The 1947 quiz (Questions only)

1. Which Hollywood child star played the little girl in the 1947 Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street?

2. What did Chuck Yeager break on 14 October 1947?

3. Who created Princess Elizabeths wedding dress in 1947?

4. Which Paris couturier introduced the New Look in 1947?

5. The Christmas film 'Miracle on 34th Street' has been remade several times. Who won a best supporting actor Oscar for the role of Kris Kringle in the original 1947 film and which two time Oscar winner played Kris in the 1994 remake ?

6. Plus or minus 1, in which year was the term 'flying saucer' first coined?

7. Which US institution saves Kris Kringle in the 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street?

8. Due to President Hoover's unpopularity during the Depression, the name of the Hoover Dam was changed to what?

9. Fruit flies were the first animals to do what in 1947?

10. What was the Hoover Dam called from 1933 until 30 April, 1947?

11. Which Canadian province was the last to switch to Right Hand Drive in 1947?

12. How many winners did Gordon Richards ride in the 1947 season?

13. The symbolic "Doomsday Clock" represents a countdown to a possible global nuclear (or climatic) catastrophe. Plus or minus 3 , in which year was it put back to 11.43 (23.43), the furthest away from midnight since its introduction in 1947?

14. Jimmy Doyle died during a title fight in 1947 who was opponent?

15. What PP became a British subject on 28th February 1947?

16. Which nickname was given to Elizabeth Short after her brutal murder in LA in 1947?

17. Between which two countries was the largest refugee wave in history?

18. Natalie Wood played the doubting little girl who witnessed wonders in which classic 1947 film?

19. Who announced in 1947 that on his death his country would be returned to a Monarchy?

20. What composer was the there of the 1947 film Song of Love?