The 1949 quiz (Questions only)

1. Who was world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949?

2. Plus or minus two years, when was the People's Republic of China established?

3. Which British TV programme, first broadcast in 1949 has been presented by peter West, Brian Johnson, Terry Wogan and Angela Rippon, amongst others?

4. Who in 1949 startled spectators at Wimbledon with her frilly lace edges to her tennis clothes?

5. Which British group of nations did Ireland leave in 1949?

6. In 1949 what was introduced to cars for the first time?

7. Which life saving bridge was established between June 1948 and May 1949?

8. Which long serving Australian Prime Minister was in office from 1949 ? 1966?

9. Which huge engineering project in south-eastern Australia, built between 1949 and 1974, created dams and power stations in the mountains?

10. What is the name of the string instrument heard throughout the 1949 film noir classic 'The Third Man'?

11. Which Gene Autry recording was the No 1 song in the USA over the Christmas holidays in 1949?

12. Which famous bridge was built between the 26th June 1948 and 12th May 1949?

13. Name one of the three actors who play sailors on leave in New York in the 1949 film 'On the Town'.

14. What did the famous HOLLYWOOD sign on Mt Lee say between the years 1923 and 1949?

15. "I never knew the old Vienna before the war ...." is the opening line to which classic 1949 film?

16. Which American film director was famous for his westerns such as She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)?

17. Who was the first chancellor of the German federal Republic between 1949-1963?

18. Safety belts (car seat belts) first appeared in cars back in 1949. Which car company brought about this life-saving technology? Five letters.

19. What 1980 film starring Brooke Shields was a remake of a 1949 movie?

20. Which 1965 film; based on a 1949 autobiography, was the biggest box office hit of the 1960s?