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What Happened In 1947? |
47 Trivia Questions and Answers for 1947 History(answers) 1. What was the highest-grossing film of 1947? 2. This film, starring Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, and Natalie Wood, won 3 Academy Awards. 3. In 1947, what was the average life expectancy in the United States? 4. This player broke the modern color barrier in major league baseball when he stepped onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Name the player AND his number. 5. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1947: Art Garfunkel, Kevin Kline, Michael McKean, Richard Dreyfuss, or Albert Brooks? 6. what was the average movie theater ticket price in 1947 to the nearest dime? 7. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1947? 8. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1947? 9. How much did a pound of bacon cost in 1947? 10. What was the first television station west of the Mississippi River? 11. The most famous diary in the world was first published in the Netherlands in 1947. Name that book. 12. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1947? 13. How many people lived in the United States in 1947? 14. What quiz show, hosted by Groucho Marx, premiered on ABC Radio, and later on television? 15. This Disney Character first appeared in Dell Comics Four Color #178. 16. Hurley Smith was granted a US patent (#2417786) for this clothing accessory, best known to be worn by white-collar workers and nerds. 17. Tennessee Williams’s play A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Jessica Tandy, premiered at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway. Who played Stanley Kowalski in the stage show? 18. Who was the President of the United States in 1947? 19. Starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour, the fifth “Road To…” film was released. Name that road movie 20. Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour co-starred in a 1947 romantic comedy in which Bing Crosby only made a cameo appearance. Name that film. 21. On December 27, 1947, NBC produced a cowboy and puppet-hosted TV show that ran until 1960. Based on the name of this children’s television show, what time is it? 22. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has maintained this symbol since 1947, representing the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe. 23. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1947? 24. Which of the Axis powers was the first to regain its sovereignty with the withdrawal of Allied Troops in 1947? 25. Who won the Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award in 1947? 26. Some would say that this American Thoroughbred champion racehorse was the greatest of all time, but he died in 1947 at the age of 30. Name that horse. 27. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1947? 28. Born in 1947, Donald Brian Roeser, better known as Buck Dharma, was one of the founding members of what American rock group just a few decades later? 29. This good-looking gentleman was one of the original outlandish wrestling stars and first appeared on television in 1947. 30. Name the small American town best known as the location of an Alien Spaceship crash in 1947. 31. In 1947, Edwin Land demonstrated his invention to the Optical Society of America. What was his invention? 32. Starting in Chicago, this children’s show, featuring a woman and two puppets, went nationwide on NBC. Name that show. 33. Who was the American Vice-President in 1947? 34. In 1947, a moth was discovered stuck in a relay in the Harvard Mark II electromechanical computer. This was, literally, the first what? 35. Purchased in Germany, John C. Hennessy, Jr. brought what vehicle, the first in America, to the United States? 36. This popular children’s book, the second of several Margaret Wise Brown with illustrations by Clement Hurd, was published. 37. This 1947 comedy, starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo, was remade in 2013 with Ben Stiller in the lead role. 38. Who won the 1947 World Series? 39. True or False? Several years after Captain America, comic book storytellers Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created the first Romance comic book, Young Romance. 40. United States Air Force test pilot Captain Chuck Yeager flew a rocket plane faster than the speed of sound. What was the name of the aircraft? 41. This theater-based annual award ceremony was first held in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. 42. Who was the Time Magazine Man of the Year in 1947? 43. Still popular today, this weekly news magazine began to be published in Hamburg, Germany 44. These ancient texts were found on the northern shore of a large salt lake in the Middle East’s West Bank. 45. This television news/interview program debuted on November 6, 1947, on NBC. 46. An aspiring actress named Elizabeth Short was murdered in Los Angeles. What nickname did the press give her murder? 47. This A-List pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer was born on March 24, 1947, in Pinner, Middlesex, England. Trivia Team Bonus Questions: 1. What is Elton John’s Real name? 2. The United States Navy Office of Naval Research used these simple but effective devices for high-altitude atmospheric research in the late 1940s and 1950s. 3. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1947? 4. It was #1 on the charts for six weeks in 1947, and it was Tex Williams and his band’s only Top Ten hit. 5. Who were the 1947 NFL Champions? 6. Who was the Pope in 1947? 7. What was the first pinball machine to include flippers? 8. Evelyn McHale, 23, was an American bookkeeper whose sudden death was photographed and dubbed “the most beautiful suicide”. At what famous New York City location did she die? 9. Who were the 1947 NBA Champions? 10. Debuting on NBC, this was the first televised game show for children… |
