Presses rolling, two prepared plates

Presses rolling, two prepared plates

Assessment

Interactive Video

Journalism, History, Business

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

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Wayground Content

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The video discusses the fastest newspaper press located at the New York Daily News, capable of printing nearly 2000 copies per minute. It highlights the preparation of front page plates with different headlines for a major news event in 1930.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which newspaper is home to the fastest press in the United States?

The Washington Post

The New York Daily News

The Los Angeles Times

The Chicago Tribune

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many copies can the New York Daily News press print in a minute?

2500 copies

1000 copies

2000 copies

1500 copies

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was prepared on the front page plates one night at the New York Daily News?

A new advertisement

Two different headlines

A weather report

A sports update

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant event was one of the headlines meant to announce?

The launch of a new magazine

The climax of 1930 Five's

The beginning of the Great Depression

The end of World War I

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which year is associated with the major news story mentioned in the video?

1920

1930

1950

1940