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The Music of World War 2
The Music of World War 2
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1
What device invented by Marconi around 1900 meant music could be readily hear during WW2?
Televison
Radio
Gramophone
Wireless
2
Songs like 'White Christmas' with their nostalgic lyrics were hugely popular in wartime.
True
False
3
A song we hear a lot at the moment was very inspirational in WW2 too
False
True
4
In the famous song, what will there be over the white cliffs of Dover?
bluebirds
kites
sunshine
clear skies
5
Rock around the clock really raised the spirits of the soldiers in WW2
False
True
6
What supposedly unseemly American dance did one newspaper suggest Brits should stop in 1945?
Tango
Jitterbug
Waltz
Swing
7
Why were songs like this one from Oklahoma popular?
Most American soldiers came from Oklahoma
There is a message of reconciliatio
They harked back to a simpler time
They evoked nationalist pride
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The British classical composer Walton wrote a 'Prelude and Fugue' based on which WW2 plane?
Messerschmidt
Concorde
Boeing Flying Fortress
Spitfire
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'In the mood' by Glenn Miller is typical what kind of music?
Blues
Swing
Soul
Jazz
10
Which dame famously sung
We'll meet again
?
Dame Vera Lynn
Mother Goose
Dame Edna Everage
Dame Janet Baker
