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Remember the 30s? Trivia Quiz

How much do you remember of the 1930s? "The Star-Spangled Banner" became the US national anthem. "Alcoholics Anonymous" was founded. Earhart disappeared. What else? Take the quiz to find out how much you remember.

A multiple-choice quiz by arsalanrizvi. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
arsalanrizvi

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
82,142

Updated
Mar 02 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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2920

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Question 1 of 10

1. 1931. _________ invades Manchuria. Hint

Britain

China

Japan

USSR

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Question 2 of 10

2. 1932. _____________________ is elected president of the United States.

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname )

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Question 3 of 10

3. 1933. __________________ becomes Chancellor of Germany.

Answer: (First and last name)

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Question 4 of 10

4. 1934. The Dust Bowl affected areas of the US Mid and South West, destroying farms in Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Texas.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. 1935. Persia becomes ________ on the orders of Reza Shah Pahlavi. Hint

Kingdom of Iran

Iran

Republic of Iran

Kingdom of Persia

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Question 6 of 10

6. 1936. _________________ launches a revolt in Spain with the help of Hitler and Mussolini. (Please give the name by which this caudillo is normally known.)

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname )

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Memorial Day Massacre leaves ten steel strikers dead in __________. Hint

New York City

Los Angeles

Washington, D.C.

Chicago

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Question 8 of 10

8. 1938. _____________________, by H. G. Wells, is broadcast on radio.

Answer: ( Five Words )

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Question 9 of 10

9. 1939. __________________ informs President Roosevelt of the possibility of using uranium to initiate a nuclear chain reaction.

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname .. a German-American scientist )

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Question 10 of 10

10. 1940. _________________ opens America's first blood bank. Hint

Charles Drew

Jimmy Wilson

Jacques Marsal

Harry Truman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 1931. _________ invades Manchuria.

Answer: Japan

The invasion marked the rise of Japanese militarism and drew strong criticism from US Secretary of State Henry Stimson.

2. 1932. _____________________ is elected president of the United States.

Answer: Franklin Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt was President of the United States during WWII. His "New Deal" helped America out of the Great Depression.

3. 1933. __________________ becomes Chancellor of Germany.

Answer: Adolf Hitler

Within a few months, Hitler proclaimed the Third Reich, opened the first concentration camp at Dachau, eliminated all political parties other than National Socialism, and secured his dictatorial rule.

4. 1934. The Dust Bowl affected areas of the US Mid and South West, destroying farms in Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Texas.

Answer: True

The Dust Bowl covered 25,000 sq miles (64,750 sq km) at its greatest extent in the mid-1930s, when grasslands that had been plowed for wheat in the 1920s were abandoned or returned to grazing.

5. 1935. Persia becomes ________ on the orders of Reza Shah Pahlavi.

Answer: Iran

The affinity of the name "Iran" with "Aryan" delighted the Shah.

6. 1936. _________________ launches a revolt in Spain with the help of Hitler and Mussolini. (Please give the name by which this caudillo is normally known.)

Answer: Francisco Franco

Franco succeeded in turning in the revolt into a revolution. In 1947, he declared Spain a kingdom and nominated himself to the post of regent for life.

7. The Memorial Day Massacre leaves ten steel strikers dead in __________.

Answer: Chicago

8. 1938. _____________________, by H. G. Wells, is broadcast on radio.

Answer: War of the Worlds

"The War of the Worlds" panicked Americans who believed that Martians were actually invading Earth.

9. 1939. __________________ informs President Roosevelt of the possibility of using uranium to initiate a nuclear chain reaction.

Answer: Albert Einstein

That was the fundamental process behind the atomic bomb.

10. 1940. _________________ opens America's first blood bank.

Answer: Charles Drew

Dr. Charles Drew was the director of the American Red Cross. Ironically, segregation laws of that time prevented him to donate his own blood (he was an African-American).

Source: Author arsalanrizvi

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