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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1939

See what you know about the year 1939

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1939?

Ninotchka
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Wizard of Oz
Gone with the Wind

2. What team won the 1939 World Series?

Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees

3. What team won the 1939 NFL Championship?

New York Giants
Chicago Bears
Washington Redskins
Green Bay Packers

4. What famous novel was first published on April 14, 1939?

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

5. Who succeeded Pope Pius XI to become the 260th Pope on March 2, 1939?

Pope Paul VI
Pope Benedict XV
Pope John XXIII
Pope Pius XII

6. At what baseball stadium did Lou Gehrig give his famous retirement speech on July 4, 1939?

Ebbets Field
Yankee Stadium
Polo Grounds
Shibe Park

7. What country invaded Poland on September 17, 1939?

The Soviet Union
Germany
Hungary
Italy

8. What item went on sale for the first time in Wilmington, Delaware on October 24, 1939?

Lincoln Logs
televisions
nylon stockings
Polaroid cameras

9. Who was released from Alcatraz Island on November 16, 1939?

Robert Stroud
Al Capone
Alvin Karpis
George "Machine Gun" Kelly

10. What opened for business in New York City on December 2, 1939?

Madison Square Garden
LaGuardia Airport
George Washington Bridge
Empire State Building

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1939</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1939</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 1939?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ninotchka</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Wizard of Oz</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gone with the Wind</div>
<br>2. What team won the 1939 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit Tigers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cincinnati Reds</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) St. Louis Cardinals</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Yankees</div>
<br>3. What team won the 1939 NFL Championship?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Giants</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago Bears</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Washington Redskins</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Green Bay Packers</div>
<br>4. What famous novel was first published on April 14, 1939?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck</div>
<br>5. Who succeeded Pope Pius XI to become the 260th Pope on March 2, 1939?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Paul VI</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Benedict XV</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope John XXIII</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Pius XII</div>
<br>6. At what baseball stadium did Lou Gehrig give his famous retirement speech on July 4, 1939?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ebbets Field</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Yankee Stadium</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Polo Grounds</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Shibe Park</div>
<br>7. What country invaded Poland on September 17, 1939?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Soviet Union</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hungary</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Italy</div>
<br>8. What item went on sale for the first time in Wilmington, Delaware on October 24, 1939?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lincoln Logs</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) televisions</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) nylon stockings</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Polaroid cameras</div>
<br>9. Who was released from Alcatraz Island on November 16, 1939?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Robert Stroud</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Al Capone</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alvin Karpis</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George "Machine Gun" Kelly</div>
<br>10. What opened for business in New York City on December 2, 1939?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Madison Square Garden</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) LaGuardia Airport</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Washington Bridge</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Empire State Building</div>
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