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1 trivia quiz  All About Shopping Carts icon
This is a quiz about an object that you probably use rather frequently. The shopping cart was a useful invention and helped in the customer's shopping experience.
Tough 10Q
330 plays
Feb 28 08
Treasurehunter gold
2 trivia quiz  1931- The Year of My Birth icon
Some interesting facts about people, places and things in the USA in 1931.
Tough 10Q
567 plays
Jun 19 05
Jeanne31
3 trivia quiz  The 20th Century 1931-1940
This quiz covers the decade of the 1930's. One question per year. Have fun!
Tough 10Q
2607 plays
Oct 06 00
sportcon
4 trivia quiz  1930s History icon
I'm a history teacher and I enjoy writing questions for my students to play History Jeopardy. This is fairly tough, but let's see how you do!
Average 10Q
4488 plays
Mar 20 00
teachluck7

Some sample questions from this category:

* The 'Share Our Wealth' program was a Robin Hood-style program created by which politican?
* FDR's most famous quote 'we have nothing to fear but fear itself' was borrowed from what 19th century figure?
* "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck, was about a group of people in very difficult circumstances. Who were they?
* Which Afro-American athlete performed specacularly well at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin?
* Which unique magazine began in the 1930s and was loved greatly by the populace?
* This African-American singer was not allowed to sing before the Daughters of the American Revolution, but was invited by Eleanor Roosevelt to sing at the Lincoln Memorial. Who was she?
* Which of these New Deal 'alphabet soup' programs employed writers and artists?
* In 1931, Elijah Muhammed founded the Black Muslims. What was his name at birth?
* In 1932, the son of Charles and Ann Morrow Lindberg was kidnapped. In what state did this crime occur?
* Who, in 1933, completed the first solo airplane flight around the world?
* What synthetic fiber, initially called polymer 66, was developed by DuPont in 1934?
* What occurred on May 24, 1935 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, between the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies?
* In 1936, Civil War broke out in this European country:
* What was the first feature length, all color animated cartoon with sound released by Walt Disney in 1937?
* What airline started the first scheduled commerical trans-atlantic service in 1939?
* In 1940, four boys searching for a lost dog stumbled into a cave which was found to contain prehistoric wall paintings, engravings and drawings. In what country was this startling discovery made?
* Who was President of the U.S. in 1931?
* How many people were unemployed in the U.S. in 1931?
* How many U.S. banks closed their doors in 1931?
* How much did a new Cadillac cost in 1931?

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