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A quiz about the 40s
Question 1 of 10
A secret society called the Afrikaner Broederbond infiltrated the National Party so thoroughly that by the 1940s they were running what country?
Question 2 of 10
In 1947, what balsa-wood raft did Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl sail 6900 km from Peru to an archipelago near Tahiti?
Question 3 of 10
Which famous musician disappeared whilst on-board a plane in 1944?
Question 4 of 10
What is the name of the Jewish homeland, established in 1948?
Question 5 of 10
Germany's lower house of parliament was established in 1949 as the successor to the Reichstag. What is its name?
Question 6 of 10
Who coined the term "Iron Curtain" in a 1946 speech?
Question 7 of 10
The Stern Gang so opposed Britain that in 1941, founder Avrahem Stern offered to ally with the Nazis. In exchange for what?
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Question 8 of 10
What city got its first serious smog attack on July 26, 1943, one so serious the locals thought it was a Japanese chemical attack?
Question 9 of 10
Who was Reichsfuhrer of the SS between 1929 and 1945?
Question 10 of 10
In June 1942, who made covert landings at Amagansett, New York, at the eastern tip of Long Island, and at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, just south of Jacksonville?

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