A to Z by Decade: 1940s - Statistics

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Letter Clue Answer % Correct
G Author of Animal Farm and 1984 George Orwell
100%
K Word for Japanese suicide bombers, translating to “divine wind” Kamikaze
100%
P Naval base attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor
100%
T Cartoon featuring a cat and mouse which debuted in 1940 Tom and Jerry
100%
A Term for the military alliance between Japan, Italy, and Nazi Germany Axis Powers
95%
C Director of the Great Dictator, who himself played a caricature of Adolf Hitler in the film Charlie Chaplin
95%
I Jewish state created in the Middle East following World War II and the Holocaust Israel
95%
U Organization formed between 51 cooperating nations following World War II to maintain international peace and security United Nations
95%
B Generation which resulted from the massive population flux after the end of WWII Baby Boomers
90%
D Five-star general who served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe Dwight D. Eisenhower
90%
X Joseph C. Wilson, the founder of this company, agreed to start development on commercial photocopying technology in 1946 Xerox
90%
Y 1945 conference held between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to discuss the final defeat of Nazi Germany and post-war reorganization Yalta Conference
90%
M Battle regarded as the turning point of the pacific theater of World War II Midway Island
85%
O In 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first black actress to win this award following her performance in Gone With the Wind Oscar
85%
L Bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 Little Boy
80%
N Type of resistance Mahatma Gandhi preached for against the British Nonviolence
80%
V Nazi collaborationist government that ruled occupied France from 1940 until the defeat of Nazi Germany Vichy
80%
W Secretly used by US president Franklin D. Roosevelt for mobility Wheelchair
80%
E Cartoon hunter who first appeared in 1940, attempting to hunt a certain “wascally wabbit” Elmer Fudd
70%
F Bomb dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 Fat Man
65%
J Man who became the first black baseball player in American major league baseball, famous for his number “42” Jackie Robinson
65%
Q Word synonymous with “traitor”, named for Norwegian politician turned Nazi collaborator during WWII Quisling
65%
R Character and American cultural icon who represented the women who worked in factories and shipyards during WWII Rosie the Riveter
55%
Z Type of flamboyant suit banned in 1943 in the US due to a mix of anti-black/anti-Latino racism and wartime fabric rations Zoot Suit
55%
H Japanese wartime general/prime minister executed on December 23, 1948 Hideki Tojo
30%
S Symbol of Indian self-reliance, as seen on the flag following India’s independence in 1947 Spinning wheel
15%
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