9 The Dirty Thirties (The Great Depression)

Question 1

This radio broadcast first began in the 1930s and would air on Saturday night during games between Toronto and Montreal.

Accepted Answer

Hockey Night in Canada

Question 2

What was the nickname given to cars that were fashioned into horse carriages during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

Hoovercarts, Bennett Buggies

Question 3

The hardships encountered by African Americans during the Great Depression gave rise to which type of music?

Accepted Answer

The Blues

Question 4

What was Canada's staple export product during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

Wheat

Question 5

Massive drought in the prairies in the 1930s gave the region what nickname?

Accepted Answer

The Dustbowl

Question 6

The Canadian government put unemployed men to work in what?

Accepted Answer

Relief Camps

Question 7

Who was hit hardest during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

Farmers

Question 8

What did economists believe was the main reason for Canada's economic collapse?

Accepted Answer

Dependence on exports

Question 9

Men who would "ride the rails" and move from town to town looking for work were known as what?

Accepted Answer

Transients, Trekkers

Question 10

This famous group of Canadian artists developed the first artistic movement to represent Canadian nationalism.

Accepted Answer

Group of 7

Question 11

The "On to Ottawa Trek" started a riot in which Canadian city?

Accepted Answer

Regina

Question 12

What was not one of the main causes of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

Inflation

Question 13

This organization would create Canadian content such as news and entertainment for radio broadcasts in the 1930s.

Accepted Answer

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Question 14

What was the nickname given to the shantytowns built just outside of cities by the homeless during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

Hoovervilles, Bennett Boroughs

Question 15

Homeless men would often live in "__________" outside of towns and cities made up of shacks and tents.

Accepted Answer

Jungles

Question 16

These quintuplets were born in Ontario in 1934 and became a national sensation.

Accepted Answer

The Dionne Quintuplets

Question 17

This famous Canadian book by WO Mitchell is a period piece about life on the prairies during the Great Depression.

Accepted Answer

Who Has Seen the Wind

Question 18

During the Great Depression, people would line up behind stores in order to get free food. This was known as being what?

Accepted Answer

On the Dole

Question 19

The stock market crash of 1929 is also known as what?

Accepted Answer

Black Tuesday

Question 20

This person believed art should be widely available to more than just the elite and campaigned for public art projects.

Accepted Answer

Eleanor Roosevelt

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