Inventions
In 1930 Richard Drew from 3M invented this brand of tape
What is Scotch tape
Who are the Green Bay Packers
He began forced modernization of the Soviet Union in 1930
Who is Joseph Stalin
The planet that was officially discovered in 1930
What is Pluto
A loaf of this common food cost 9 cents in 1930
What is bread
The world's longest laboratory experiment started in 1930, allowing this substance (used for waterproofing boats) to drip out of a glass funnel, resulting in one drip about every 10 years
What is pitch
The Stanley Cup Champions in 1930
Who are the Montreal Canadiens
Ruth Graves Wakefield invented this treat in 1930 and sold the recipe to Nestle in exchange for a lifetime of chocolate chips
What is the chocolate chip cookie
The first usage of this word to describe a human travelling in space was in Neil R. Jones' short story The Death's Head Meteor
What is an astronaut
1930 was the first year of this financial recession
What is the Great Depression
Two brothers created the first car radio which was called a "motorized victrola" before it was shortened to this name.
What is "Motorola"
One of the 2 teams that won NCAA college football championships during 1930
Bill Penfield set a record for sitting on a flagpole for 51 days and 20 hours in this state
What is Iowa
The approximate population of the world (in billions) in 1930
What is 2 billion people
This sporting championship was held for the first time in 1930 due to that sport's exclusion from the 1932 Olympics
What is the World Cup of soccer
He completed the first diesel engine automobile trip (Indiana to New York) and founded a motor company
Who is Clessie Cummins
The team that won the World Series in baseball in 1930
Who are the Philadelphia Athletics
Who is Mahatma Gandhi
Sir Frank Whittle invented this in 1930, using a gas turbine to provide forward thrust
What is the jet engine
One of the artists who had a #1 pop hit in 1930
Who is Harry Richman, Ben Selvin, Paul Whiteman, Duke Ellington, or Guy Lombardo
Adjusted for inflation, doing this for 3 minutes would cost you over $400
What is a long distance phone call (New York to London)
He signed a record-breaking sports contract for $80,000 annually, $5,000 more than President Hoover would make
Who is Babe Ruth
The communist party was founded in this country on February 3, 1930
What is Vietnam
He patented the frozen food process in 1930
Who is Clarence Birdseye
This movie set in WW1 was based on the novel by the same name
What is All Quiet on the Western Front