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Significant Events and Figures of 1936

This quiz tests your knowledge of significant events and notable figures from the year 1936, covering various fields such as literature, film, politics, and sports.

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1 ________ – James Lee Burke, American writer

2 ________ – release of the film Natalka Poltavka in Ukraine, the first filmed Russian opera.

3 November 20 – ________, Spanish anarchist (b.

4 ________ The first superhero to wear a skin-tight costume and mask, The Phantom, makes his first appearance in U.S.

5 ________ – England celebrates its first ever win over the All Blacks in Rugby Union, in particular the 2 famous tries by "The Prince" HH Alexander Obolensky.

6 July 15 – ________, American politician, senior senator of Ohio

7 ________ – Yasuo Fukuda, Japanese politician, former Prime Minister of Japan

8 ________ – Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936 is signed.

9 Robert Wilson, American physicist and radio astronomer, ________ laureate

10 ________ – Kris Kristofferson, American singer, songwriter, and actor

💡 Interesting Facts

  • from 1936 to 1939, Alexander Monkman led a volunteer effort to build a road through the Monkman Pass into British Columbia.
  • in 1936, 11-term U.S. Congressman Frederick R. Lehlbach closely lost his re-election bid to a political newcomer, Frank W. Towey, Jr..
  • on 14 August 1936 Rainey Bethea was hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky, thus becoming the last person to be publicly executed in the United States.
  • former California representative Bertrand W. Gearhart ran unopposed and captured nearly 100 percent of the vote in his biennial re-election bids from 1936 to 1944.
  • Julius Schreck ended his SS career as Adolf Hitler's chauffeur, and that Hitler read the eulogy at his state funeral in 1936.
  • "I Love to Singa," an Al Jolson song written by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, is also the title of a popular 1936 Merrie Melodies cartoon.
  • James Foster was a Scottish-born Canadian goalie who helped lead Great Britain to its first and only Olympic gold medal in ice hockey in 1936.
  • Labour Member of Parliament Ellen Wilkinson organised the 1936 Jarrow March of 200 unemployed men and women from Tyneside to London to demand jobs.
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