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1930s History Trivia Quiz

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!

A multiple-choice quiz by teachluck7. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
teachluck7

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
1,846

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The 'Share Our Wealth' program was a Robin Hood-style program created by which politican? Hint

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Herbert Hoover

Huey Long

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Question 2 of 10

2. FDR's most famous quote 'we have nothing to fear but fear itself' was borrowed from what 19th century figure? Hint

Abraham Lincoln

Ulysses S. Grant

Edgar Allan Poe

Henry David Thoreau

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Question 3 of 10

3. "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck, was about a group of people in very difficult circumstances. Who were they? Hint

Okies

mobsters

Yankees

hoboes

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Question 4 of 10

4. These were FDR's radio talks to the American public. Americans found them reassuring and educational.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which African-American athlete performed spectacularly well at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin? Hint

Joe Louis

Jesse Owens

Babe Ruth

Max Robinson

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which magazine was transformed in the 1930s into an immensely popular, even 'iconic' illustrated magazine? Hint

Time

Playboy

Newsweek

Life

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Question 7 of 10

7. 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? Hint

Billie Holliday

Mary McLeod Bethune

Whitney Houston

Marian Anderson

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these New Deal 'alphabet soup' programs employed writers and artists? Hint

CCC

AAA

TVA

WPA

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Question 9 of 10

9. This year of the 1930s saw some amazing films released, such as "Gone With the Wind", "The Wizard of Oz", and "Wuthering Heights". Which year was it? Hint

1939

1935

1930

1938

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the New Deal programs below still existed in the 21st century? Hint

All of them

SEC

FDIC

FHA

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The 'Share Our Wealth' program was a Robin Hood-style program created by which politican?

Answer: Huey Long

FDR called Long 'the most dangerous man in America.' He was killed before he could run for President in earnest.

2. FDR's most famous quote 'we have nothing to fear but fear itself' was borrowed from what 19th century figure?

Answer: Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau had it: 'Nothing is so much to be feared as fear.'

3. "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck, was about a group of people in very difficult circumstances. Who were they?

Answer: Okies

Okies left for California because of the Dust Bowl. Many didn't find life in California much better.

4. These were FDR's radio talks to the American public. Americans found them reassuring and educational.

Answer: fireside chats

FDR was the first president to truly 'use' the mass media.

5. Which African-American athlete performed spectacularly well at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin?

Answer: Jesse Owens

Owens won 4 gold medals. Robinson - brother of baseball great Jackie - won the silver in the 200-meters. It is often said that Owens was publicly snubbed by Hitler. However, it seems that Hitler made a point of not being in the stadium and avoiding a confrontation ...

6. Which magazine was transformed in the 1930s into an immensely popular, even 'iconic' illustrated magazine?

Answer: Life

"Life" had been founded in 1883, but had a rather low profile till there was a change of ownership in 1936. It almost immediately became the leading American photo magazine.

7. 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?

Answer: Marian Anderson

Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the DAR because of their treatment of Anderson.

8. Which of these New Deal 'alphabet soup' programs employed writers and artists?

Answer: WPA

Between 1935 and 1943, the Works Progress Administration had employed about one of ten adult Americans.

9. This year of the 1930s saw some amazing films released, such as "Gone With the Wind", "The Wizard of Oz", and "Wuthering Heights". Which year was it?

Answer: 1939

Yet another great movie - Goodbye Mr. Chips - came out that year.

10. Which of the New Deal programs below still existed in the 21st century?

Answer: All of them

They have proved very durable.

Source: Author teachluck7

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