Life in the 1930s
Life in the 1930s continued
Pullman Porters
JAZZ
About the Author
100
What did the the Great Depression begin?
What is 1932
100
How much did it cost for one family to play miniature gold?
What is 15 cents
100
Which type of transportation was most important during the 1930s?
What is traveling by train
100
Which countries did Jazz first originate?
What is Africa and Europe?
100
Where did Christopher Paul Curtis grow up?
What is Flint, Michigan
200
In 1932 how many businesses failed in the United States?
What is 85,000
200
What year did the novel, Bud, Not Buddy come out?
What is 1936
200
True or False. Pullman Porters did not use the help of slaves to work on the railroad.
What is false
200
Where did Jazz develop in the US?
What is New Orleans?
200
How many brothers and sisters did Christopher Paul Curtis have?
What is 4 brothers and sisters?
300
Who was president during the time of the Great Depression? You must give his full name.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt
300
What fraction of the population during the Great Depression was unemployed?
What is 1/4 of the population
300
What was a Pullman Porter's reputation like?
What is they drove luxurious cars and were given first class service
300
What was Jazz called in Chicago?
What is Hot?
300
True or False. Curtis read constantly as a child.
What is false. He did not like to read.
400
During the 1930s, what were two of the biggest forms of entertainment outside of the home?
What are miniature gold and going to the theater
400
In 1932, how many banks closed?
What is 5,000
400
In 1863, what did George Pullman build?
What is The Pioneer?
400
Which 4 instruments were used primarily in Jazz?
What are the drums, piano, string bass, and saxophone?
400
At what age did Curtis tour Europe?
What is age 18?
500
The Great Depression ended at the start of which war?
What is WWII
500
What song was most popular during the 1930s?
What is Brother Can You Spare Me a Dime?
500
What supplies did a Porter buy from his earnings?
What is uniforms, clothing, brushes, and a shoe polishing kit?
500
Who wa a famous female Jazz singer?
Who is Billie Holiday?
500
What two things became Stephen Paul Curtis's life lines?
What is reading and writing?
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