Vintage Newspapers
Instructions: Historic headlines and newspaper history
- 1.
Which newspaper famously ran the premature headline 'Dewey Defeats Truman' in 1948?
AWashington PostBChicago Daily TribuneCNew York TimesDLos Angeles Times - 2.
Two reporters from which newspaper broke the Watergate story that led to President Nixon's resignation?
ANew York TimesBChicago TribuneCWashington PostDLos Angeles Times - 3.
What were the names of the two Washington Post reporters who investigated the Watergate scandal?
ABernstein and WoodwardBCronkite and RatherCMurrow and FriendlyDBradlee and Graham - 4.
The New York Daily News ran the famous front-page photo of Ruth Snyder's execution in 1928 with what one-word headline?
AJusticeBExecutedCGuiltyDDead! - 5.
William Randolph Hearst, a powerful newspaper publisher, is widely believed to have inspired which Orson Welles film?
AThe Magnificent AmbersonsBCitizen KaneCTouch of EvilDThe Third Man - 6.
Which New York newspaper, founded in 1851, adopted the motto 'All the News That's Fit to Print'?
ANew York PostBNew York Daily NewsCNew York TimesDNew York Herald - 7.
The Pentagon Papers, secret government documents about the Vietnam War, were first published in 1971 by which newspaper?
ANew York TimesBWashington PostCBoston GlobeDWall Street Journal - 8.
Which type of sensationalist journalism, named after a cartoon character, was practiced by Hearst and Pulitzer in the 1890s?
AYellow journalismBRed journalismCTabloid journalismDMuckraking - 9.
On July 21, 1969, newspapers worldwide reported on which historic event with headlines like 'Man Walks on Moon'?
AApollo 11 moon landingBFirst satellite launchCFirst space shuttle launchDGemini spacewalk - 10.
The New York Sun's 1897 editorial responding to a little girl's letter created which famous phrase about Santa Claus?
AKeep the faith, VirginiaBYes, Virginia, there is a Santa ClausCBelieve in the magicDSanta is real - 11.
What was the name of the comic strip section that became a beloved feature of Sunday newspapers?
AThe Cartoon CornerBThe Laugh SectionCThe Comics PageDThe Sunday Funnies - 12.
After the Titanic sank in 1912, many newspapers initially reported what inaccurate claim?
AThe iceberg was man-madeBThe ship was unsinkableCThe ship reached New York safelyDAll passengers were saved - 13.
Which newspaper magnate competed with William Randolph Hearst in the circulation wars of the 1890s?
AAdolph OchsBRobert McCormickCJoseph PulitzerDHenry Luce - 14.
The phrase 'Extra! Extra! Read all about it!' was traditionally shouted by which newspaper workers?
ANewsboysBPrintersCEditorsDReporters - 15.
The famous VJ Day headline 'Japan Surrenders' appeared in newspapers on August 15 of which year?
A1943B1945C1944D1946