Jeopardy - 1940's

Fashion and Music

100

Swing, music composed with various brass instruments such as the trumpet, saxophone, and trombone, was most prominent in the early 40's and is a subgenre of this genre with the same instruments, and included famous artists like Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong

Jazz

200

Most people started listening to music on the radio because many were out of the house due to the most important event of the decade

World War II

300

The 1940’s was the decade of this, describing a male singer who sings sentimental songs

Crooner

400

Due to music being censored, opposers started to do this, meaning to withdraw from commercial or social relations as a punishment or protest

Boycott

500

Although originally recorded in 1939, “Strange Fruit”, performed by Billie Holiday, gained popularity in the 40's and discussed the controversial, inhumane punishment of lynching increasingly performed on this ethnic group earlier on

African Americans

Recreation and Leisure

100

During weekends, families would often go to this local area to watch new films

Cinema/theatre

200

In addition, many families had their own device to entertain themselves by watching this at home

Television

300

The Wizard of Oz version of this was performed first in 1942, a form of entertainment mostly with singing

Musical

400

During sunny days, typical American families would have these, a type of lunch in the park commonly consisting of cold sandwiches, refreshments and fruit

Picnics

500

Americans would even attend these events, taking place in theatres, where the narration and dialogue comes from memorizing scripts

Plays

Politics and Economy

100

Although he began serving as president in 1935, this president served until 1945 and reformed America with his New Deal Act, and in general, did a lot to help welfare policies in the country

Franklin D Roosevelt

200

Harry S Truman was the second president to serve in the 1940's and had to sort out problems such as the nuclear bombing of these two Japanese cities as well as the Berlin Airlift

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

300

For World War II, America sided with the Allied Powers, consisting of the United States lead by Obama, the Soviet Union by Joseph Stalin, France by Charles de Gaulle and this other nation lead by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and was known for its once vast empire including nations like Jamaica, Ireland, Hong Kong, Australia, India, parts of Canada and South Africa

Great Britain

400

America’s economy in the 1940’s didn’t suffer as much as it did in the 1930’s because Roosevelt came up with this plan to enforce many programs, laws and acts to help the impoverished and society in general

New Deal

500

Roosevelt is often contrasted with this former American president, who was known for doing almost nothing at all to improve conditions during the Great Depression and blamed the issues on American citizens

Herbert Hoover

Values, Culture and Food

100

This drink made from the fruit commonly accompanies an American breakfast

Orange juice

200

This type of soup commonly accompanies a traditional lunch

Cream of tomato soup

300

Sandwiches were also given for lunch, and served with orange marmalade and this other common spread for sweet sandwiches

Peanut butter

400

These button-shaped candies produced by Mars were originally made for World War II soldiers because they do not melt easily

M&M’s

500

This cereal was originally invented in the 1940’s, known for its heartiness and famous doughnut-shape

Cheerios

Inventions, Technology and Major Events

100

This important invention was previously only sold black and white, but is no longer and is even sold curved and in high definition

Color television

200

This vehicle, originally manufactured for Allied troops to serve as means for transportation during World War II is now designed similarly and sold as the “Wrangler”

Jeep

300

This item, manufactured in rolls, has an extremely sticky adhesive on one side and is smooth on the other

Duct tape

400

This item, used nowadays as a quick and efficient method of heating food, was originally invented in the 1940’s

Microwave

500

This device, used to detect various properties of certain objects, was invented in the 1940’s to detect how close enemies were

Radar