What Happened In 1933?Table of Contents |
33 Trivia Questions for 1933 History(answers) 1. Who was the President of the United States in 1933? 2. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1933? 3. Monopoly is one of the most popular board games ever, but it was loosely based on an earlier game. What was the earlier game? 4. This masked radio hero worked in the American Wild West, and his theme was based on the William Tell Overture. Who was that masked man? 5. President Roosevelt gave the American public the first of 28 live radio broadcasts. What were they collectively called? 6. What was the highest-grossing film of 1933 7. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1933? 8. How much did a Gallon of Milk cost in 1933? 9. What was the average household income in 1933? 10. How many people lived in the United States in 1933? 11. What Major League Baseball annual event began in Chicago on July 6, 1933? 12. The Century of Progress, the unofficial name for the 1933 World’s Fair, was held in what American city? 13. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1933? 14. In 1933, what was the average life expectancy in the United States? 15. Disney’s Three Little Pigs won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. It also gave us a famous phrase and song. What is the name of the song? 16. What New York model boarded a train to Hollywood after an agent signed her to appear as part of the chorus (uncredited) for the Eddie Cantor film Roman Scandals? 17. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1933? 18. On March 15, 1933, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 15.34%. What is significant about that number? 19. President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 2039, declaring what between March 6 and March 13, 1933? 20. What form of cinematic entertainment first opened in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey? 21. Found on Skull Island, what creature was called the “Eighth Wonder of the World?” 22. What Marx Brothers’ film was released in 1933, featuring Margaret Dumont as “Mrs. Gloria Teasdale? 23. Who said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself?” 24. Who won the 1933 World Series? 25. Perry Mason was an American fictional criminal defense lawyer and the title character in Erle Stanley Gardner’s books about him. Who was Perry’s secretary? 26. How much did a dozen eggs cost in 1933? 27. What weekly news magazine began publication in 1933? 28. What was the purpose of Franklin D. Roosevelt signing Executive Order 6102? 29. Who was the Time Magazine Man of the Year in 1933? 30. What did telegram company Western Union offer as a new service in 1933? 31. How much did a base Ford two-door sedan cost in 1933? 32. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1933? 33. What did Mr. and Mrs. John Mackay, George Spicer, his wife, and Hugh Gray all claim to see in 1933? Trivia Team Bonus Questions: 1. What was the first to be chemically synthesized? 2. Fay Wray played the female lead in King Kong. What was her character’s name? 3. Who was the Pope in 1933? 4. Which token was NOT available when Monopoly was released? – Shoe, Iron, Wheelbarrow, Battleship, Thimble or Rocking Horse? 5. This comic strip, created by Chic Young, featured the wedding of Blondie Boopadoop and Dagwood Bumstead. What was the name of the comic strip? 6. Who were the 1933 NFL Champions? 7. Who was the American Vice-President in 1933? 8. What did the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution do? 9. What did Mr. Wiley Post complete on July 22, 1933? HINT: It took him seven days, 18 hours 45 minutes. 10. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1933? |
33 Trivia Questions and Answers for 1933 History1. Who was the President of the United States in 1933? 2. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1933? 3. Monopoly is one of the most popular board games ever, but it was loosely based on an earlier game. What was the earlier game? 4. This masked radio hero worked in the American Wild West, and his theme was based on the William Tell Overture. Who was that masked man? 5. President Roosevelt gave the American public the first of 28 live radio broadcasts. What were they collectively called? 6. What was the highest-grossing film of 1933? 7. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1933? 8. How much did a Gallon of Milk cost in 1933? 9. What was the average household income in 1933? 10. How many people lived in the United States in 1933? 11. What Major League Baseball annual event began in Chicago on July 6, 1933? 12. The Century of Progress, the unofficial name for the 1933 World’s Fair, was held in what American city? 13. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1933? 14. In 1933, what was the average life expectancy in the United States? 15. Disney’s Three Little Pigs won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. It also gave us a famous phrase and song. What is the name of the song? 16. What New York model boarded a train to Hollywood after an agent signed her to appear as part of the chorus (uncredited) for the Eddie Cantor film Roman Scandals? 17. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1933? 18. On March 15, 1933, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 15.34%. What is significant about that number? 19. President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 2039, declaring what between March 6 and March 13, 1933? 20. What form of cinematic entertainment first opened in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey? 21. Found on Skull Island, what creature was called the “Eighth Wonder of the World?” 22. What Marx Brothers’ film was released in 1933, featuring Margaret Dumont as “Mrs. Gloria Teasdale?” 23. Who said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself?” 24. Who won the 1933 World Series? 25. Perry Mason was an American fictional criminal defense lawyer and the title character in Erle Stanley Gardner’s books about him. Who was Perry’s secretary? 26. How much did a dozen eggs cost in 1933? 27. What weekly news magazine began publication in 1933? 28. What was the purpose of Franklin D. Roosevelt signing Executive Order 6102? 29. Who was the Time Magazine Man of the Year in 1933? 30. What did telegram company Western Union offer as a new service in 1933? 31. How much did a base Ford two-door sedan cost in 1933? 32. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1933? 33. What did Mr. and Mrs. John Mackay, George Spicer, his wife, and Hugh Gray all claim to see in 1933? Trivia Team Bonus Questions: 1. What was the first to be chemically synthesized? 2. Fay Wray played the female lead in King Kong. What was her character’s name? 3. Who was the Pope in 1933? 4. Which token was NOT available when Monopoly was released? – Shoe, Iron, Wheelbarrow, Battleship, Thimble or Rocking Horse? 5. This comic strip, created by Chic Young, featured the wedding of Blondie Boopadoop and Dagwood Bumstead. What was the name of the comic strip? 6. Who were the 1933 NFL Champions? 7. Who was the American Vice-President in 1933? 8. What did the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution do? 9. What did Mr. Wiley Post complete on July 22, 1933? HINT: It took him seven days, 18 hours 45 minutes. 10. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1933? |