47 Trivia Questions and Answers for 1947 History1. What was the highest-grossing film of 1947? 2. This film, starring Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, and Natalie Wood, won 3 Academy Awards. 3. In 1947, what was the average life expectancy in the United States? 4. This player broke the modern color barrier in major league baseball when he stepped onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Name the player AND his number. 5. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1947: Art Garfunkel, Kevin Kline, Michael McKean, Richard Dreyfuss, or Albert Brooks? 6. what was the average movie theater ticket price in 1947 to the nearest dime? 7. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1947? 8. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1947? 9. How much did a pound of bacon cost in 1947? 10. What was the first television station west of the Mississippi River? 11. The most famous diary in the world was first published in the Netherlands in 1947. Name that book. 12. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1947? 13. How many people lived in the United States in 1947? 14. What quiz show, hosted by Groucho Marx, premiered on ABC Radio, and later on television? 15. This Disney Character first appeared in Dell Comics Four Color #178. 16. Hurley Smith was granted a US patent (#2417786) for this clothing accessory, which is best known to be worn by white-collar workers and nerds. 17. Tennessee Williams’s play A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Jessica Tandy, premiered at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway. Who played Stanley Kowalski in the stage show? 18. Who was the President of the United States in 1947? 19. Starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour, the fifth “Road To…” film was released. Name that road movie. 20. Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour co-starred in a 1947 romantic comedy in which Bing Crosby only made a cameo appearance. Name that film. 21. On December 27, 1947, NBC produced a cowboy and puppet-hosted TV show that ran until 1960. Based on the name of this children’s television show, what time is it? 22. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has maintained this symbol since 1947, representing the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe. 23. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1947? 24. Which of the Axis powers was the first to regain its sovereignty with the withdrawal of Allied Troops in 1947? 25. Who won the Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award in 1947? 26. Some would say that this American Thoroughbred champion racehorse was the greatest of all time, but he died in 1947 at the age of 30. Name that horse. 27. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1947? 28. Born in 1947, Donald Brian Roeser, better known as Buck Dharma, was one of the founding members of what American rock group just a few decades later? 29. This good-looking gentleman was one of the original outlandish wrestling stars and first appeared on television in 1947. 30. Name the small American town best known as the location of an Alien Spaceship crash in 1947. 31. In 1947, Edwin Land demonstrated his invention to the Optical Society of America. What was his invention? 32. Starting in Chicago, this children’s show, featuring a woman and two puppets, went nationwide on NBC. Name that show. 33. Who was the American Vice-President in 1947? 34. In 1947, a moth was discovered stuck in a relay in the Harvard Mark II electromechanical computer. This was, literally, the first what? 35. Purchased in Germany, John C. Hennessy, Jr. brought what vehicle, the first in America, to the United States? 36. This popular children’s book, the second of several Margaret Wise Brown with illustrations by Clement Hurd, was published. 37. This 1947 comedy, starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo, was remade in 2013 with Ben Stiller in the lead role. 38. Who won the 1947 World Series? 39. True or False? Several years after Captain America, comic book storytellers Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created the first Romance comic book, Young Romance. 40. United States Air Force test pilot Captain Chuck Yeager flew a rocket plane faster than the speed of sound. What was the name of the aircraft? 41. This theater-based annual award ceremony was first held in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. 42. Who was the Time Magazine Man of the Year in 1947? 43. Still popular today, this weekly news magazine began to be published in Hamburg, Germany. 44. These ancient texts were found on the northern shore of a large salt lake in the Middle East’s West Bank. 45. This television news/interview program debuted on November 6, 1947, on NBC. 46. An aspiring actress named Elizabeth Short was murdered in Los Angeles. What nickname did the press give her murder? 47. This A-List pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer was born on March 24, 1947, in Pinner, Middlesex, England. Trivia Team Bonus Questions: 1. What is Elton John’s Real name? 2. The United States Navy Office of Naval Research used these simple but effective devices for high-altitude atmospheric research in the late 1940s and 1950s. 3. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1947? 4. It was #1 on the charts for six weeks in 1947, and it was the only Top Ten Hit for Tex Williams and his band. 5. Who were the 1947 NFL Champions? 6. Who was the Pope in 1947? 7. What was the first pinball machine to include flippers? 8. Evelyn McHale, 23, was an American bookkeeper whose sudden death was photographed and dubbed “the most beautiful suicide”. At what famous New York City location did she die? 9. Who were the 1947 NBA Champions? 10. Debuting on NBC, this was the first televised game show for children… |
