A Free 80th Birthday Trivia Quiz: 10 Questions from the 1940s to the 1970s

The questions

1. Which song from Breakfast at Tiffany's won Best Original Song at the 34th Academy Awards?

   1. Chim Chim Cher-ee
   2. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
   3. Born Free
   4. Moon River

2. Which 1963 Buck Owens country hit did the Beatles record in 1965 for their Help! album?

   1. Crazy
   2. Ring of Fire
   3. Stand by Your Man
   4. Act Naturally

3. Which Toronto-born silent film star was known as America's Sweetheart?

   1. Lillian Gish
   2. Gloria Swanson
   3. Clara Bow
   4. Mary Pickford

4. In which Ohio city was Doris Day born?

   1. Cincinnati
   2. Toledo
   3. Dayton
   4. Cleveland

5. In what year did Hockey Night in Canada begin airing on CBC Television?

   1. 1952
   2. 1955
   3. 1958
   4. 1960

6. Who created and played the title character on the children's show Captain Kangaroo?

   1. Bob Keeshan
   2. Fred Rogers
   3. Shari Lewis
   4. Buffalo Bob Smith

7. Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay, was born in which U.S. city?

   1. Louisville
   2. Philadelphia
   3. Chicago
   4. Detroit

8. Which team beat the Boston Bruins in the 1946 Stanley Cup Final?

   1. Detroit Red Wings
   2. Montreal Canadiens
   3. Chicago Black Hawks
   4. Toronto Maple Leafs

9. Which team did Jackie Robinson play for when he broke baseball's color line in 1947?

   1. Brooklyn Dodgers
   2. St. Louis Cardinals
   3. New York Giants
   4. Boston Braves

10. Which Norwegian explorer led the 1947 Kon-Tiki raft voyage across the Pacific Ocean?

    1. Thor Heyerdahl
    2. Fridtjof Nansen
    3. Roald Amundsen
    4. Jacques Cousteau

Answers

No peeking until everyone has guessed.

1. D. Moon River Audrey Hepburn originally performed it in the film. (Music round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
2. D. Act Naturally Ringo Starr is closely identified with the song. (Music round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
3. D. Mary Pickford (Movies round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
4. A. Cincinnati (Movies round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
5. A. 1952 Foster Hewitt presented the radio broadcasts starting in 1931. (Television round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
6. A. Bob Keeshan Hugh Brannum played Mr. Green Jeans on the show. (Television round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
7. A. Louisville (Sports round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
8. B. Montreal Canadiens (Sports round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
9. A. Brooklyn Dodgers He also won the first Rookie of the Year Award in 1947. (History and Inventions round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
10. A. Thor Heyerdahl The raft sailed for 101 days. (History and Inventions round; checked against source 1 · source 2)