1940s Decade Quiz - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
The Japanese name for suicide pilot, literally meaning "divine wind" Kamikaze
90%
Leader who was assassinated in New Delhi in 1948 Mahatma Gandhi
90%
City where Anne Frank hid from the Nazis Amsterdam
87%
Name of the American effort to develop an atomic bomb {Manhattan} Project
82%
French region in which Omaha, Juno, and Gold beaches were located Normandy
81%
University at which J.R.R. Tolkien taught Oxford
77%
Leader who said "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat" Winston Churchill
76%
Brutal leader who was called "Uncle Joe" in an attempt to soften his image Joseph Stalin
75%
Film genre exemplified by "Double Indemnity" and "The Maltese Falcon" Film {noir}
69%
French fashion designer and perfumer suspected of being a Nazi spy Coco Chanel
68%
Newly-formed country led by David Ben-Gurion Israel
68%
What the E stands for in V-E day Europe
67%
Island to which Chiang Kai-shek fled Taiwan
64%
U.S. program that gave massive amounts of aid to help rebuild Europe {Marshall} Plan
57%
Movie in which Sam played the song "As Time Goes By" Casablanca
56%
Director of the movie "Citizen Kane"? Orson Welles
48%
Unusual item that could be found on Carmen Miranda's hats Fruit
39%
Playwright who wrote "Death of a Salesman" Arthur Miller
37%
Broadway musical which featured the songs "Some Enchanted Evening" and "Bali Ha'i" South Pacific
31%
Bebopping saxophonist known as "Bird" Charlie Parker
23%
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