The 1939 quiz (Questions only)

1. Who portrayed Sherlock Holmes in 14 films between 1939 and 1946?

2. Which British Prime Minister announced the outbreak of war with Germany in 1939?

3. True or False: no Nobel Peace Prizes were awarded from 1939 through 1943?

4. Unusual role Bogart play in The Return of Doctor X 1939?

5. The American ad writer Robert L. May invented which colourful Christmas character in 1939?

6. Which mystery novel takes place on Indian Island?

7. When did the Spanish Civil War start and finish (years)?

8. Based on world wide box office sales and adjusted for inflation, which 1939 film is the highest grossing film of all time?

9. Which German pocket battleship did her own crew scuttle in December 1939 in the river plate?

10. He was born in 1856 and died in 1939. He was an Austrian by birth and specialised in psychoanalysis. Who was he?

11. Which 1939 film starring Gary Cooper was banned in France from 1939 till 1977 due to its depiction of the French Foreign Legion?

12. What was the 1914-18 war known as until 1939?

13. Citizens of which country coined the term 'Molotov Cocktail' or 'Molotov Bread Basket' to describe their incendiary weapon used against the Soviets in 1939?

14. Which actor shared his name with the winner of the 1939 British Open?

15. Based on a famous novel published in 1831, which 1939 film ends with the tragic words "Why was I not made of stone like thee?"?

16. Which two countries were involved in the 1939 'Winter War'?

17. Which German Battleship was scuttled in 1939 after the battle of the river plate?

18. Who was the first British monarch to visit America?

19. Who's face did Time Magazine publish on their cover and declare him as "Man of the Year" on January 2nd 1939?

20. The last fomal public execution in Britain took place in 1868. Plus or minus 10, in which year did the last public execution in France take place?