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Do You Remember 1948? Trivia Quiz

1948! World events, books, movies, etc. What was new?

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
minch

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
32,213

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3690

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (7/10), Guest 81 (6/10), Guest 71 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these was not new in 1948? Hint

velcro fastener

cassette tape recorder

Porsche

Polaroid camera

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Question 2 of 10

2. The headline ' Dewey Beats Truman' appeared in which newspaper? Hint

Washington Post

New York Times

Houston Chronicle

Chicago Tribune

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Question 3 of 10

3. The first summer Olympic Games to be held since 1936 were held in which city? Hint

Berlin, Germany

London, England

Paris, France

Rome, Italy

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Question 4 of 10

4. The author of 'The Waste Land' and 'Murder in the Cathedral' won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. Who was he? Hint

Somerset Maugham

Eugene O'Neill

Dylan Thomas

T. S. Eliot

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which leader was assassinated in 1948? Hint

De Gaulle

Martin Luther King

Gandhi

Stalin

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'Cry, the Beloved Country' by Alan Paton was published. What was the country? Hint

Egypt

Germany

South Africa

Israel

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which movie, starring Laurence Olivier and based on a Shakespeare play, was released in 1948?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these TV shows was new in 1948? Hint

Candid Camera

Father Knows Best

I Love Lucy

The Red Skelton Show

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Question 9 of 10

9. Roads to Berlin were blocked by the Russians. How did the West get supplies into the city? Hint

by boat

smuggled in overland

dropped by parachute

airlift

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Question 10 of 10

10. McDonalds opened.

True

False

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Nov 08 2024 : Guest 24: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these was not new in 1948?

Answer: cassette tape recorder

Cassette tape recorders first appeared in 1963.

2. The headline ' Dewey Beats Truman' appeared in which newspaper?

Answer: Chicago Tribune

It was thought to be a forgone conclusion, and the papers were printed. However, Truman won.

3. The first summer Olympic Games to be held since 1936 were held in which city?

Answer: London, England

There were no Olympic Games in 1940 or in 1944, because of World WarII. The 1936 Games were in Germany.

4. The author of 'The Waste Land' and 'Murder in the Cathedral' won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. Who was he?

Answer: T. S. Eliot

The American born T.S. Eliot became a British citizen.

5. Which leader was assassinated in 1948?

Answer: Gandhi

6. 'Cry, the Beloved Country' by Alan Paton was published. What was the country?

Answer: South Africa

Apartheid in South Africa was enforced in 1948.

7. Which movie, starring Laurence Olivier and based on a Shakespeare play, was released in 1948?

Answer: Hamlet

Olivier won an Oscar for his performance. He also starred in movies of Richard III 1955 and Henry V 1944.

8. Which of these TV shows was new in 1948?

Answer: Candid Camera

I Love Lucy 1951
The Red Skelton Show 1951
Father Knows Best 1954.

9. Roads to Berlin were blocked by the Russians. How did the West get supplies into the city?

Answer: airlift

10. McDonalds opened.

Answer: True

The McDonald brothers converted their drive-in restaurant into a hamburger restaurant. Ray Kroc bought the franchise rights in 1954. The rest is history.

Source: Author minch

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