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1. The AMC website called "filmsite" calls it "The Quintessential 40s Film" and "the most subtle of all wartime propaganda films." Everyone who sees it wants to say, "Play it again." Which 1942 release starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman won Oscars for "Best Film", "Best Director", and "Best Screenplay"?
2. Moving to Broadway, in 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein combined for the first time to create a musical based on a play called "Green Grow the Lilacs." What was this hit that featured such songs as "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top", "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'", and "People Will Say We're in Love"?
3. "Yank" magazine named this singer as the man who had done the most for the morale of American soldiers at war during World War II. Not only did he win a Best Actor Oscar for his role as Father Chuck O'Malley in 1944's "Going My Way", he also had the top four chart positions that year for his songs, including "Swinging on a Star", "Don't Fence Me In" (with the Andrews Sisters), and "I'll Be Seeing You." Who was this entertainment superman?
4. Sports can be a great diversion during wartime. Led by "Mr. Inside" (Doc Blanchard) and "Mr. Outside" (Glenn Davis), two sophomores who would win the Heisman Trophy in 1945 and 1946 respectively, this team was the undefeated NCAA football National Champions in 1944. Which team was this, whom one might think would be the best to win it while the nation was at war?
5. Even soldiers at war needed entertainment at times. One form was provided by Bill Mauldin, whose cartoons in "Stars and Stripes" showed two weary infantrymen whose situations and comments epitomized the plight of GI's in all aspects of the war. Who were these two grunts who voiced the feelings of America's fighting men at the front?
6. In 1942, RCA Victor took a recording of "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and sprayed it with gold paint, making it the first ever "Gold Record" for achieving over one million copies sold. Which big band leader, also known for such hits as "In the Mood" and "Moonlight Serenade" recorded it?
7. Beginning on May 16, 1942, a radio mystery drama told tales of crime and fate, narrated by a mysterious figure whose actual name was never given. The program ran until 1955 and began each episode with the sound of footsteps and a person whistling. What was the name of this program, which also inspired a series of eight film noir movies from 1944 to 1948?
8. Probably the greatest live entertainer of soldiers and sailors of all time was named an "Honorary Veteran" of the U.S. Armed Forces by Congress in 1997, even though he was born in England. Who was this entertainment giant who made 57 tours to military bases and hospitals with the United Service Organizations (USO) for American troops between 1941 and 1991?
9. Which children's board game was introduced in 1943 by Milton Bradley and was inspired by the ancient Indian board game that inspired the expression, "back to square one"?
10. In 1943, Chicago chewing gum giant Philip K. Wrigley created a professional women's sports league, believing that the drain of male athletes caused by the war might destroy the high level of the sport. Which of these professional sports included teams like the Kenosha Comets, Rockford Peaches, South Bend Blue Sox, and Racine Belles?
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