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WorksheetsMusic? Movies? Television? 1940s
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
Pick which MOVIE did NOT come out in the 1940s?
a)
"12 O'Clock High"
b)
"Miracle on 34th Street"
c)
"Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"
d)
"Sands of Iwo Jima"
2.
All of these are TELEVISION events from the 1940s EXCEPT...?
a)
First Grammy Awards
b)
First Telethon
c)
First Soap Opera "Faraway Hill"
d)
First televised World Series
3.
Who is NOT a singer from the 1940s?
a)
Bing Crosby
b)
Frank Sinatra
c)
Judy Garland
d)
Natalie Cole
4.
True or False: "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Miracle on 34th Street" deal with the Christmas holiday?
a)
True
b)
False
"Miracle on 34th Street"
"Miracle on 34th Street"
5.
True or False? Broadway musicals from this time period arose from the popular music of this decade.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Which is NOT a popular type of music from the 1940s?
a)
Bebop/Bop
b)
Big Band
c)
Hip Hop
d)
Jazz
Jazz
Jazz
7.
"Howdy Doody" was a
a)
13 year running show.
b)
child's television program.
c)
ventriloquist dummy/puppet.
d)
All of the above.
8.
True or False? "The Ed Sullivan Show" is the earliest version of shows like "The Tonight Show".
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Who is NOT a famous person from the 1940s?
a)
Dr. Benjamin Spock
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Marge Simpson
d)
Judy Garland
10.
True or False? Mrs. Hernandez was NOT alive in the 1940s.
a)
True
b)
False
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