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1940s 69 questions.

1940-1949

Pub quiz question 6075 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who wrote the novel Fair Stood the Wind for France?
Answer: A: H.E. Bates
Notes: *: Published 1944
Categories: 1940s (8) Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 2546 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Japanese island was captured by the US in 1945 and returned in 1968?
Answer: A: Iwo Jima
Categories: 1940s (6) 1960s (6) Politics (6)
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Pub quiz question 8141 by pjh

Question: Q: Who was the head of state in Japan during the second world war?
Answer: A: Emperor Hirohito
Categories: 1940s (5) Politics (5) War (5) Geography (5) People (5)

Pub quiz question 6970 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which former Special Constable committed the murders that Timothy Evans hung for?
Answer: A: John Christie
Notes: *: Murders between 1943-1953, Evans hanged for two in 1949 in 1950, Christie hanged in 1953
Categories: 1940s (6) 1950s (6) Crime (6)

Pub quiz question 4414 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which country lost the highest proportion of its citizens in World War II?
Answer: A: Poland
Categories: 1930s (4) 1940s (4) History (4) Politics (4) Military (4) Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 7981 by pjh

Question: Q: Who contested the Winter War of 1939-40?
Answer: A: USSR and Finland.
Categories: Geography (7) War (6) 1940s (7)

Pub quiz question 6760 by pjh2

Question: Q: In what year did Queen Elizabeth II marry Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten?
Answer: A: 1947
Categories: Royalty (7) 1940s (7)

Pub quiz question 6108 by pjh2

Question: Q: In what year were TV licences introduced in the UK?
Answer: A: 1946
Categories: 1940s (4) Television (6) Politics (6)

Pub quiz question 928 by pjh2

Question: Q: Name the US president
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Answer: A: Harry S. Truman
Categories: Politics (7) 1940s (6) 1950s (6)

Pub quiz question 9231 by pjh

Question: Q: Who was born Yuri Irsenovich Kim?
Answer: A: Kim Jong Il
Categories: Politics (6) Names (7) 1940s (7)