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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1947

See what you know about the year 1947

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1947?

Forever Amber
The Best Years of Our Lives
Duel in the Sun
The Jolson Story

2. What event was first broadcast on television on September 30, 1947?

Presidential Press Conference
The World Series
A Daily Session of the House of Representatives
A Papal Mass at the Vatican

3. What team won the 1947 NFL Championship?

Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles
Cleveland Browns
Chicago Bears

4. Which one of these was not created by the National Security Act which was signed into law on July 26, 1947?

Department of Defense
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Security Council
Central Intelligence Agency

5. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?

Mohandas K. Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indira Gandhi
Muhammed Ali Jinnah

6. Who was married on November 20, 1947?

George H. W. Bush
Crown Prince Akihito (later Emperor Akihito) of Japan
Jimmy Carter
Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) of the United Kingdom

7. What mobster was found shot to death in a Beverly Hills mansion on June 20, 1947?

Sam Giancana
Bugsy Siegel
"Machine Gun" Jack McGurn
Albert Anastasia

8. Who was the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound in level flight on October 14, 1947?

Howard Hughes
Chuck Yeager
John Glenn
Deke Slayton

9. In what city was Elizabeth Short, who was nicknamed the Black Dahlia, found murdered on January 15, 1947?

Boston, Massachusetts
New York, New York
Los Angeles, California
Chicago, Illinois

10. At what baseball stadium did Jackie Robinson make his major league debut on April 15, 1947?

Polo Grounds in New York, New York
Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts
Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1947</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1947</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 1947?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Forever Amber</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Best Years of Our Lives</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Duel in the Sun</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Jolson Story</div>
<br>2. What event was first broadcast on television on September 30, 1947?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Presidential Press Conference</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The World Series</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A Daily Session of the House of Representatives</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A Papal Mass at the Vatican</div>
<br>3. What team won the 1947 NFL Championship?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago Cardinals</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Philadelphia Eagles</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cleveland Browns</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago Bears</div>
<br>4. Which one of these was not created by the National Security Act which was signed into law on July 26, 1947?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Department of Defense</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Federal Bureau of Investigation</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) National Security Council</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Central Intelligence Agency</div>
<br>5. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mohandas K. Gandhi</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jawaharlal Nehru</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Indira Gandhi</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Muhammed Ali Jinnah</div>
<br>6. Who was married on November 20, 1947?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George H. W. Bush</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Crown Prince Akihito (later Emperor Akihito) of Japan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jimmy Carter</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) of the United Kingdom</div>
<br>7. What mobster was found shot to death in a Beverly Hills mansion on June 20, 1947?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sam Giancana</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bugsy Siegel</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Albert Anastasia</div>
<br>8. Who was the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound in level flight on October 14, 1947?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Howard Hughes</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chuck Yeager</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John Glenn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Deke Slayton</div>
<br>9. In what city was Elizabeth Short, who was nicknamed the Black Dahlia, found murdered on January 15, 1947?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boston, Massachusetts</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York, New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles, California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago, Illinois</div>
<br>10. At what baseball stadium did Jackie Robinson make his major league debut on April 15, 1947?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Polo Grounds in New York, New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</div>
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