Round 2: 1940's Sports and Entertainment Trivia

In the 1940 decade, this Major League Baseball team played 5 of the 10 World Series and won 4 of them.

• New York Yankees

• Boston Red Sox

• Brooklyn Dodgers

• Chicago Cubs

In the 1940 decade, this NFL team played in 5 of the decade's 10 Super Bowls, winning 4 of them.

• Chicago Bears

• Washington Redskins

• New York Giants

• Philadelphia Eagles

Who was the heavyweight boxing champion at the begining of the 1940's?

• Jim Brafford

• Joe Louis

• Rocky Marciano

• Sugar Ray Robinson

What major sporting event was cancelled in 1940 and 1944 due to World War II?

• Wimbledon

• The Olympics

• The World Series

• The Triple Crown

Which golfer won the US Open in 1940?

• Ben Hogan

• Sam Snead

• Lawson Little

• Byron Nelson

1. At the 1940 Academy Awards, what film won eight Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director,

2. Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction,

3. Best Color Cinematography, and Best Film Editing?

• The Grapes of Wrath

• Gone With The Wind

• Our Town

• The Philadelpia Story

What was Elmer Fudd’s original nickname for several cartoons from 1937 through 1940?

• Buster

• Tippy Toes

• Firecracker

• Egghead

What was the highest-grossing film of the 1940's?

• Gone With the Wind

• Pinocchio

• Bambi

• Citizen Kane

What 1942 Best Picture winner famously contained the line "Here's looking at you, kid."?

• Gone With the Wind

• Casablanca

• The Grapes of Wrath

• The Philadelphia Story

The 1940 classic "The Grapes of Wrath" featured a character by the name of Tom Joad.

Who played the role of Tom Joad?

• James Steward

• Clark Gable

• Henry Fonda

• Cary Grant