1944 Trivia

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Across
  1. 3. This volcano had its last eruption
  2. 6. Best picture winner, set in Morocco
  3. 10. Won the NFL championship
  4. 11. Both teams in the World Series were from this city
  5. 12. Famous TV show with a puppet: Howdy _____
  6. 13. Popular musical, with music by Leonard Bernstein, about sailors from WWII
  7. 15. Betrayed to the German gestapo in August 1944
  8. 17. Big band musician who went missing on a flight over English Channel: Glenn _____
  9. 19. Best golfer
  10. 21. Won the World Series
  11. 25. This boxer, born in 1944, fought Muhammed Ali in the Thrilla in Manilla
  12. 26. The Battle of the _____ started Dec. 16, 1944
  13. 28. Time Magazine’s person of the year
Down
  1. 1. Popular ice cream flavor
  2. 2. The NY Times popularized this pie from southern Italy
  3. 4. Due to WWII, only one golf tournament was played
  4. 5. The United States lifted the ban on married women being _____
  5. 7. Most popular Christmas gift (until they popped)
  6. 8. College football champs
  7. 9. Popular bubble gum
  8. 11. Famous Bing Crosby song: I’ll Be ____ You
  9. 14. A first class stamp cost ____ cents
  10. 16. The number of automobiles produced in 1944
  11. 18. This country obtained independence from Denmark in June 1944
  12. 20. The Invasion of ____ was on June 6, 1944
  13. 22. Willem Kolff’s lifesaving machine invented
  14. 23. Famous band: Jimmy ____ and the Orchestra
  15. 24. This cafeteria (there was one in Springfield) opened in 1944
  16. 25. President of the United States
  17. 27. This state’s team was the NCAA winner
  18. 29. The number of schools that competed in the NCAA tournament