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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1939

See what you know about the year 1939

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1939?

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Gone with the Wind
Ninotchka
The Wizard of Oz

2. What team won the 1939 World Series?

Cincinnati Reds
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Detroit Tigers

3. What team won the 1939 NFL Championship?

Washington Redskins
New York Giants
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears

4. What famous novel was first published on April 14, 1939?

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

5. Who succeeded Pope Pius XI to become the 260th Pope on March 2, 1939?

Pope Pius XII
Pope Benedict XV
Pope John XXIII
Pope Paul VI

6. At what baseball stadium did Lou Gehrig give his famous retirement speech on July 4, 1939?

Ebbets Field
Polo Grounds
Shibe Park
Yankee Stadium

7. What country invaded Poland on September 17, 1939?

Italy
The Soviet Union
Hungary
Germany

8. What item went on sale for the first time in Wilmington, Delaware on October 24, 1939?

Lincoln Logs
televisions
Polaroid cameras
nylon stockings

9. Who was released from Alcatraz Island on November 16, 1939?

Al Capone
Robert Stroud
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
Alvin Karpis

10. What opened for business in New York City on December 2, 1939?

George Washington Bridge
Madison Square Garden
Empire State Building
LaGuardia Airport

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1939</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1939</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What was the top grossing film of 1939?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gone with the Wind</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ninotchka</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Wizard of Oz</div>
<br>2. What team won the 1939 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cincinnati Reds</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Yankees</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) St. Louis Cardinals</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit Tigers</div>
<br>3. What team won the 1939 NFL Championship?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Washington Redskins</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Giants</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Green Bay Packers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago Bears</div>
<br>4. What famous novel was first published on April 14, 1939?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck</div>
<br>5. Who succeeded Pope Pius XI to become the 260th Pope on March 2, 1939?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Pius XII</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Benedict XV</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope John XXIII</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Paul VI</div>
<br>6. At what baseball stadium did Lou Gehrig give his famous retirement speech on July 4, 1939?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ebbets Field</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Polo Grounds</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Shibe Park</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Yankee Stadium</div>
<br>7. What country invaded Poland on September 17, 1939?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Italy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Soviet Union</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hungary</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany</div>
<br>8. What item went on sale for the first time in Wilmington, Delaware on October 24, 1939?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lincoln Logs</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) televisions</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Polaroid cameras</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) nylon stockings</div>
<br>9. Who was released from Alcatraz Island on November 16, 1939?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Al Capone</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Robert Stroud</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George "Machine Gun" Kelly</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alvin Karpis</div>
<br>10. What opened for business in New York City on December 2, 1939?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Washington Bridge</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Madison Square Garden</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Empire State Building</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) LaGuardia Airport</div>
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