The Great Depression

The date when the stock market crashed is known as _______________.

• Black Friday
• Black Tuesday
• Black Wednesday
• Black Thursday

President __________________ was known as a good leader until The Great Depression started under his administration.

• Hoover
• Roosevelt
• Eisenhower
• Clinton

Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover were known as the _____________ presidents. 

• Do Greater
• Do Something
• Do Nothing
• Do Better

The Midwest earned the name _______________ because of the winds that blew from the Rocky Mountains and deposited the topsoil as far away as Pennsylvania. 

• The Dirt Bowl
• The Danger Zone
• The Dry Plains
• The Dust Bowl

FDR was paralyzed after he contracted ________.

• Scarlet Fever
• Polio
• Smallpox
• Chicken pox

Alfred Hitchcock was a master of what type of irony?

• Dramatic
• Verbal
• Situational
• Theatrical

What was the minimum number of years the Scottsboro Boys each spent in prison?

• 4
• 2
• 12
• 6

What first lady was instrumental in changing the dialogue around race in America?

• Eleanor Roosevelt
• Lou Hoover
• Mamie Eisenhower
• Mary Todd Lincoln

What organization was afraid their authority was being challenged by the Communist Party during the Scottsboro Boys trial?

• Democratic Party
• Republican Party
• NAACP
• WPA

What sports star was paid more than the US President during the Great Depression?

• Joe Dimaggio
• Babe Ruth
• Jessie Owens
• Duke Ellington