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Table of Contents What Happened In 1937? |
37 Trivia Questions and Answers 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 expectancy in the United States? 5. In 1937, her divorce was finalized so she could marry the former British king Edward, Duke of Windsor. Who was she? 6. This cartoon character first appeared in the Looney Tunes animated short Porky’s Duck Hunt. Who was he? 7. This 1936 Marx Brothers film featured Groucho Marx as Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush. 8. How many people lived in the United States in 1937? 9. Who was the high-profile American who visited Nazi Germany with his wife and did some spying while he was there? 10. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1937? 11. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1937: Vanessa Redgrave, Roberta Flack, Yoko Ono, Jack Nicholson or Saddam Hussein? 12. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1937? 13. The basic ingredients include ham and pork, and the Hormel Corporation introduced this canned product in 1937. What is it? 14. This 1937 book started an empire that included books, adaptations, and Oscar-winning movies. Name the book and author. 15. Who was the President of the United States in 1937? 16. Which president’s head was dedicated at Mount Rushmore on September 17, 1937? HINT: He was the third head to be completed. 17. What was the name of Ernest Hemingway’s novel about Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain out of Key West, Florida? 18. Nicknamed the “Blonde Bombshell” and the “Platinum Blonde,” this sex symbol died too soon at the age of 26… 19. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1937? 20. What soap opera began on NBC radio in 1937, switched to television in 1952, and was finally canceled in 2009? 21. In this air disaster, 13 passengers and 22 crew died, along with someone on the ground. What was this terrible event? 22. Over 20,000,000 Americans began participating in this government program. Name that government entitlement. 23. What was the title of John Steinbeck’s novella of the Great Depression? 24. This man set a new record for a nonstop transcontinental flight from Los Angeles to New York: 7 hours, 28 minutes, and 25 seconds. He beat his 1936 record by nearly 2 hours. 25. This 1937 film starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March has been remade thrice – in 1954, 1976, and 2018. 26. This magazine debuted to compete with Life Magazine. It focuses on pictures and is also in a large format. 27. At 11 feet tall and over 25 feet wide, this gray, black-and-white painting by Pablo Picasso is his largest and probably most well-known painting. What did he call it? 28. Debuting with its first issue in March 1937, it became the longest-running comic book title in history. Name that comic book. 29. What is the name of Dr. Seuss’s first children’s book? 30. Who was the Time Magazine Man & Wife of the Year in 1937? 31. Guarded 24 hours per day by soldiers of the US Army, what is the monument’s name in Arlington, Virginia? 32. On June 14, 1937, what was the first state to make Flag Day an official state holiday? 33. Who won the 1937 World Series? 34. What is the name of the roadway between Weehawken, New Jersey, and Midtown Manhattan, New York City? 35. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1937? 36. What was the musical stage comedy that gave us several hit songs, including My Funny Valentine and The Lady is a Tramp? 37. Nicknamed the “Brown Bomber,” who became the heavyweight boxing champion? Trivia Team Bonus Questions: 1. Who did Joe Louis defeat to become the world heavyweight boxing champion on June 22, 1937? 2. Who was the Pope in 1937? 3. Who were the 1937 NFL Champions? 4. On July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared after taking off from New Guinea. Amelia was married. What was her full married name? 5. Who was the American Vice-President in 1937? 6. Where did the NFL Washington Redskins play before they moved to Washington? 7. What was the name of the 1937 National Football League team in Cleveland? 8. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1937? 9. Who was the highest-paid adult star in Hollywood in 1937? 10. Who won the US Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1937? |
37 Trivia Questions and Answers for 1937 History1. 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 expectancy in the United States? 5. In 1937, her divorce was finalized so she could marry the former British king Edward, Duke of Windsor. Who was she? 6. This cartoon character first appeared in the Looney Tunes animated short Porky’s Duck Hunt. Who was he? 7. This 1936 Marx Brothers film featured Groucho Marx as Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush. 8. How many people lived in the United States in 1937? 9. Who was the high-profile American who visited Nazi Germany with his wife and did some spying while he was there? 10. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1937? 11. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1937: Vanessa Redgrave, Roberta Flack, Yoko Ono, Jack Nicholson or Saddam Hussein? 12. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1937? 13. The basic ingredients include ham and pork, and the Hormel Corporation introduced this canned product in 1937. What is it? 14. This 1937 book started an empire that included books, adaptations, and Oscar-winning movies. Name the book and author. 15. Who was the President of the United States in 1937? 16. Which president’s head was dedicated at Mount Rushmore on September 17, 1937? HINT: He was the third head to be completed. 17. What was the name of Ernest Hemingway’s novel about Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain out of Key West, Florida? 18. Nicknamed the “Blonde Bombshell” and the “Platinum Blonde,” this sex symbol died too soon at the age of 26… 19. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1937? 20. What soap opera began on NBC radio in 1937, switched to television in 1952, and was finally canceled in 2009? 21. In this air disaster, 13 passengers and 22 crew died, along with someone on the ground. What was this terrible event? 22. Over 20,000,000 Americans began participating in this government program. Name that government entitlement. 23. What was the title of John Steinbeck’s novella of the Great Depression? 24. This man set a new record for a nonstop transcontinental flight from Los Angeles to New York: 7 hours, 28 minutes, and 25 seconds. He beat his 1936 record by nearly 2 hours. 25. This 1937 film starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March has been remade thrice – in 1954, 1976, and 2018. 26. This magazine debuted to compete with Life Magazine. It focuses on pictures and is also in a large format. 27. At 11 feet tall and over 25 feet wide, this gray, black-and-white painting by Pablo Picasso is his largest and probably most well-known painting. What did he call it? 28. Debuting with its first issue in March 1937, it became the longest-running comic book title in history. Name that comic book. 29. What is the name of Dr. Seuss’s first children’s book? 30. Who was the Time Magazine Man & Wife of the Year in 1937? 31. Guarded 24 hours per day by soldiers of the US Army, what is the monument’s name in Arlington, Virginia? 32. On June 14, 1937, what was the first state to make Flag Day an official state holiday? 33. Who won the 1937 World Series? 34. What is the name of the roadway between Weehawken, New Jersey, and Midtown Manhattan, New York City? 35. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1937? 36. What was the musical stage comedy that gave us several hit songs, including My Funny Valentine and The Lady is a Tramp? 37. Nicknamed the “Brown Bomber,” who became the heavyweight boxing champion? Trivia Team Bonus Questions: 1. Who did Joe Louis defeat to become the world heavyweight boxing champion on June 22, 1937? 2. Who was the Pope in 1937? 3. Who were the 1937 NFL Champions? 4. On July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared after taking off from New Guinea. Amelia was married. What was her full married name? 5. Who was the American Vice-President in 1937? 6. Where did the NFL Washington Redskins play before they moved to Washington? 7. What was the name of the 1937 National Football League team in Cleveland? 8. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1937? 9. Who was the highest-paid adult star in Hollywood in 1937? 10. Who won the US Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1937? |
