1930s Culture

What was a popular way for Americans to escape the realities of the Depression?

• Going to a play

• Watching motion pictures

• Listening to Gershwin

• Watching television

What famous 1939 romantic movie is depicted in the image

• The Wizard of OZ

• Singing in the Rain

• Bonanza

• Gone with the Wind

Escapist horror films of the 1930s included all of the following EXCEPT

• King Kong

• Dracula

• The Blob

• Frankenstein

Which famous comedy act is depicted in the image?

• The Three Stooges

• The Marx Brothers

• Amos & Andy

• Charlie Chaplin & gang

Jimmy Stuart played a politician in what famous 1939 Capra movie?

• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

• Filibuster Tonight!

• 12 Angry Politicians

• It's a Wonderful Life

What famous Orson Wells radio program created some panic that aliens were invading?

• War of the Worlds

• Mars Attack

• Clara Lu'n Em

• Flash Gordon

What famous cartoon is known for saying, "I wanna be loved by you!" and "Boop-Oop-a-Doop!"

• Felix the Cat

• Mickey Mouse

• Oswald

• Betty Boop

What famous dancing couple is depicted in the image?

• Fred Astaire & Ginger Rodgers

• Benny Goodman & Clara Bow

• Carry Grant & Doris Day

• Cab Callaway & Marilyn Monroe

What type of dancing became very popular in the 1930s?

• Waltzing

• Charleston

• Swing

• Twisting

What song did Woody Guthrie make famous?

• America the Beautiful

• Brother, Can You Spare a Dime

• This Land is Your Land

• The Locomotion