1938 History

Subject: 1938 History
From: Louie Roy
Date: 07 Apr 02 - 03:56 PM

I was around when these events happened and thought this would be easy,but I only got 4 out of 13.Try your luck will post answer in the morning 4/8
1--Douglas Wrong Way Corrigan trying to fly to California landed in A--Ireland B--Iceland C--France
2--Legislation sets this intial per-hour minimum wage and work week for most businesses.A--$.25 and 44 hours
B--$.40 & 40 hours C--$.42 & 48 hours
3--Eddie Rickenbacker the ww1 ace fighter pilot purchased this company for 3.5 million.A--American airways
B--McDonnell Aircraft C--Eastern Airlines
4--Joe Louis avenges his only knockout in round 1 of a rematch.A--Primo Carnera B--Max Schmeling C--Joe Walcott
5--Superman possesses which of the following in his comic book debut A--impenetrable skin B--X-ray vision
C--the ability to fly
6--Orson Wells panic radio listeners the night before halloween with a news broadcast about martians invading the state A New York B--New Jersey C--New Mexico
7--this broadway production,winner of the pulitzer prize for drama,is performed with no scenery A--Abe Lincoln In Illinois B--Our Town C--Susan and God
8The first national unemployment census estimate that this percentage of americans are jobless A--41 percent
B--25 percent C--19 percent
9--This Disney production is the first full length animated film A--Gullivers Travels B--Steamboat Willie
C--Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
10--New York become th first state to A--open a 6 lane highway B--require medical tests for marriage license applicants C--levy income tax
11This organization declares that Mae West's radio material is offensive to the great mass of right thinking clean minded american citzens A--The federal comminication commission B--The hays Office C--The salvation army
12--This tune tops the hit parade for seven weeks A--Tisket A- Tasket B--Thanks for the memory C--My Reverie
13---BONUS QUESTION.This aquarium,billed as the world's first Oceanarium opens---What is it called

Subject: RE: 1938 History
From: DougR
Date: 07 Apr 02 - 07:20 PM

I'll take a shot.

1.Ireland 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. B 11. B 12. B 13. I don't know.

DougR

Subject: RE: 1938 History
From: Louie Roy
Date: 07 Apr 02 - 09:44 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: 1938 History
From: Melani
Date: 07 Apr 02 - 10:44 PM

1.A 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.B 11.B 12.A 13.?

Subject: RE: 1938 History
From: katlaughing
Date: 07 Apr 02 - 11:39 PM

Not being around then, this is mostly from guessing and what I seem to remember from growing up:

1-C
2-A
3-B
4-A
5-C
6-B
7-B
8-A
9-C
10-B
11-A
12-B
13 - Sea World?

Subject: RE: 1938 History
From: Coyote Breath
Date: 08 Apr 02 - 12:49 AM

Well it was the year of my birth so, of course, I remember it all very clearly. Nah! Here's my guesses: 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.B&C 6.B 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.B 11.B 12.B 13. Chicago's Shedd Aquarium

Subject: RE: 1938 History
From: Louie Roy
Date: 08 Apr 02 - 10:06 AM

Here are the answers and you all did as good or better than I

1--A 2--A 3--C 4--B--5--A 6--B 7--B 8--C 9 --C 10--B

11--A 12--C Bonus Question Marineland

Louie Roy

Subject: RE: 1938 History
From: katlaughing
Date: 08 Apr 02 - 11:02 AM

Superman had inpenetrable skin? I didn't know that!*bg*

Well, half ain't bad, I guess. Thanks Louie, this was fun!

kat

Subject: RE: 1938 History
From: DougR
Date: 08 Apr 02 - 05:29 PM

Four wrong and a I don't know. Better than I thought.