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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1949

See what you know about the year 1949

Quiz created by: Mr Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1949?

Adam's Rib
Jolson Sings Again
I Was A Male War Bride
Pinky

2. What did the Sears and Roebuck catalogs feature for the first time in 1949?

televisions
refrigerators
Polaroid cameras
food blenders

3. What singer was "discovered" by comedian Eddie Cantor and signed by RCA in 1949?

Tony Bennett
Teresa Brewer
Eddie Fisher
Frankie Laine

4. What American city received its first recorded snowfall on January 11, 1949?

Phoenix, Arizona
Los Angeles, California
Atlanta, Georgia
Dallas, Texas

5. What organization was created on April 4, 1949?

The International Red Cross
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
March of Dimes
The United Nations

6. How many Civil War veterans were still alive on August 28, 1949 when they got together for a meeting in Indianapolis?

4
8
6
2

7. What nation was officially founded on September 7, 1949?

West Germany
East Germany
North Korea
Israel

8. What was Thailand's former name before they officially changed it on May 11, 1949?

Kampuchea
Persia
Ceylon
Siam

9. What was Mrs. Iva Toguri D'Aquino found guilty of on September 29, 1949?

passing secret documents to the Germans during World War II
trying to sabotage industrial plants during wartime
giving food and other supplies to enemy countries during wartime
broadcasting for Japan as Tokyo Rose during World War II

10. Nereid, a moon of what planet, was discovered by Gerard P. Kuiper on May 1, 1949?

Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Neptune

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1949</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1949</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 1949?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Adam's Rib</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jolson Sings Again</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) I Was A Male War Bride</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pinky</div>
<br>2. What did the Sears and Roebuck catalogs feature for the first time in 1949?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) televisions</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) refrigerators</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Polaroid cameras</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) food blenders</div>
<br>3. What singer was "discovered" by comedian Eddie Cantor and signed by RCA in 1949?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tony Bennett</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Teresa Brewer</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Eddie Fisher</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Frankie Laine</div>
<br>4. What American city received its first recorded snowfall on January 11, 1949?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Phoenix, Arizona</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles, California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Atlanta, Georgia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dallas, Texas</div>
<br>5. What organization was created on April 4, 1949?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The International Red Cross</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) March of Dimes</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The United Nations</div>
<br>6. How many Civil War veterans were still alive on August 28, 1949 when they got together for a meeting in Indianapolis?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 4</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 8</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 6</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 2</div>
<br>7. What nation was officially founded on September 7, 1949?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) West Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) East Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) North Korea</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Israel</div>
<br>8. What was Thailand's former name before they officially changed it on May 11, 1949?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kampuchea</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Persia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ceylon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Siam</div>
<br>9. What was Mrs. Iva Toguri D'Aquino found guilty of on September 29, 1949?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) passing secret documents to the Germans during World War II</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) trying to sabotage industrial plants during wartime</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) giving food and other supplies to enemy countries during wartime</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) broadcasting for Japan as Tokyo Rose during World War II</div>
<br>10. Nereid, a moon of what planet, was discovered by Gerard P. Kuiper on May 1, 1949?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jupiter</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Saturn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Venus</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Neptune</div>
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