Quiz: Can you tell the difference between British attitudes in 1939 and now?

When did more people believe in life after death, 1939 or 2015?

Wednesday 04 November 2015 15:50 GMT

How were attitudes different in 1939? (Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

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A series of questions put to the public in 1939 have been asked again in 2015, with some suprising results given the 76-year gap.

YouGov repeated the questions originally asked by the British Institute of Public Opinion in 1939, revealing what the consensus of beliefs were in the months leading up to the Second World War.

Try our quiz below to see whether you can place the attitudes with the year, the results may surprise you.

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Quiz: Can you tell the difference between British attitudes in 1939 and now?

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