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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1948

See what you know about the year 1948

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1948?

Road to Rio
Easter Parade
Red River
The Red Shoes

2. What team won the 1948 World Series?

Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves

3. Where were the 1948 Winter Olympics held?

Innsbruck, Austria
Oslo, Norway
St. Moritz, Switzerland
Squaw Valley, California

4. On February 25, 1948 communists took control of what European country?

Romania
Poland
Hungary
Czechosolvakia

5. What Hall of Fame baseball player passed away on August 16, 1948?

Lou Gehrig
Honus Wagner
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb

6. What newspaper printed the now famous "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline on November 3, 1948?

Los Angeles Times
San Francisco Chronicle
Chicago Daily Tribune
New York Times

7. What Warner Brothers cartoon character made his first appearance on the Bugs Bunny cartoon Haredevil Hare on July 24, 1948?

Marvin the Martian
Pepe LePew
The Tasmanian Devil
Elmer Fudd

8. What group was founded on March 17, 1948 in California?

The National Organization for Women
The Hell's Angels
Sierra Club
The Black Panthers

9. What event took place on January 30, 1948?

Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated
U.S. Supreme Court rules that religious instruction in public schools did not violate the U.S. Constitution
Israel becomes an independent nation
Japanese wartime leader Hideki Tojo and 6 others are sentenced to death for war crimes

10. Who was voted the Most Popular Male Vocalist by Variety Magazine in 1948?

Frank Sinatra
Nat King Cole
Al Jolson
Perry Como

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1948</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1948</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 1948?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Road to Rio</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Easter Parade</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Red River</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Red Shoes</div>
<br>2. What team won the 1948 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cleveland Indians</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Yankees</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brooklyn Dodgers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boston Braves</div>
<br>3. Where were the 1948 Winter Olympics held?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Innsbruck, Austria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oslo, Norway</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) St. Moritz, Switzerland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Squaw Valley, California</div>
<br>4. On February 25, 1948 communists took control of what European country?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Romania</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Poland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hungary</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Czechosolvakia</div>
<br>5. What Hall of Fame baseball player passed away on August 16, 1948?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lou Gehrig</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Honus Wagner</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Babe Ruth</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ty Cobb</div>
<br>6. What newspaper printed the now famous "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline on November 3, 1948?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles Times</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Francisco Chronicle</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago Daily Tribune</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Times</div>
<br>7. What Warner Brothers cartoon character made his first appearance on the Bugs Bunny cartoon Haredevil Hare on July 24, 1948? 
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Marvin the Martian</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pepe LePew</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Tasmanian Devil</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Elmer Fudd</div>
<br>8. What group was founded on March 17, 1948 in California?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The National Organization for Women</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Hell's Angels</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sierra Club</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Black Panthers</div>
<br>9. What event took place on January 30, 1948?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated </div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) U.S. Supreme Court rules that religious instruction in public schools did not violate the U.S. Constitution</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Israel becomes an independent nation</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Japanese wartime leader Hideki Tojo and 6 others are sentenced to death for war crimes</div>
<br>10. Who was voted the Most Popular Male Vocalist by Variety Magazine in 1948?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Frank Sinatra</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nat King Cole</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Al Jolson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Perry Como</div>
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