Birth Year Quiz

The 1942 quiz

9 questions in the archive mention 1942. Here are 20 of them; New mix gives another lot.

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1941 1943

9 questions are about 1942 itself; the other 11 are about the years just before and after it.

1. What was unusual about the George Cross awarded on 16th April 1942?

2. Churchill called it the "largest capitulation" in British history after 80,000 British led troops surrendered to the enemy. In which tiny country did this take place?

3. Which famous World War II general, who just before retreating from the Philippines in 1942 said, ?we shall return??

4. Which popular 'ball' game was banned in New York City from 1942 until 1976?

5. Which famous duo first appeared in "Puss n Toots" in 1942

6. Who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Mrs Miniver (1942) and became known as the Queen of MGM?

7. The first Lassie film was Lassie come home in 1942. On whose novel was the film based?

8. Who first appeared in the film A Tale of two Kitties in 1942?

9. Classic horror film directed by Jacques Tournier in 1942 and remade in 1982 by Paul Schrader. Which film?

10. In which 1945 film does Celia Johnson meet Trevor Howard?

11. Eric Claudin is the disfigured genius in which classic 1943 film?

12. Who said "Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds" on the 16th of July, 1945?

13. Which dancer/actress Ginger won an Oscar in 1940?

14. 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?"?

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

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

17. What country did Egypt?s King Farouk I declare war on in 1945?

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

19. In which film did Elizabeth Taylor become recognised as a child star in 1944?

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

ANSWERS

1. It was awarded to the island of Malta.

2. Singapore (Feb 1942) 80,000 British, Indian and Australian troops surrendered to the Japanese.

3. General Douglas MacArthur

4. Pinball

5. Tom and Jerry

6. Greer Garson

7. Eric Knight

8. Tweety Pie

9. Cat People.

10. Brief Encounter

11. The Phantom of the Opera

12. Robert Oppenheimer

13. Rogers

14. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

15. Richard Burton

16. Graf Spee.

17. Germany

18. Sigmund Freud

19. National velvet

20. Finland

Where these questions come from
  1. Pub Quiz 88
  2. Pub Quiz 131
  3. World War II Quiz 1
  4. Pauls Quiz 423
  5. Pub Quiz 125
  6. Movie Actresses Quiz 1
  7. Movie and Moviestars Quiz 2
  8. Pub Quiz 8
  9. Animals in Film Titles Quiz 1
  10. Trains and Railways Quiz 1
  11. Pauls TV and Film Quiz 4
  12. Pauls Quiz 481
  13. 1940s and 1950s Films Quiz 1
  14. Pauls Quiz 384
  15. Golf Quiz 2
  16. The Sea Quiz 1
  17. History Quiz 5
  18. Famous People Quiz 1
  19. Pauls Quiz 209

Questions are chosen because they mention the year. Now and then one is only loosely about it: press New mix for another lot.