Trivia Quiz on 1930s

1. Who is Warner Brothers oldest cartoon character

A) Bugs Bunny

B) Elmer Fudd

C) Porky Pig

D) Daffy Duck

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2. Complete advertising phrase from 1935 My Goodness

A) My Guinness

B) My Goodness

C) My Guinness Extra

D) My Goodness, My Lager

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3. Who was kidnaped on the night of March 1, 1932?

A) Bruno Hauptmann

B) Charles A. Lindbergh

C) Anne Morrow Lindbergh

D) Charles Lindbergh Jr

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4. Who was the first woman to fly the Atlantic alone ?

A) Bessie Coleman

B) Amelia Earhart

C) Charles Lindbergh

D) Jacqueline Cochran

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5. Joe Louis became World Champion in which year

A) 1932

B) 1936

C) 1938

D) 1937

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6. What country invented high octane gasoline in 1930

A) Russia

B) United States

C) Germany

D) France

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7. What language speakers were shot Russia and Germany 1930s

A) Yiddish

B) Polish

C) Esperanto

D) English

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8. Which company developed 'instant' coffee in the 1930s

A) Kraft Foods

B) General Mills

C) Starbucks

D) Nestle

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9. Alex Raymond created which comic strip character in 1934

A) Buck Rogers

B) Prince Valiant

C) Flash Gordon

D) Dick Tracy

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10. Who was Time Magazine woman of the year in 1936

A) Eleanor Roosevelt

B) Dorothy Parker

C) Wallis Simpson

D) Bette Davis

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11. What speed record has remained unbroken since 1938

A) Electric train speed record

B) Steam Train - Mallard

C) Diesel locomotive speed record

D) Maglev speed record

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12. Who did time magazine nickname the "first lady of radio" in 1939

A) Mary Margaret McBride

B) Lucille Ball

C) Kate smith

D) Eleanor Roosevelt

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13. The 1st U.S. minimum wage law was instituted in what year

A) 1938

B) 1933

C) 1941

D) 1950

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14. Lexico was invented in 1932 what did it change its name to

A) Scrabble

B) Criss-Crosswords

C) Lexiko

D) WordCross

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15. Who was kidnaped on the night of March 1, 1932

A) Amelia Earhart

B) Bruno Hauptmann

C) Charles Lindbergh

D) Howard Hughes

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16. What started in 1935 when a doctor and a stockbroker met

A) Alcoholics Anonymous

B) Narcotics Anonymous

C) Al-Anon

D) Mothers Against Drunk Driving

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17. Clyde Tonbaugh discovered what planet in 1930

A) Eris

B) Pluto

C) Ceres

D) Neptune

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18. In 1937 the BBC first televised which sporting event

A) The Grand National

B) Wimbledon

C) The FA Cup Final

D) The Derby

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19. In 1935 Charlton C McGee invented what in the USA

A) Traffic signal

B) Parking Meter

C) Gasoline pump

D) Automatic toll booth

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20. What was designed and built in Iowa 1930s by George Nissan

A) Pogo stick

B) Ferris wheel

C) Trampoline

D) Maypole

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21. Who was kidnapped on the night of march 1, 1932

A) Charles Lindbergh

B) Lindbergh

C) John F. Kennedy

D) Napoleon Bonaparte

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22. What did drinkers first see on Jan 24 1935

A) Beer bottle

B) Beer barrel

C) Beer mug

D) Beer Can

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23. Which British opera festival was started in 1934?

A) Bayreuth Festival

B) Edinburgh International Festival

C) Glyndebourne

D) Covent Garden Festival

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24. Who took eight days to do the first solo round the world flight in 1933

A) Wylie post

B) Amelia Earhart

C) Charles Lindbergh

D) Howard Hughes

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25. What was the first country to legalize abortion, in 1935

A) Sweden

B) Iceland

C) France

D) United States

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26. What was the first frozen food available in Britain in 1937

A) Peas

B) Asparagus

C) Ice cream

D) Fish fingers

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27. "City Lights" was the name of a film by whom

A) Buster Keaton

B) Orson Welles

C) Harold Lloyd

D) Charlie Chaplin

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28. Grace Robin was the first model - to model what in 1930

A) Contact Lenses

B) Eyeglasses

C) Sunglasses

D) Fashion Jewelry

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29. What was the name of the vehicle in which Sir Malcom Campbell broke the 300 mph barrier in 1935?

A) Blue Bird

B) Golden Arrow

C) Napier-Railton

D) Bluebird

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30. On May 1st 1931 the world's then tallest building was opened in New York City. which building was it?

A) Empire States Building

B) Chrysler Building

C) Woolworth Building

D) One World Trade Center

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31. Who was the first woman to be shot by the FBI?

A) Amelia Earhart

B) Bonnie Parker (of Bonnie and Clyde fame)

C) Ma Barker

D) Belle Starr

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32. Which novel, published in1932, was a vision of the future as a sanitised society?

A) 1984

B) Brave New World

C) Fahrenheit 451

D) We

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33. What ocean was amelia earhart flying over when she disappeared

A) The Atlantic Ocean

B) The pacific

C) The Indian Ocean

D) The Arctic Ocean

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34. Who was the first to win the grand slam of tennis?

A) Rod Laver

B) Don Budge

C) Roy Emerson

D) Andre Agassi

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