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Which 1941 film was directed by Orson Welles?

Casablanca
Citizen Kane
$1940s Trivia Quiz It\'s A Wonderful Life$ It's A Wonderful Life
The Philadelphia Story

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What company began production of Italian sports cars in 1947?

Lamborghini
Maserati
Alfa Romeo
Ferrari

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Which was the first Axis Power to surrender in World War II?

Bulgaria
Hungary
Italy
Germany

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Which singer released the hits, "I'll Never Smile Again" and "This Love of Mine"?

Liberace
Frank Sinatra
Judy Garland
Louis Armstrong

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Which of these cartoons was created in 1940?

Mickey Mouse
The Flintstones
Tom and Jerry
Popeye the Sailor

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"For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a 1940 novel by which author?

John Steinbeck
Ernest Hemingway
William Faulkner
F. Scott Fitzgerald

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How many nations attended the first meeting of the United Nations?

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In 1945, who was the English actress who starred in a film called 'National Velvet'?

Vivien Leigh
Joan Collins
Elizabeth Taylor
$1940s Trivia Quiz Maureen O\'Hara$ Maureen O'Hara

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In 1946, the Philippines gained independence from which country?

United States of America
England
France
Netherlands

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Who was the first African American to be on a United States postage stamp?

Booker T. Washington
Ray Charles
Maya Angelou
Martin Luther King Jr.

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In which year was the first Golden Globe Awards held?

1940
1945
1944
1942
1946
1948

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Which Marvel Comics superhero was introduced in March 1941?

Iron Man
Spider-Man
Captain America
The Hulk

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In 1943, what building, considered to be the world’s largest office building, was completed?

The Pentagon
Empire State Building
Petronas Twin Towers
Burj Khalifa

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What was being developed in 1948 by George de Mestral in Switzerland?

Velcro
Paper clips
Spiral notebooks
Calculators

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In 1945, which U.S. state was the atomic bomb first tested in?

Alaska
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada

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Which 1941 film was directed by Orson Welles?

What company began production of Italian sports cars in 1947?

Which was the first Axis Power to surrender in World War II?

Which singer released the hits, "I'll Never Smile Again" and "This Love of Mine"?

Which of these cartoons was created in 1940?

"For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a 1940 novel by which author?

How many nations attended the first meeting of the United Nations?

In 1945, who was the English actress who starred in a film called 'National Velvet'?

In 1946, the Philippines gained independence from which country?

Who was the first African American to be on a United States postage stamp?

In which year was the first Golden Globe Awards held?

Which Marvel Comics superhero was introduced in March 1941?

In 1943, what building, considered to be the world’s largest office building, was completed?

What was being developed in 1948 by George de Mestral in Switzerland?

In 1945, which U.S. state was the atomic bomb first tested in?

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