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1930s Culture

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Going to a play

b)

Watching motion pictures

c)

Listening to Gershwin

d)

Watching television

2.

What famous 1939 romantic movie is depicted in the image

a)

The Wizard of OZ

b)

Singing in the Rain

c)

Bonanza

d)

Gone with the Wind

3.

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

a)

King Kong

b)

Dracula

c)

The Blob

d)

Frankenstein

4.

Which famous comedy act is depicted in the image?

a)

The Three Stooges

b)

The Marx Brothers

c)

Amos & Andy

d)

Charlie Chaplin & gang

5.

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

a)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

b)

Filibuster Tonight!

c)

12 Angry Politicians

d)

It's a Wonderful Life

6.

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

a)

War of the Worlds

b)

Mars Attack

c)

Clara Lu'n Em

d)

Flash Gordon

7.

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

a)

Felix the Cat

b)

Mickey Mouse

c)

Oswald

d)

Betty Boop

8.

What famous dancing couple is depicted in the image?

a)

Fred Astaire & Ginger Rodgers

b)

Benny Goodman & Clara Bow

c)

Carry Grant & Doris Day

d)

Cab Callaway & Marilyn Monroe

9.

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

a)

Waltzing

b)

Charleston

c)

Swing

d)

Twisting

10.

What song did Woody Guthrie make famous?

a)

America the Beautiful

b)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime

c)

This Land is Your Land

d)

The Locomotion

11.

Dale Carnegie is most famous for writing what types of books during the 1930s?

a)

mystery

b)

adventure

c)

self-help

d)

science fiction