How it works
These 1940's trivia questions and answers ask about life at home in the war years and the news of the peace, in six rounds of 20. Every answer gives its reason and its source.
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Print a round of 1940s questions
Finish a set of ten and the score card shows Print question sheet, which prints the next 20 questions from where you are, and Host a round. Open More options there to pick a Round or press Print answer key.
What the six rounds of the 1940s ask
World news of the 1940s follows the founding of the United Nations and the countries that became independent or changed their form of government. Space and science has the first electronic computers and a raft that crossed the Pacific. Everyday life, fads and prices asks about ration books, victory gardens and the wartime one-cent coin.
Tips
- Players who remember the decade? Host a round, shown after the first ten, puts each question in large type.
- Tied at the end? Ask how many days the raft Kon-Tiki spent at sea and take the closest guess.
- Everyday life, fads and prices is the round for stories: ask who kept a ration book or a victory garden.
Questions and answers
Do the questions ask about battles?
No. The war years are asked as life at home: ration books, victory gardens, year-round daylight saving time and the wartime one-cent coin. No question is about a battle, an attack or a casualty.
What was invented in the 1940s?
The microwave oven, the long-playing record, the instant camera and the hook-and-loop fastener all date from the decade, and the first electronic computers were switched on. New at home: tech of the 1940s and Space and science ask about each.
Can I print the 1940's trivia questions and answers?
Yes. After a set of ten, Print question sheet prints 20 questions with four lettered choices and no answers marked, and the print dialog can save it as a PDF. Print answer key, under More options, prints each right letter with its reason and source.