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1
What was the original name of Hoover Dam?
Bagnell Dam
Niagra Dam
Mead Dam
Boulder Dam
2
What Chicago gangster made money on illegal alcohol & went to prison for tax evasion?
Bugs Morane
Tony Montana
Al Capone
Vito Corleone
3
Shantytowns that sprang up during the Depression were also known by this name.
Stock Hotels
Hoovervilles
The Projects
Depression Villages
4
This New Deal program put young men to work with outdoor projects like planting trees.
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Youth Administration
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Workers Progress Administration
5
The people trying to escape the Dust Bowl were known by this nickname.
Walkers
Okies
Hobos
Drifters
6
This Star Wars character is the grandson of Darth Vader.
Jar Jar Binks
Kylo Ren
Darth Maul
Darth Sideous
7
What New Deal program put men to work building dams along the Cumberland & Tennessee Rivers?
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Teamsters Union
Workers Progress Administration
Progressive Workmen of America
8
Who was elected as president in the election of 1928?
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Teddy Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
9
This act set a high rate on imported goods to encourage people to buy American products.
The Patman-Hoover Tariff
The Affordable Care Act
The Glass Steagall Act
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
10
Which amendment to the Constitution repealed Prohibition?
20th
23rd
18th
21st
11
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 R's of the New Deal?
Recovery
Relief
Readjustment
Reform
12
Buying a large amount of stock for a fraction of the price is called....
profit sharing
buying on margin
hedge funding
speculation
13
This part of the New Deal paid farmers to destroy their crops and livestock to boost prices.
Agricultural Adjustment Adminstration
Farmers United Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Recovery Adminstration
14
What was the name of FDR's programs to pull the U.S. out of the Depression?
The Great Society
The Square Deal
The New Hope
The New Deal
15
What New Deal legislation provided financial assistance to the elderly?
Rural Care Act
Old Folks Cash Act
Social Security Act
Retirement Amendment
16
On which day of the week did the stock market crash?
Monday
Friday
Tuesday
Thursday
17
How was Franklin Roosevelt related to his wife Eleanor?
in laws
they weren't related
5th cousin once removed
3rd cousin twice removed
18
What bank law prohibited banks from putting money in the stock market?
Affordable Care Act
Hawley-Smoot Act
Bank Act of 1935
Glass-Steagall Act
19
What is used to track the state of the stock market?
The Bobba Fett Index
The Dow Jones Industrial Average
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff
The Global Index
20
Which river does the Hoover Dam block to create Lake Mead?
Colorado River
Meremac River
Columbia River
Arkansas River
21
who did Herbert Hoover lose to in the 1932 election?
Teddy Roosevelt
FDR
Calvin Coolidge
Al Smith
22
What is a tariff?
Immigrant tax
Tax on imported good
Income tax
Tax on exports
23
What is the name of the panda in Kung Fu Panda?
Zeng
Bruce Lee
Oogway
Po
24
Which area of the country became known as the Dust Bowl?
Northeast
Deep South
Pacific Coast
Midwest
25
What was the result of consumer piling up credit debt during the 20s?
Consumer spending stayed the same
Credit cards were invented
Consumer spending increased
Consumer spending decreased
