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What Happened In 1927? |
27 Trivia Questions and Answers for 1927 History(answers) 1. What was the highest-grossing movie of 1927? 2. Who (or what) was the first giant balloon in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? 3. What major Swedish car company debuted in 1927? 4. In 1927, what was the average life expectancy in the United States? 5. Who was the President of the United States in 1927? 6. Over 2 1/2 miles long, what passageway between New Jersey and New York opened? 7. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1927? 8. What was the average household income in 1927? 9. Georges Lemaître, a Catholic priest, first proposed what astronomical idea? 10. What tasty powdered drink was invented by Edwin Perkins in Hastings, Nebraska? 11. Directed by Fritz Lang, what German science fiction classic was released? 12. What radio (and later television) network debuted in 1927? 13. Who was issued a pilot’s license from the United States government in 1927? (Hint: He does not use an airplane) 14. How many people lived in the United States in 1927? 15. What world population milestone was reached in 1927? 16. Who gained international fame as the first pilot to fly solo and nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean in a single-engine airplane, from New York to Paris? 17. What was the name of Charles Lindbergh’s airplane? 18. Who won the 1927 World Series? 19. What Yankees player set the Major League Baseball Record with 60 Home Runs? 20. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1927? 21. How much did a dozen eggs cost in 1927? 22. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1927? Martin Luther King Jr., Gina Lollobrigida, Eartha Kitt or Bob Fosse 23. Who was the Time Magazine Man of the Year in 1927? 24. After Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, who took over? 25. What Ford car replaced the Ford Model T in 1927? 26. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1927? 27. What Hollywood actress made a film called “It”, which later became her nickname: The It Girl? Trivia Team Bonus Questions: 1. Who was the Pope in 1927? 2. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1927? 3. Hans Nilson Langseth (July 14, 1846 -November 10, 1927) died with the world’s longest WHAT? 4. Who was the American Vice-President in 1927? 5. What was invented by Charles Brannock in 1927? 6. Who said, “I do not choose to run for president in 1928”? 7. What two cities did Charles Lindbergh fly between to make the first trans-Atlantic flight? 8. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1927? 9. What kind of electric clock was an improvement over the standard mechanical clock? 10. What medal did US President Calvin Coolidge present what honor to Lindbergh after his flight? |
27 Trivia Questions and Answers for 1927 History1. What was the highest-grossing movie of 1927? 2. Who (or what) was the first giant balloon in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? 3. What major Swedish car company debuted in 1927? 4. In 1927, what was the average life expectancy in the United States? 5. Who was the President of the United States in 1927? 6. Over 2 1/2 miles long, what passageway between New Jersey and New York opened? 7. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1927? 8. What was the average household income in 1927? 9. Georges Lemaître, a Catholic priest, first proposed what astronomical idea? 10. What tasty powdered drink was invented by Edwin Perkins in Hastings, Nebraska? 11. Directed by Fritz Lang, what German science fiction classic was released? 12. What radio (and later television) network debuted in 1927? 13. Who was issued a pilot’s license from the United States government in 1927? (Hint: He does not use an airplane) 14. How many people lived in the United States in 1927? 15. What world population milestone was reached in 1927? 16. Who gained international fame as the first pilot to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean, flying from New York to Paris in his single-engine airplane? 17. What was the name of Charles Lindbergh’s airplane? 18. Who won the 1927 World Series? 19. What Yankees player set the Major League Baseball Record with 60 Home Runs? 20. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1927? 21. How much did a dozen eggs cost in 1927? 22. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1927? Martin Luther King Jr., Gina Lollobrigida, Eartha Kitt or Bob Fosse 23. Who was the Time Magazine Man of the Year in 1927? 24. After Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, who took over? 25. What Ford car replaced the Ford Model T in 1927? 26. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1927? 27. What Hollywood actress made a film called “It”, which later became her nickname: The It Girl? Trivia Team Bonus Questions: 1. Who was the Pope in 1927? 2. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1927? 3. Hans Nilson Langseth (July 14, 1846 -November 10, 1927) died with the world’s longest WHAT? 4. Who was the American Vice-President in 1927? 5. What was invented by Charles Brannock in 1927? 6. Who said, “I do not choose to run for president in 1928”? 7. What two cities did Charles Lindbergh fly between to make the first trans-Atlantic flight? 8. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1927? 9. What kind of electric clock was an improvement over the standard mechanical clock? 10. What medal did US President Calvin Coolidge present what honor to Lindbergh after his flight? |
