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Black Sunday
Black Sunday
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1
How many miles wide was the dust storm?
10 miles wide
200 miles wide
275 miles wide
100 miles wide
2
Why did the settlers remove the prairie grass?
to make an airport
to make a school
to make farms
to build roads
3
Why did farmers come to the Southern Plaines?
The U.S. Government wanted people to leave New York.
They wanted a new adventure.
The U.S. Government offered free or cheap land.
The land had gold.
4
What does churning mean?
moving forward
stirring
stillness
calmness
5
The natural world of the Southern Plains was _____ .
always frozen
always hot
moderate
harsh
6
What is the bright side to Black Sunday?
the Great Depression ended
Native Americans reclaimed the land
it made the government fix the plains
people were no longer working
7
Prairie grasses could withstand pounding hooves, fires, frozen winters, and bone-dry years.
false
true
8
The Southern Plains were once covered by millions and millions of acres of what?
dust
cattle
roses
prairie grasses
9
Black Sunday is an article about what?
a sand storm
a dust storm
a tornado
a hurricane
10
Catherine lived in which state?
Texas
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
11
How did people protect themselves from dust storms?
shovels and rakes
dust masks and goggles
cattle
helmets
12
Why does Catherine still remember Black Sunday?
it involved the military
her husband was lost during Black Sunday
it was a really big deal
it wasn't a big event
13
What does indestructible mean?
easily destroyed
black
impossible to destroy
soft
14
In 1930 America faced which crisis?
the Great Depression
floods
a terrorist attack
tornados
15
How was the dust storm different from events like tornadoes and hurricanes?
caused by humans
more deadly
caused by climate change
caused by cattle
16
Will Catherine always remember Black Sunday?
yes
no
17
What year did Black Sunday happen?
1955
1935
2016
1999
18
Between 1910 and 1930 the farms on the plains flourished.
false
true
19
What was the second crisis that hit (1932)?
tornados
drought
war
floods
20
The farmers planted which crop?
corn
wheat
coffee
apples
21
Which state was not impacted by the dust storm?
Kansas
California
Colorado
Oklahoma
22
During Black Sunday, what was swept up into the sky?
water
garbage
settlers
dust
23
Catherine Hattrup was sure the world was coming to an end.
False
True
24
What does the word scarce mean?
healthy
indestructible
a dangerous situatution
hard to find
