Q 01/05

Which lifting gas filled the German airship Hindenburg when it burned at Lakehurst, New Jersey, in May 1937?

A) Helium

B) Hydrogen

C) Coal gas

D) Ammonia

Answer · why

B) Hydrogen

Hydrogen in the Hindenburg burned out within about ninety seconds, and 62 of the 97 people on board survived. The publicity ended the age of the passe...

Q 02/05

Which aviator vanished over the Pacific in July 1937 while trying to become the first woman to fly around the world?

A) Amelia Earhart

B) Amy Johnson

C) Bessie Coleman

D) Beryl Markham

Answer · why

A) Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart was heading for Howland Island, a flat sliver of coral under two miles long, when she disappeared. She was declared dead eighteen month...

Q 03/05

Which American landmark opened in May 1937 with the longest suspension span in the world?

A) Brooklyn Bridge

B) George Washington Bridge

C) Golden Gate Bridge

D) Mackinac Bridge

Answer · why

C) Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge wears International Orange because its architect chose that colour over a US Navy suggestion of black and yellow stripes for vi...

Q 04/05

Which fairy-tale heroine starred in Walt Disney's first feature-length film, which premiered in December 1937?

A) Cinderella

B) Rapunzel

C) Sleeping Beauty

D) Snow White

Answer · why

D) Snow White

Snow White was mocked in Hollywood as "Disney's Folly" during production, then earned Walt Disney an honorary Oscar that came with seven miniature sta...

Q 05/05

Which canned meat brand did Hormel launch in July 1937, its name chosen through a contest with a $100 prize?

A) Treet

B) Prem

C) Spam

D) Libby's

Answer · why

C) Spam

Spam was named by Ken Daigneau, the brother of a Hormel executive, and the company says only a small circle of former executives knows what the name m...