1940s Review

What radio show from 1949 created the “police procedural” format that is still used by many television shows today?

What character made his debut in 1940’s “A Wild Hare?”

What film noir inspired radio show about an insurance investigator broadcast over 900 episodes?

What nickname was given to the people who refused to testify before the HUAC?

What classic Frank Capra Christmas movie was released in 1946?

As of 2022, how many McDonald’s restaurants are open throughout the world?

What popular entertainer signed a 10-year contract for a radio show that also led to decades of work with the USO?

 What Christmas song written by Irving Berlin is the largest selling single of all-time?

What song by Al Dexter became a huge hit and inspired a nickname for The Women Airforce Service Pilots?

What 1992 movie was made about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League?

What office was created by the U.S. government in 1942 to "establish connection between the battlefront and Homefront?"

Where was "Mr. Country Music" Red Foley from?

What 1940 Orson Welles film is considered by many scholars and critics to be the best film ever made?

What system used by the McDonald brothers allowed their restaurant to run in a highly efficient and streamlined manner?

Why did Disney receive praise for in movies like The Three Caballeros and Saludos Amigos?

What musical that premiered in March of 1943 was the official start of Broadway’s Golden Age?

Who was the last major league to hit over .400 in a season?

What anthology based radio show premiered in 1942 and broadcast over 1,000 episodes?

What crooner from Hoboken had a career that lasted over 50 years and was one of the first teen idols?

The first McDonald's restaurant started by the McDonald brothers was in....

What classic song released in 1940 has been recorded by over 400 artists and translated into 30 different languages?

What golfer from West Virginia is tied with Tiger Woods for the most PGA Tour wins of all-time?

What was the first animated film to win a competitive Academy Award?

Who wrote Oklahoma!?

How many games long was Joe DiMaggio's consecutive games with a hit streak?

Who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball?

Which was NOT the name of one of The Andrews Sisters?

Who was NOT one of the three bluegrass legends who teamed up to form “The Original Bluegrass Band?”

What was the HUAC committee primarily responsible for investigating?

How many performances did Oklahoma! Play when it originally ran on Broadway?

Despite his death at 29, how many top ten singles did Hank Williams write?

Which of the following is NOT one of the classic Christmas songs released by Gene Autry?

Who were the first African-Americans to be featured on The Ed Sullivan Show?

What does the French term film noir translate to in English?