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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1948

See what you know about the year 1948

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1948?

Easter Parade
The Red Shoes
Road to Rio
Red River

2. What team won the 1948 World Series?

New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
Cleveland Indians

3. Where were the 1948 Winter Olympics held?

Oslo, Norway
Innsbruck, Austria
St. Moritz, Switzerland
Squaw Valley, California

4. On February 25, 1948 communists took control of what European country?

Czechosolvakia
Romania
Poland
Hungary

5. What Hall of Fame baseball player passed away on August 16, 1948?

Babe Ruth
Honus Wagner
Lou Gehrig
Ty Cobb

6. What newspaper printed the now famous "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline on November 3, 1948?

Chicago Daily Tribune
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
San Francisco Chronicle

7. What Warner Brothers cartoon character made his first appearance on the Bugs Bunny cartoon Haredevil Hare on July 24, 1948?

Marvin the Martian
Pepe LePew
Elmer Fudd
The Tasmanian Devil

8. What group was founded on March 17, 1948 in California?

The National Organization for Women
Sierra Club
The Black Panthers
The Hell's Angels

9. What event took place on January 30, 1948?

Israel becomes an independent nation
Japanese wartime leader Hideki Tojo and 6 others are sentenced to death for war crimes
U.S. Supreme Court rules that religious instruction in public schools did not violate the U.S. Constitution
Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated

10. Who was voted the Most Popular Male Vocalist by Variety Magazine in 1948?

Frank Sinatra
Perry Como
Al Jolson
Nat King Cole

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1948</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1948</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 1948?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Easter Parade</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Red Shoes</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Road to Rio</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Red River</div>
<br>2. What team won the 1948 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Yankees</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brooklyn Dodgers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boston Braves</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cleveland Indians</div>
<br>3. Where were the 1948 Winter Olympics held?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oslo, Norway</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Innsbruck, Austria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) St. Moritz, Switzerland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Squaw Valley, California</div>
<br>4. On February 25, 1948 communists took control of what European country?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Czechosolvakia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Romania</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Poland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hungary</div>
<br>5. What Hall of Fame baseball player passed away on August 16, 1948?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Babe Ruth</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Honus Wagner</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lou Gehrig</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ty Cobb</div>
<br>6. What newspaper printed the now famous "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline on November 3, 1948?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago Daily Tribune</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles Times</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Times</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Francisco Chronicle</div>
<br>7. What Warner Brothers cartoon character made his first appearance on the Bugs Bunny cartoon Haredevil Hare on July 24, 1948? 
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Marvin the Martian</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pepe LePew</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Elmer Fudd</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Tasmanian Devil</div>
<br>8. What group was founded on March 17, 1948 in California?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The National Organization for Women</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sierra Club</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Black Panthers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Hell's Angels</div>
<br>9. What event took place on January 30, 1948?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Israel becomes an independent nation</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Japanese wartime leader Hideki Tojo and 6 others are sentenced to death for war crimes</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) U.S. Supreme Court rules that religious instruction in public schools did not violate the U.S. Constitution</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated </div>
<br>10. Who was voted the Most Popular Male Vocalist by Variety Magazine in 1948?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Frank Sinatra</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Perry Como</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Al Jolson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nat King Cole</div>
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