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What Happened In 1926? |
26 Trivia Questions for 1926 History(answers) 1. What premiere German automobile company was founded in 1926? 2. How many people lived in the United States in 1926? 3. Released in 1923 as “Baby gays”, what do we call them today? 4. What world-famous magician died at the age of 52? 5. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1926? 6. Who was the President of the United States in 1926? 7. Starting as a Christmas seasonal beer, what brand was first sold in 1926? 8. What was the average household income in 1926? 9. What mystery writer disappeared for 11 days? 10. Earning $6,000 a week, who was the highest-paid animal in Hollywood? 11. What radio network (later television network) debuted? 12. What country sent the United States a birthday card with over 5 Million signatures for its Sesquicentennial (150 years) birthday? 13. Who was the top gangster in the Chicago area? 14. What popular book fictional character, who is still popular today, debuted? 15. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1926? 16. What well-known standardized test debuted in 1926? 17. How much did an average Ford Model T cost in 1926? 18. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1926? 19. What major American company began a five-day, 40-hour workweek for its employees? 20. In 1926, what was the average life expectancy in the United States? 21. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1926? James Lipton, John Coltrane, Allen Ginsburg or John F. Kennedy? 22. What popular Hollywood actor and sex symbol died suddenly at the age of only 31? 23. The Gregorian calendar was formed in 1582. What country adapted it in 1926? 24. Who won the 1926 World Series? 25. Who launched the first liquid-fuel rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts? 26. What automobile brand was introduced by General Motors in 1926? (Hint: It closed in 2010) Trivia Team Bonus Questions: 1. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1926? 2. Who became the leader of Japan in December of 1926? 3. Combining documentary and fiction, what was the first Docufiction film? (Hint: Disney released a film of the same name in 2016) 4. Who was the Pope in 1926? 5. Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle was the first woman to do what? 6. What was the highest-grossing movie of 1926? 7. How many movie theaters were in the United States? 8. Who was the American Vice-President in 1926? 9. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1926? 10. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1926? |
26 Trivia Questions and Answers for 1926 History1. What premiere German automobile company was founded in 1926? 2. How many people lived in the United States in 1926? 3. Released in 1923 as “Baby gays”, what do we call them today? 4. What world-famous magician died at the age of 52? 5. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1926? 6. Who was the President of the United States in 1926? 7. Starting as a Christmas seasonal beer, what brand was first sold in 1926? 8. What was the average household income in 1926? 9. What mystery writer disappeared for 11 days? 10. Earning $6,000 a week, who was the highest-paid animal in Hollywood? 11. What radio network (later television network) debuted? 12. What country sent the United States a birthday card with over 5 Million signatures for its Sesquicentennial (150 years) birthday? 13. Who was the top gangster in the Chicago area? 14. What popular book fictional character, who is still popular today, debuted? 15. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1926? 16. What well-known standardized test debuted in 1926? 17. How much did an average Ford Model T cost in 1926? 18. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1926? 19. What major American company began a five-day, 40-hour workweek for its employees? 20. In 1926, what was the average life expectancy in the United States? 21. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1926? James Lipton, John Coltrane, Allen Ginsburg or John F. Kennedy? 22. What popular Hollywood actor and sex symbol died suddenly at the age of only 31? 23. The Gregorian calendar was formed in 1582. What country adapted it in 1926? 24. Who won the 1926 World Series? 25. Who launched the first liquid-fuel rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts? 26. What automobile brand was introduced by General Motors in 1926? (Hint: It closed in 2010) Trivia Team Bonus Questions: 1. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1926? 2. Who became the leader of Japan in December of 1926? 3. Combining documentary and fiction, what was the first Docufiction film? (Hint: Disney released a film of the same name in 2016) 4. Who was the Pope in 1926? 5. Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle was the first woman to do what? 6. What was the highest-grossing movie of 1926? 7. How many movie theaters were in the United States? 8. Who was the American Vice-President in 1926? 9. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1926? 10. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1926? |
