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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1944

See what you know about the year 1944

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1944?

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Hollywood Canteen
Meet Me in St. Louis
Going My Way

2. What team won the 1944 World Series?

Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Browns

3. What was the first Axis capital to fall to the Allies on June 4, 1944?

Paris, France
Rome, Italy
Tokyo, Japan
Berlin, Germany

4. In what state did the Hartford Circus Fire take place on July 6, 1944?

New York
California
Connecticut
Wisconsin

5. What famous character was first shown on posters released by United States Forest Service on August 9, 1944?

Smokey the Bear
Woodsy Owl
Johnny Horizon
Mark Trail

6. What famous German military official committed suicide on October 14, 1944 after being implicated in the plot against Adolf Hitler?

Erwin Rommel
Alfred Jodl
Wilhelm Keitel
Gerd von Rundstedt

7. Who did Franklin Delano Roosevelt defeat in the 1944 Presidential election to win his fourth term in office?

Earl Warren
Robert A. Taft
Wendell Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey

8. What famous band leader was in a plane which disappeared in heavy fog over the English Channel while flying to Paris on December 15, 1944?

Benny Goodman
Artie Shaw
Harry James
Glenn Miller

9. Who became the first Five-Star General on December 16, 1944?

Omar N. Bradley
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George C. Marshall
Douglas MacArthur

10. What radio show, which later became a television show, debut on October 8, 1944?

The Life of Riley
Our Miss Brooks
The Jack Benny Show
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1944</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1944</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 1944?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hollywood Canteen</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Meet Me in St. Louis</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Going My Way</div>
<br>2. What team won the 1944 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit Tigers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Yankees</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) St. Louis Cardinals</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) St. Louis Browns</div>
<br>3. What was the first Axis capital to fall to the Allies on June 4, 1944?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Paris, France</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rome, Italy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tokyo, Japan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Berlin, Germany</div>
<br>4. In what state did the Hartford Circus Fire take place on July 6, 1944?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Connecticut</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wisconsin</div>
<br>5. What famous character was first shown on posters released by United States Forest Service on August 9, 1944?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Smokey the Bear</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Woodsy Owl</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Johnny Horizon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mark Trail</div>
<br>6. What famous German military official committed suicide on October 14, 1944 after being implicated in the plot against Adolf Hitler?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Erwin Rommel</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alfred Jodl</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wilhelm Keitel</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gerd von Rundstedt</div>
<br>7. Who did Franklin Delano Roosevelt defeat in the 1944 Presidential election to win his fourth term in office?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Earl Warren</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Robert A. Taft</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wendell Willkie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas E. Dewey</div>
<br>8. What famous band leader was in a plane which disappeared in heavy fog over the English Channel while flying to Paris on December 15, 1944?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benny Goodman</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Artie Shaw</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Harry James</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Glenn Miller</div>
<br>9. Who became the first Five-Star General on December 16, 1944?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Omar N. Bradley</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dwight D. Eisenhower</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George C. Marshall</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Douglas MacArthur</div>
<br>10. What radio show, which later became a television show, debut on October 8, 1944?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Life of Riley</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Our Miss Brooks</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Jack Benny Show</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet</div>
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