Dust Bowl Quiz/CC Flashcards

1

How high could the dust storms be?

10,000 ft
12,000
15,000 ft
7,500 ft

2

How long did the Dust Bowl last?

10 years
5 years
3 years
8 years

3

How long were the drought conditions?

10 years
5 years
8 years
9 years

4

When did the Black Sunday storm reach the East Coast

June 16, 1935
May 11, 1935
June 3, 1935
April 20, 1935

5

What did they call the Dust Bowl without rain?

Drought
Wild Wind
Droght
The Dusty Times

6

How many storms were there in 1933?

38
4o
35
50

7

What was the Dust Bowl referred to?

The Dusty Times
The Dusty Thirties
The Dust Storm
The Dirty Thirties

8

The Dust Bowl was also related to?

Great Depression
Dirty Thirties
Dust Storms
Rain

9

When was the Black Sunday (storm?)

May 16, 1935
March 11, 1935
April 14,1935
March 11, 1934

10

Where was the Dust Bowl?

Southwest KS, and the Panhandles of OK, and TX
Southeast CO, Southwest KS, and the Panhandles of OK
Southeast CO, Southwest KS, and the Panhandles of OK, and TX
The Panhandles of OK, TX

11

What were the three causes of the Dust Bowl?

Drought conditions, land was over farmed, heat
Drought conditions, land was over farmed, heat & dust storms
Drought conditions, heat & dust storms, and rain
Drought conditions, land was over farmed,dust storms

12

Who gave the Dust Bowl it's name?

Robert Geiger
Rodger McGreger
Robby Johnson
Robinson Wilson

13

How many dust storms were there in 1932 and 1933 together?

60
48
52
50

14

How many inches of rain was typically averaged to fall per year.

35
10
20
15

15

How many people were estimated to become hobos during the Dust Bowl

2 million
3 milion
4 million
1 million

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