimental Bell X-1 at Mach 1 at an altitude of 45,000 ft}

_{Who is Charles Yeager?}

500

_{In 1942 the age of eligibility to be drafted into the US military service was lowered from what to what}

_{21 to 18}