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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1940

See what you know about the year 1940

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1940?

Rebecca
Pinocchio
Fantasia
Boom Town

2. What city was supposed to host the 1940 Summer Olympics before they were cancelled due to World War II?

Helsinki, Finland
London, United Kingdom
Tokyo, Japan
Rome, Italy

3. What team won the 1940 World Series?

Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees

4. Who became the first African-American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp on April 7, 1940?

Booker T. Washington
Crispus Attucks
George Washington Carver
Frederick Douglass

5. Who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on May 10, 1940?

Clement Atlee
Neville Chamberlain
Stanley Baldwin
Winston Churchill

6. Who was the Republican Presidential nominee in 1940?

Charles McNary
Wendell Willkie
Alfred M. Landon
Thomas E. Dewey

7. What famous character was introduced in a cartoon released on July 27, 1940?

Felix the Cat
Bugs Bunny
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck

8. Which of these nations did not sign the Tripartite Pact on September 27, 1940?

Germany
Italy
Soviet Union
Japan

9. What European capital fell to the Germans on June 14, 1940?

Oslo, Norway
Paris, France
Brussels, Belgium
Copenhagen, Denmark

10. In what country was former Russian communist leader Leon Trotsky assassinated on August 20, 1940?

Egypt
Argentina
Mexico
France

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1940</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1940</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 1940?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rebecca</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pinocchio</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fantasia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boom Town</div>
<br>2. What city was supposed to host the 1940 Summer Olympics before they were cancelled due to World War II?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Helsinki, Finland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) London, United Kingdom</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tokyo, Japan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rome, Italy</div>
<br>3. What team won the 1940 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit Tigers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cincinnati Reds</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) St. Louis Cardinals</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Yankees</div>
<br>4. Who became the first African-American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp on April 7, 1940?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Booker T. Washington</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Crispus Attucks</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Washington Carver</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Frederick Douglass</div>
<br>5. Who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on May 10, 1940?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Clement Atlee</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Neville Chamberlain</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Stanley Baldwin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Winston Churchill</div>
<br>6. Who was the Republican Presidential nominee in 1940?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Charles McNary</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wendell Willkie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alfred M. Landon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas E. Dewey</div>
<br>7. What famous character was introduced in a cartoon released on July 27, 1940?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Felix the Cat</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bugs Bunny</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mickey Mouse</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Donald Duck</div>
<br>8. Which of these nations did not sign the Tripartite Pact on September 27, 1940?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Italy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Soviet Union</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Japan</div>
<br>9. What European capital fell to the Germans on June 14, 1940?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oslo, Norway</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Paris, France</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brussels, Belgium</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Copenhagen, Denmark</div>
<br>10. In what country was former Russian communist leader Leon Trotsky assassinated on August 20, 1940?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Egypt</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Argentina</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mexico</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France</div>
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