A Free 90th Birthday Trivia Quiz: 10 Questions from the 1930s to the 1960s

The questions

1. Bandleader Guy Lombardo, famous for his New Year's Eve broadcasts, was born in which Ontario city?

   1. Ottawa
   2. Hamilton
   3. London
   4. Toronto

2. Which nursery-rhyme-based song became a big 1938 hit for Ella Fitzgerald?

   1. A-Tisket, A-Tasket
   2. Mack the Knife
   3. Summertime
   4. Cheek to Cheek

3. Toronto-born Mary Pickford won the second-ever Best Actress Oscar for which film?

   1. Cimarron
   2. The Divorcee
   3. Little Women
   4. Coquette

4. King Kong star Fay Wray, a Canadian actress, was born near which Alberta town?

   1. Cardston
   2. Lethbridge
   3. Camrose
   4. Red Deer

5. In what year did the puppet show Howdy Doody premiere on NBC?

   1. 1947
   2. 1950
   3. 1953
   4. 1955

6. What was the original title of The Ed Sullivan Show when it began in 1948?

   1. Toast of the Town
   2. Showtime at the Palace
   3. Saturday Night Revue
   4. Broadway Open House

7. How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

   1. Five
   2. Three
   3. Two
   4. Four

8. In which year did Joe DiMaggio hit safely in 56 straight games?

   1. 1937
   2. 1941
   3. 1944
   4. 1947

9. In what year did San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge open to the public?

   1. 1932
   2. 1934
   3. 1937
   4. 1940

10. Which Hungarian inventor patented the first satisfactory ballpoint pen, filing a British patent in 1938?

    1. Lewis Waterman
    2. George Parker
    3. László Bíró
    4. Walter Sheaffer

Answers

No peeking until everyone has guessed.

1. C. London Each broadcast ended with the band's version of "Auld Lang Syne." (Music round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
2. A. A-Tisket, A-Tasket Fitzgerald co-wrote the song. (Music round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
3. D. Coquette (Movies round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
4. A. Cardston (Movies round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
5. A. 1947 (Television round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
6. A. Toast of the Town (Television round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
7. D. Four He won the 100 m, 200 m, long jump and 4x100 m relay. (Sports round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
8. B. 1941 DiMaggio was a three-time American League MVP with the New York Yankees. (Sports round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
9. C. 1937 The bridge's official color is a shade called international orange. (History and Inventions round; checked against source 1 · source 2)
10. C. László Bíró His design was often called a biro. (History and Inventions round; checked against source 1 · source 2)