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#3 America's Dream Machine
#3 America's Dream Machine
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1
How much did the sale of cars increase during this decade?
C. 30%
D. 35%
B. 25%
A. 20%
2
Which of the following does not describe Howard Hughes?
D. Love sunlight and being around others
A. Famous Aviator
B. Movie Producer
C. Billionaire
3
After the automobile, what was the next area of travel to quickly expand?
D. Taxi Cab
B. Cruise Ships
A. Train
C. Airplanes
4
Which car did the tailfin originally appear exclusively?
General Motors Cadillac
A. Chrysler Bonneville
B. Oldsmobile EightyEight
C. Ford Town Car
5
By 1956, one out of how many cars were station wagons?
A. 4
D. 10
B. 6
C. 8
6
Whose voice was used as the voice of Mickey Mouse?
A. Tim Allen
C. Walter Disney
D. Mel Blanc
B. Jim Henson
7
Who was the "pioneer" in building large scale suburban neighborhoods?
C. Jaird William
D. Harley Davidson
B. William J. Levitt
A. Henry Ford
8
With increased cars on the road, which one below is not something American families did?
C. Go Camping
B. Visit National Parks
D. Family entertainment attractions
A. Travel to countries in Europe
9
What was the name of the agency that regulated air travel called?
B. Federal Air Travel Association
C. Federal Food Administration
A. Federal Aviation Agency
D. Federal Agriculture Administration
10
What is the name of the massive flying "boat" he produced?
A. Spruce Tree
C. Spruce Goose
D. Glomar Explorer
B. Spruce Moose
11
Who sings this song at the end of her variety show?
D. Betty White
A. Diana Ross
C. Dinah Shore
B. Dinah Miller
12
What was the name of the company founded by Howard Hughes father?
A. Hughes Tool Company
D. RKO Movie Studio
B. Hughes Aircraft Company
C. Hughes Movie Studio
13
How many homes did Levitt build on the 1,200-acre tract of land?
D. 17,450
C. 10, 745
A. 1745
B. 7450
14
What was one of the changes that a buyer could make to the ranch house-style home?
B. Cable Ready
A. Internet Connection
D. Telephone Connection
C. Plumbing for Washing Machine
15
Who founded the hotel chain called Holiday Inn?
A. Kemmons Wilson
C. Howard Hughes
B. Harley Earl
D. William Levitt
16
What was the first full length animated film to be produced?
B. Pinocchio
C. Sleeping Beauty
A. Peter Pan
D. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
17
Which one of the following carmakers was not one of the original 3 in the 50s?
A. Oldsmobile
C. Chrysler
D. Ford
B. General Motors
18
Where was Howard Hughes born?
B. Los Angeles, California
C. Austin, Texas
A. Houston, Texas
Hollywood, California
19
Where was the first suburban neighborhood built?
D. Staten Island, New York
A. Brooklyn, New York
B. New York City, New York
C. Long Island, New York
20
Which one of the following is not a reason that air travel increased dramatically?
B. Smaller planes
A. Expanded Routes
C. Different grades of seating
D. Increased nonstop flights
21
What did the Glomar Explorer help the CIA to recover?
D. Sunken Treasure
B. Soviet Nuclear Submarine
A. American Submarine
C. Pirate Ship
22
Where did the first Holiday Inn open in 1954?
B. Memphis, Tennessee
C. Nashville, Tennessee
D. Dallas, Texas
A. Kansas City, Kansas
23
What was the name of Disney's first cartoon in full Technicolor in 1932?
B. Birds and Trees
C. Waking Trees
A. Flowers and Trees
D. The Dance of the Trees
24
What was the name of Levitt's development?
B. Levittown
C. Levitt Valley
A. Levittville
D. Levitt Neighborhood
25
What was another part of the American dream in the fifties?
A. Farm production
C. Living in the large cities
D. Homeownership
B. Living in high rise apartments
26
What was the name that Disney developed plans to build towards the end of his life?
C. Legoland
D. Walt Disney World
B. Six Flags
A. Disneyland
27
How much did a 4 1/2 bedroom cost in Levittown?
B. 12, 799
C. 25,250
D. 17,799
A. $7,999
28
Who is usually attributed to designing the tailfin on automobiles?
A. Henry Ford
B. Harley J. Earl
D. Kemmons Wilson
C. Dinah Shore
29
How did William Levitt change the housing industry?
D. Individual parts of each section
A. Building in smaller amounts
C. A variety of home styles
B. Mass Production
30
Where is this entertainment theme park located?
A. San Francisco, CA
D. Miami, Florida
C. Los Angeles, CA
B. Anaheim, CA