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What Happened In 1941? |
41 Trivia Questions and Answers for 1941 History(answers) 1. Who was the President of the United States in 1941? 2. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1941? 3. To the nearest dime, what was the average movie theater ticket price in 1941? 4. On July 1, 1941, what two television networks began broadcasting in New York City? 5. What was the date that US President Franklin Roosevelt said, “which will live in infamy the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” 6. What did Germany and Italy do on December 11, 1941? 7. Was this quasi-biographical film based on real-life newspapermen William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer? Name this film. 8. How much did a Gallon of Milk cost in 1941? 9. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1941? 10. How many people lived in the United States in 1941? 11. What was the highest-grossing film of 1941? 12. What practice did the 13th Academy Awards start after a fiasco the prior year with the Los Angeles Times newspaper? 13. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1941? 14. In 1941, what was the average life expectancy in the United States? 15. Who was the subject of a popular World War 2 pinup featuring the actress wearing a nightgown? 16. True or False? Joseph Stalin decreed that every Soviet soldier should receive 100 grams (about 3.5 ounces) of vodka daily. 17. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1941 18. What was the title of the second “Road To…” film, starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour? 19. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is also referred to as an MLB legend’s disease. Name that New York Yankee. 20. Who won the 1941 World Series? 21. Red Sox MLB player Ted Williams set an all-time baseball batting record on the last day of the 1941 season. What record did he set? 22. What were the four freedoms mentioned in Franklin Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech? 23. The first American television station outside New York aired in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Name that station. 24. Who won the US Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1941? 25. Throughout 1941 and 1945, the United States built over 2,700 of this class of cargo ship. Name that class of ships. 26. Who was the Time Magazine Man of the Year in 1941? 27. What was the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidential yacht from 1936 until he died in 1945? 28. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1941: Judy Blume, Joan Baez, David Ruffin, or Neil Diamond? 29. This baseball player is the all-time MLB player with the most hits, games played, and at-bats. Born in 1941, who is he? 30. What was Pete Rose’s nickname? 31. A New York Yankee, Joe DiMaggio, began a record-breaking streak on May 15, 1941, that continued until July 16th. What record does he hold for that period? 32. This group began entertaining the United States Armed Services on February 4, 1941. What is its name? 33. This superhero, first appearing in Police Comics #1, was among the first to be a wise-cracking super-crimefighter. 34. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1941? 35. This radio program started in Helena, Arkansas, and is the longest-running daily American radio broadcast in history. What is it? 36. What Marx Brothers film featured Grouch Marx as Wolf J. Flywheel? 37. How much did a dozen eggs cost in 1941? 38. Plutonium was chemically identified in 1941. What is plutonium’s Atomic Number? 39. What Andrews Sisters hit was revived by Bette Midler in 1973? 40. Based on Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 book, this 1941 film noir starred Humphrey Bogart and Mary Aster. 41. What 1941 film was remade as Heaven Can Wait in 1978, starring Warren Beatty, Buck Henry, and Julie Christie? Trivia Team Bonus Questions: 1. What was Virginia Woolf’s final novel, published shortly after her death? 2. This comic book publisher’s first issue was an adaptation of The Three Musketeers, and they published more stories through 1969. Name that long-running comic book company. 3. Who was the American Vice-President in 1941? 4. Who were the 1941 NFL Champions? 5. Six-year-old Elaine Esposito began a world medical record on August 6, 1941. What record did she hold? 6. What is the National Hockey League record for shots on goal in a single game? 7. Cheerios was released by General Mills by another name in 1941. What were they called? 8. What was the name of the Cartoon where Bugs Bunny was first named? 10. On January 13, 1941, All persons born in what nearby American territory were declared U.S. citizens by birth, through U.S. federal law? |
41 Trivia Questions and Answers for 1941 History1. Who was the President of the United States in 1941? 2. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1941? 3. To the nearest dime, what was the average movie theater ticket price in 1941? 4. On July 1, 1941, what two television networks began broadcasting in New York City? 5. What was the date that US President Franklin Roosevelt said, “which will live in infamy the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” 6. What did Germany and Italy do on December 11, 1941? 7. Was this quasi-biographical film based on real-life newspapermen William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer? Name this film. 8. How much did a Gallon of Milk cost in 1941? 9. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1941? 10. How many people lived in the United States in 1941? 11. What was the highest-grossing film of 1941? 12. What practice did the 13th Academy Awards start after a fiasco the prior year with the Los Angeles Times newspaper? 13. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1941? 14. In 1941, what was the average life expectancy in the United States? 15. Who was the subject of a popular World War 2 pinup featuring the actress wearing a nightgown? 16. True or False? Joseph Stalin decreed that every Soviet soldier should receive 100 grams (about 3.5 ounces) of vodka per day. 17. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1941? 18. What was the title of the second “Road To…” film, starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour? 19. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is also referred to as an MLB legend’s disease. Name that New York Yankee. 20. Who won the 1941 World Series? 21. Red Sox MLB player Ted Williams set an all-time baseball batting record o the last day of the 1941 season. What record did he set? 22. What were the four freedoms mentioned in Franklin Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech? 23. The first American television station outside New York aired in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Name that station. 24. Who won the US Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1941? 25. Throughout 1941 and 1945, the United States built over 2,700 of this class of cargo ship. Name that class of ships. 26. Who was the Time Magazine Man of the Year in 1941? 27. What was the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidential yacht from 1936 until he died in 1945? 28. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1941: Judy Blume, Joan Baez, David Ruffin, or Neil Diamond? 29. This baseball player is the all-time MLB player with the most hits, games played, and at-bats. Born in 1941, who is he? 30. What was Pete Rose’s nickname? 31. A New York Yankee, Joe DiMaggio, began a record-breaking streak on May 15, 1941, that continued until July 16th. What record does he hold for that period? 32. This group began entertaining the United States Armed Services on February 4, 1941. What is its name? 33. This superhero, first appearing in Police Comics #1, was among the first to be a wise-cracking super-crimefighter. 34. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1941? 35. This radio program started in Helena, Arkansas, and is the longest-running daily American radio broadcast in history. What is it? 36. What Marx Brothers film featured Grouch Marx as Wolf J. Flywheel? 37. How much did a dozen eggs cost in 1941? 38. Plutonium was chemically identified in 1941. What is plutonium’s Atomic Number? 39. What Andrews Sisters hit was revived by Bette Midler in 1973? 40. Based on Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 book, this 1941 film noir starred Humphrey Bogart and Mary Aster. 41. What 1941 film was remade as Heaven Can Wait in 1978, starring Warren Beatty, Buck Henry, and Julie Christie? Trivia Team Bonus Questions: 1. What was Virginia Woolf’s final novel, published shortly after her death? 2. This comic book publisher’s first issue was an adaptation of The Three Musketeers, and they published more stories through 1969. Name that long-running comic book company. 3. Who was the American Vice-President in 1941? 4. Who were the 1941 NFL Champions? 5. Six-year-old Elaine Esposito began a world medical record on August 6, 1941. What record did she hold? 6. What is the National Hockey League record for shots on goal in a single game? 7. Cheerios was released by General Mills by another name in 1941. What were they called? 8. What was the name of the Cartoon where Bugs Bunny was first named? 10. On January 13, 1941, All persons born in what nearby American territory were declared U.S. citizens by birth, through U.S. federal law? |
