History Knowledge Part 2? - Complete

[ApusApus]

To start the new year quiz season off, below are 25 key historical events that happened between the years 1925 & 1949. In front of each event, simply put the question "In which year did .................. ?" & see if you can work out the year?

1. the US elect the first woman governor - 1925 (jen)
2. Spain become a republic - 1931 (jen)
3. the first woman fly the Atlantic solo - 1932 (jwade)
4. George V die - 1936 (aphrodite)
5. Einstein write about the feasibility of the atomic bomb - 1939 (jen)
6. the General Strike in Britain bring the nations activities to a standstill - 1926 (jen)
7. Mussolini get deposed - 1943 (Cactuslil)
8. Orson Welles's War of the Worlds get broadcast - 1938 (PW in Polemi)
9. Germany & Japan withdraw from the League of Nations - 1933 (jen)
10. Juan Peron become president of Argentina - 1946 (jen)
11. NATO start - 1949 (aphrodite)
12. the Vatican City become established - 1929 (aphrodite)
13. the Battle of the Bulge occur - 1944 (AndrewA)
14. Churchill become Britain's prime minister - 1940 (AndrewA)
15. Alexander Fleming discover penicillin - 1928 (jen)
16. Hitler become fuhrer - 1934 (aphrodite)
17. the United Nations become established - 1945 (aphrodite)
18. the Japanese launch a surprise attack on the US fleet at Pearl Harbour - 1941 (PW in Polemi)
19. the Marshall Plan happen - 1947 (AndrewA)
20. Mussolini (again) invade Ethiopia - 1935 (Cactuslil)
21. Amelia Earhart get lost in the Pacific on a round-the-world flight - 1937 (memory man)
22. the women's military services begin - 1942 (by default)
23. Pluto get discovered - 1930 (memory man)
24. Ceylon get granted independence from Britain - 1948 (PW in Polemi)
25. Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs - 1927 (memory man)


Shane

[AndrewA]

13. Started mid December 1944 and ran over Christmas and New Year to conclude in mid January 1945
14. 1940

[ApusApus]

1 out of 2, are you sure you're answering question 12?


Shane

[aphrodite]

4. King George V died in 1936

11. NATO was formed in 1949

17. The United Nations was established in 1945 after WW2 to try and prevent another such war.

[AndrewA]

OOPs meant : 13.Started mid December 1944 and ran over Christmas and New Year to conclude in mid January 1945

[memory man]

23. 1930

[jen]

15 = 1928

6 = 1926

22 - 1917

[memory man]

25. 1927

[ApusApus]

15 = 1928

6 = 1926

22 - 1917

2 out of 3, 1917 is outside the quiz range!


Shane

[jen]

9 = 1933

[PW in Polemi]

8. 1938
18. 1941
24. 1948

[ApusApus]

Over 50% complete!

[memory man]

21. 1937

[ApusApus]

Slowly creeping to the finish line!


Shane

[aphrodite]

Hi Shane

12 The Vatican City was established in 1929

16 Hitler came to power in 1934

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[ApusApus]

Thanks aphrodite, anybody else want to contribute?


Shane

[jwade]

3,1932,Amelia Earhart

[ApusApus]

8 more to go!


Shane

[Cactuslil]

7:1943
20:1935

[jen]

2 = 1931

10 = 1946