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Do You Remember 1949? Trivia Quiz

Where you around in 1949? If so what do you remember? If not you should be able to answer at least some of the questions.

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

Author
minch

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
7,862

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4144

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (5/10), Guest 31 (4/10), shvdotr (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was new in 1949? Hint

Monopoly

Silly Putty

Scrabble game

Slinky

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the 1949 movie 'Adam's Rib' who were the two stars? Hint

James Stewart and June Allyson

William Holden and Gloria Swanson

Clark Gable and Elizabeth Taylor

Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy

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Question 3 of 10

3. The People's Republic of China came into being in 1949. Who was its first head of state? Hint

Deng Xiaoping

Hu Yaobang

Chiang Kai-shek

Mao Zedong

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1949 the song "Some Enchanted Evening" was featured in which of these musicals? Hint

The Sound of Music

The King and I

South Pacific

West Side Story

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Question 5 of 10

5. An Arthur Miller drama was first performed in 1949. In it is a character named Willy Loman. What is it? Hint

Death of a Salesman

A Streetcar Named Desire

Separate Tables

Dial 'M' for Murder

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1949 Germany became two separate countries. Who was the leader of West Germany Hint

Walter Ulbricht

Willy Brandt

Konrad Adenauer

Helmut Schmidt

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Question 7 of 10

7. What powerful suspense movie, starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten, and directed by Carol Reed, premiered in 1949?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which heavyweight boxing champion retired in 1949? Hint

Sonny Liston

Rocky Marciano

Joe Louis

Floyd Patterson

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Question 9 of 10

9. NATO was formed this year. How many countries were originally in the organization? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. '1984' was published in 1949. Who wrote it? Hint

Isaac Asimov

D.H.Lawrence

George Orwell

Aldous Huxley

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Nov 16 2024 : Guest 98: 5/10
Nov 06 2024 : Guest 31: 4/10
Oct 24 2024 : shvdotr: 10/10
Oct 24 2024 : mickeyp: 7/10
Oct 20 2024 : Guest 138: 5/10
Oct 12 2024 : Guest 77: 1/10
Sep 26 2024 : Guest 184: 3/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was new in 1949?

Answer: Silly Putty

Silly Putty was the result of an experiment that went wrong. Slinky was first sold in 1946 at Gimbel's department store in Philadelphia.
Scrabble was invented in the thirties and sold under other names. It was first marketed under the name Scrabble in 1948. Monopoly came out in 1933.

2. In the 1949 movie 'Adam's Rib' who were the two stars?

Answer: Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy

3. The People's Republic of China came into being in 1949. Who was its first head of state?

Answer: Mao Zedong

4. In 1949 the song "Some Enchanted Evening" was featured in which of these musicals?

Answer: South Pacific

This popular song heard in Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific".
Recordings were made by Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Bing Crosby and other singers.

5. An Arthur Miller drama was first performed in 1949. In it is a character named Willy Loman. What is it?

Answer: Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller won a Pulitzer Prize for this play.

6. In 1949 Germany became two separate countries. Who was the leader of West Germany

Answer: Konrad Adenauer

Walter Ulbricht was leader of East Germany.

7. What powerful suspense movie, starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten, and directed by Carol Reed, premiered in 1949?

Answer: The Third Man

8. Which heavyweight boxing champion retired in 1949?

Answer: Joe Louis

9. NATO was formed this year. How many countries were originally in the organization?

Answer: 12

They were: USA, Canada, Great Britain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Portugal and Iceland

10. '1984' was published in 1949. Who wrote it?

Answer: George Orwell

Another year to look back on. Let me know if there is a special year you would like a quiz about.

Source: Author minch

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