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Table of Contents What Happened In 1936? |
36 Trivia Questions for 1936 History(answers) 1. Who was the President of the United States in 1936? 2. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1936? 3. In 1936, what was the average life expectancy in the United States? 4. Who was NOT inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1936: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson or Billy Hamilton? 5. Who wrote the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind? 6. Who won the 1936 World Series? 7. Disney’s Mickey Mouse Cartoon series ran from 1928 through 1953 in 130 installments. Only three episodes did NOT feature Mickey; what other Disney Character took his place? 8. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1936? 9. How many people lived in the United States in 1936? 10. Premiering January 31, 1936, what radio show featured Britt Reid as a masked adventurer/crimefighter? 11. According to the radio show, what masked man was the Green Hornet (Britt Reid) related to? 12. Name the British luxury liner that left Southampton on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean? 13. What American magazine published the first-ranked popular music “Hit Parade?” 14. Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer starred in what film version of a William Shakespeare play of the same name? 15. He made his major league debut with the New York Yankees in 1936, and his career may be best remembered for his 56-game hitting streak. Name him. 16. What household tool was invented and patented by Henry F. Phillips? 17. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1936? 18. What was the highest-grossing film of 1936? 19. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1936? 20. Completed in 1936, some say it will last 10,000 years. What is it? 21. First appearing in a newspaper comic strip on February 17, 1936, who was the first hero to wear a unitard skin-tight costume with his mask? 22. What Charlie Chaplin film featured the last appearance of his “little tramp” character? 23. Who was the British king who abdicated his throne on December 11, 1936? 24. Who was the Time Magazine Woman of the Year in 1936? 25. Paul McCartney, Larry Graham, John Entwistle, and Charles Mingus all took advantage of this musical invention… 26. These were first introduced to ski resorts in 1936 and 1937… 27. This man set a (at the time) record for a non-stop transcontinental flight from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, in 9 hours 27 minutes 10 seconds. 28. Although established in 1882, this once-popular magazine changed its focus to large pictures and photography. 29. What American politician and presidential candidate was born in the Panama Canal Zone? 30. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1936? 31. What novel by Margaret Mitchell later won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? 32. It was the longest NHL game at 176 minutes and 30 seconds. It was between the Montreal Maroons and what American hockey team 33. Born in Lansing, Michigan, who was the top American box office star from the late 1970s and early 1980s? 34. It held the first World’s Fair (Great Exhibition of 1851) in Hyde Park, London, and had nearly a million feet of exhibition space but was destroyed by a fire in 1936. What was the name of this building? 35. Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in what inaugural event? 36. Who was the noted writer and economist who released The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money? Trivia Team Bonus Questions: 1. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1936? 2. George Washington’s head was finished first on Mount Rushmore in 1934. Whose head was second and dedicated in 1936? 3. Hans Selye publicized a body’s reaction to this as a biological condition. What did he describe? 4. Who was the Pope in 1936? 5. The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin, Germany. How many medals did the US win? 6. He was the most successful Olympian, winning four gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Who was he? 7. Who were the 1936 NFL Champions? 8. Who was the American Vice-President in 1936? 9. Held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, how many medals did the US win in the 1936 Winter Olympics? 10. At the opening of the 1936 Olympics, what was the only country NOT to dip its flag as it passed Adolph Hitler? |
36 Trivia Questions and Answers for 1936 History1. Who was the President of the United States in 1936? 2. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1936? 3. In 1936, what was the average life expectancy in the United States? 4. Who was NOT inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1936: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson or Billy Hamilton? 5. Who wrote the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind? 6. Who won the 1936 World Series? 7. Disney’s Mickey Mouse Cartoon series ran from 1928 through 1953 in 130 installments. Only three episodes did NOT feature Mickey; what other Disney Character took his place? 8. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1936? 9. How many people lived in the United States in 1936? 10. Premiering January 31, 1936, what radio show featured Britt Reid as a masked adventurer/crimefighter? 11. According to the radio show, what masked man was the Green Hornet (Britt Reid) related to? 12. Name the British luxury liner that left Southampton on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean? 13. What American magazine published the first-ranked popular music “Hit Parade?” 14. Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer starred in what film version of a William Shakespeare play of the same name? 15. He made his major league debut with the New York Yankees in 1936, and his career may be best remembered for his 56-game hitting streak. Name him. 16. What household tool was invented and patented by Henry F. Phillips? 17. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1936? 18. What was the highest-grossing film of 1936? 19. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1936? 20. Completed in 1936, some say it will last 10,000 years. What is it? 21. First appearing in a newspaper comic strip on February 17, 1936, who was the first hero to wear a unitard skin-tight costume with his mask? 22. What Charlie Chaplin film featured the last appearance of his “little tramp” character? 23. Who was the British king who abdicated his throne on December 11, 1936? 24. Who was the Time Magazine Woman of the Year in 1936? 25. Paul McCartney, Larry Graham, John Entwistle, and Charles Mingus all took advantage of this musical invention… 26. These were first introduced to ski resorts in 1936 and 1937… 27. This man set a (at the time) record for a non-stop transcontinental flight from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, in 9 hours 27 minutes 10 seconds. 28. Although established in 1882, this once-popular magazine changed its focus to large pictures and photography. 29. What American politician and presidential candidate was born in the Panama Canal Zone? 30. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1936? 31. What novel by Margaret Mitchell later won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? 32. It was the longest NHL game at 176 minutes and 30 seconds. It was between the Montreal Maroons and what American hockey team? 33. Born in Lansing, Michigan, who was the top American box office star from the late 1970s and early 1980s? 34. It held the first World’s Fair (Great Exhibition of 1851) in Hyde Park, London, and had nearly a million feet of exhibition space but was destroyed by a fire in 1936. What was the name of this building? 35. Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in what inaugural event? 36. Who was the noted writer and economist who released The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money? Trivia Team Bonus Questions: 1. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1936? 2. George Washington’s head was finished first on Mount Rushmore in 1934. Whose head was second and dedicated in 1936? 3. Hans Selye publicized a body’s reaction to this as a biological condition. What did he describe? 4. Who was the Pope in 1936? 5. The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin, Germany. How many medals did the US win? 6. He was the most successful Olympian, winning four gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Who was he? 7. Who were the 1936 NFL Champions? 8. Who was the American Vice-President in 1936? 9. Held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, how many medals did the US win in the 1936 Winter Olympics? 10. At the opening of the 1936 Olympics, what was the only country NOT to dip its flag as it passed Adolph Hitler? |
