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Which 1941 film was directed by Orson Welles?

Casablanca
The Philadelphia Story
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Citizen Kane

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What company began production of Italian sports cars in 1947?

Lamborghini
Maserati
Ferrari
Alfa Romeo

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

Italy
Hungary
Germany
Bulgaria

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

Louis Armstrong
Frank Sinatra
Liberace
Judy Garland

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Which of these cartoons was created in 1940?

Mickey Mouse
Popeye the Sailor
The Flintstones
Tom and Jerry

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

F. Scott Fitzgerald
William Faulkner
John Steinbeck
Ernest Hemingway

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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'?

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Joan Collins
Vivien Leigh
Elizabeth Taylor

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In 1946, the Philippines gained independence from which country?

United States of America
England
Netherlands
France

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

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

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In which year was the first Golden Globe Awards held?

1944
1948
1946
1942
1940
1945

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Which Marvel Comics superhero was introduced in March 1941?

Spider-Man
The Hulk
Captain America
Iron Man

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

Burj Khalifa
The Pentagon
Petronas Twin Towers
Empire State Building

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

Velcro
Spiral notebooks
Paper clips
Calculators

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

Nevada
New Mexico
Alaska
Arizona

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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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