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WorksheetsFinal Round: 1940's Trivia Final Round
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which 1941 film was directed by Orson Welles?
Casablanca
Citizen Kane
The Philadelphia Story
It's A Wonderful Life
What company began production of Italian sports cars in 1947?
Which was the first Axis Power to surrender in World War II?
Bulgaria
Italy
Germany
Hungary
Which singer released the hits, "I'll Never Smile Again" and "This Love of Mine"?
Louis Armstrong
Frank Sinatra
Liberace
Judy Garland
Which of these cartoons was created in 1940?
The Flintstones
Mickey Mouse
Tom & Jerry
Popeye the Sailer Man
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a 1940 novel written by which author?
John Steinbeck
Ernest Hemingway
William Faulkner
F. Scott Fitzgerald
In 1945, who was the English actress who starred in a film called "National Velvet"?
Maureen O'Hara
Vivian Leigh
Joan Collins
Elizabeth Taylor
In 1946, the Philippines gained independence from which country?
England
United States
France
Which Marvel Comics superhero was introduced in March 1941?
in 1943, what building, which was considered to be the world's largest office building, was completed?
The Pentagon
Empire State Building
Burj Khalifa
Petronas Twin Towers
What did Swiss inventer George de Mestral develop in in 1948?
Velcro
Paper Clips
Spiral Notebooks
Calculators
In 1945, which US State was the atomic bomb first tested?
New Mexico
Alaska
Neveda
Arizona
This man hosted the 1940 Oscars and went on to host it 19 times. Who was he?
Jimmy Stewart
Clark Gable
Bob Hope
Dean Martin
Who was the Time Magazine Man of the Year in 1940?
Winston Churchill
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Which 1940 Disney film won the Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Best Original Score?
Dumbo
Pinnochio
Bambi
Snow White
In 1940, how much did a one pound loaf of bread cost?
5 Cents
10 Cents
25 Cents
50 Cents
How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1940?
5 Cents
16 Cents
18 Cents
9 Cents
In 1940, what was the average life expectancy for men in the United States?
In 1940, what was the average life expectancy for women in the United States?
55 years
65 years
58 years
Who was President of the United States in 1940?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
