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TWTYTW 1948 Trivia Quiz


That Was the Year that Was 1948. How much do you know about my birth year?

A multiple-choice quiz by shvdotr. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
shvdotr
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
335,114
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
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Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Although he never won the Nobel Peace Prize, the most peace-oriented man of 1948, and perhaps of the entire Twentieth Century, was assassinated before the first month was out. Name him. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In the 1948 US presidential election, incumbent Harry Truman won in a huge upset. A famous photo shows the winning candidate holding up a post-election Chicago Tribune newspaper with what headline? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The 1948 Oscars for Best Picture and Best Actor went to the same film. Name it. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The 1948 Summer Olympics took place in the same city that won the 2012 Summer Games. Which city is it? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What Dinah Shore hit was number 1 on the US Billboard list for 25 weeks in 1948? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Beginning in June of 1948 the cold war almost heated up when the USA, the UK and France avoided a possible armed confrontation with the Soviets by an airlift to a besieged city. What city was aided by this timely action? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What infamous motorcycle club was formed in 1948 in San Bernardino, California? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Norman Mailer's first published novel appeared in 1948 with a story based on his own World War II experiences. Name it. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Queen Juliana was newly crowned in 1948. What country did she rule until 1980, when she abdicated in favor of her eldest of four daughters, Beatrix? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In 1948 racial segregation was ended in the United States Armed Forces by Executive Order 9981. Who signed this order? Hint



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1. Although he never won the Nobel Peace Prize, the most peace-oriented man of 1948, and perhaps of the entire Twentieth Century, was assassinated before the first month was out. Name him.

Answer: Mohandas Gandhi

Gandhi was nominated for the Peace Prize five times, including 1948. When it came time to award the Nobel Prizes that year, none was given in the Peace category, the Nobel Committee saying there was "no suitable living candidate." In 1999, Gandhi was second to Albert Einstein as Time Magazine's "Person of the Century."
2. In the 1948 US presidential election, incumbent Harry Truman won in a huge upset. A famous photo shows the winning candidate holding up a post-election Chicago Tribune newspaper with what headline?

Answer: Dewey Defeats Truman

Truman won three key large states (California, Illinois, and Ohio) by less than one percent in each state, giving him 78 electoral votes which, if Dewey had won them, would have turned the results around. Everyone had assumed that Dewey would win the election, based on polls going back to the summer. Nonetheless, Truman also won the popular vote and took home the grand prize.
3. The 1948 Oscars for Best Picture and Best Actor went to the same film. Name it.

Answer: Hamlet

Laurence Olivier had the title role as the Prince of Denmark. Another nominee I did not use as a choice, but which won the Golden Globe that year for Best Picture, was "Treasure of the Sierra Madre, for which John Huston won for Best Director, and his father, Walter, won Best Supporting Actor."
4. The 1948 Summer Olympics took place in the same city that won the 2012 Summer Games. Which city is it?

Answer: London

The first Olympiad to be held since 1936, the London Games did not include Germany and Japan, who had not been invited, nor the Soviet Union, which had been invited, but chose not to attend. The two biggest athlete stories were those of Fanny Blankers-Koen, a Dutch mother of two, who duplicated the four track victories achieved by Jesse Owens in 1936, and American Bob Mathias, who won the decathlon only two months after graduating from high school.
5. What Dinah Shore hit was number 1 on the US Billboard list for 25 weeks in 1948?

Answer: "Buttons and Bows"

"Que sera sera" was a number one hit for 27 weeks in 1956 for Doris Day. "Slow Boat to China" was recorded in 1948 by Kay Kyser. "Tennessee Waltz" was number one for 26 weeks in 1950 for Patti Page.
6. Beginning in June of 1948 the cold war almost heated up when the USA, the UK and France avoided a possible armed confrontation with the Soviets by an airlift to a besieged city. What city was aided by this timely action?

Answer: Berlin

Allied planes took off and landed every three minutes in West Berlin from June 1948 to May 1949 bringing 2.3 million tons of food, fuel, and medicine to the blockaded city.
7. What infamous motorcycle club was formed in 1948 in San Bernardino, California?

Answer: Hells Angels

As of the end of 2010, there are more than 100 sanctioned Hells Angels chapters in 29 countries. New Zealand was the first country outside the USA to have a sanctioned chapter, established in 1961. Although the "Hells Angels Motorcycle Club" is often regarded as an "outlaw" or criminal organization, it is also known for a great amount of charity work, such as its Toys for Tots donation program.
8. Norman Mailer's first published novel appeared in 1948 with a story based on his own World War II experiences. Name it.

Answer: The Naked and the Dead

Mailer won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for "The Armies of the Night" in 1968 and one for "The Executioner's Song" in 1972.
9. Queen Juliana was newly crowned in 1948. What country did she rule until 1980, when she abdicated in favor of her eldest of four daughters, Beatrix?

Answer: The Netherlands

Queens regnant, like Juliana and Elizabeth II, rule in their own right. Their husbands are not accorded the title of king. A queen who is married to a king is referred to as a "queen consort." When a king's widow survives him but does not rule, she is a "queen dowager." When a queen dowager's child is the ruler, she becomes a "queen mother."
10. In 1948 racial segregation was ended in the United States Armed Forces by Executive Order 9981. Who signed this order?

Answer: Harry S Truman

Since it was an Executive Order, it had to be signed by the Commander-in-Chief, which is the President. The order was signed on July 26 and established the "President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Forces." This is the wording of the first line of the document.
Source: Author shvdotr

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