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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1931?

Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1931?31 Trivia Questions for 1931 History(answers)1. Based on a 1927 play by Peggy Webling based on an 1818 novel, what classic horror film was released on November 21, 19312. This 1931 silent romantic comedy film written, produced, directed by, and starring the same guy is considered by many […]

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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1935?

Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1935?35 Trivia Questions for 1935 History(answers)1. Who was the greatest woman’s figure skater and film star in the 1920s and 1930s?2. What was the name of the horror movie sequel, starring Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester, that came to theaters on April 22, 19353. The CIO industrial labor

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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1932?

Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1932?32 Trivia Questions for 1932 History(answers)1. Opened in 1932, what is Germany’s “no speed limit” highway (in some areas)?2. In 1932, what was the average life expectancy in the United States?3. Who was the Olympic gold-winning champion who starred in the 1932 film Tarzan the Ape Man?4. What

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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1937?

Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1937?37 Trivia Questions for 1937 History(answers)1. What was the highest-grossing film of 1937?2. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1937?3. When it opened on May 27, 1937, it was the world’s longest and tallest suspension bridge. Name that bridge.4. In 1937, what was the average life

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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1939?

Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1939?39 Trivia Questions for 1939 History(answers)1. What was the highest-grossing film of 1939?2. What museum and Hall of Fame opened in 1939?3. In 1939, what was the average life expectancy in the United States?4. Created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, what costumed adventurer made his first appearance

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Popular and Best-selling Books From The 1930s

Popular and Best-selling Books From 1930: Angel Pavement by J. B. Priestley Chances by A. Hamilton Gibbs Cimarron by Edna Ferber The Door by Mary Roberts Rinehart Exile by Warwick Deeping The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew #2) by Carolyn Keene The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper Rogue Herries by Hugh Walpole The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew #1) by Carolyn

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1939 Music: Popular Music, Songs and Artists

1939 Popular Music: Movie Classics, Big Bands, Jazz, Patriotic Songs, Novelty Hits, Blues, Broadway, and the Sound Before the War Years1939 popular music was one of the richest cultural soundtracks of the late 1930s. Big bands were everywhere, movie songs had enormous staying power, jazz was expanding, Broadway still fed the popular songbook, novelty records

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1938 Music: Popular Music, Songs and Artists

1938 Popular Music: Swing, Disney Songs, Jazz Standards, Broadway, Novelty Hits, Blues, Latin Flavor, and Songs That Echoed for Decades 1938 popular music was packed with big bands, jazz standards, movie songs, Broadway wit, novelty records, blues, vocal-group favorites, and early signs of the pop-culture afterlife many songs would enjoy decades later. Songs like A-Tisket,

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1938 Oscars 10th Academy Awards

1938 Oscars 10th Academy AwardsWinners Announced: March 10, 1938Held at: Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CaliforniaHost: Bob BurnsEligibility Year: 1937The 10th Academy Awards ceremony took place on March 10, 1938, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California.Comedian and musician Bob Burns played host, entertaining attendees with his signature homespun humor.To be in the running,

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1937 History, Facts and Trivia

1937 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1937World-Changing Event: The Golden Gate Bridge opened May 28, 1937, connecting San Francisco to Marin County across one of the most difficult stretches of open water in the world — a Depression-era engineering achievement that became one of the most recognized structures on EarthDisaster: The Hindenburg airship exploded

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1937 Music: Popular Music, Songs and Artists

1937 Popular Music: Swing, Movie Songs, Broadway Standards, Jazz Classics, Blues, Country, and Songs That Kept Coming Back1937 popular music was packed with swing, jazz standards, movie songs, Broadway favorites, romantic ballads, novelty themes, blues, country-Western sounds, and records that later found second lives in film, television, cartoons, jazz culture, and rock history. Songs like

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1936 Trivia, History and Fun Facts

1936 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1936 Influential Songs: He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands, Summertime, and It Ain’t Necessarily So (both from Porgy and Bess)Most Famous American: Jesse OwensMonopoly board game: $1.98Median family income: approximately $1,160 per yearThe Conversation: King Edward VIII of Great Britain abdicated the throne on December 11

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1936 Music: Popular Music, Songs and Artists

1936 Popular Music: Swing, Movie Songs, Broadway Standards, Blues, Gospel, Country, and the Great American Songbook1936 popular music brought together swing, movie musicals, Broadway standards, blues, gospel, country, romantic ballads, and early roots records that later became much more famous. Songs like Pennies from Heaven, The Way You Look Tonight, I’ve Got You Under My

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