1930s Hollywood
Which actress starred in the 1935 film Top Hat alongside Fred Astaire?
A. Ginger Rogers
B. Jean Harlow
C. Bette Davis
D. Joan Crawford
Ginger Rogers
Which bandleader was known as the “King of Swing”?
A. Benny Goodman
B. Glenn Miller
C. Duke Ellington
D. Tommy Dorsey
Benny Goodman
Which U.S. President introduced the New Deal programs in the 1930s?
A. Herbert Hoover
B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
C. Harry Truman
D. Calvin Coolidge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which aviator became famous for flying solo across the Atlantic in 1927 and remained a major figure in the early 1930s?
A. Charles Lindbergh
B. Amelia Earhart
C. Wiley Post
D. Howard Hughes
Charles Lindbergh
Which board game, released in 1935, became one of the most popular games in history?
A. Scrabble
B. Clue
C. Monopoly
D. Risk
Monopoly
Which animated film series featuring Mickey Mouse became extremely popular in the early 1930s?
A. Silly Symphonies
B. Merry Melodies
C. Looney Tunes
D. Fantasia
Silly Symphonies
Which musical instrument was central to the popularity of swing music?
A. Accordion
B. Saxophone
C. Banjo
D. Harpsichord
Saxophone
Which program hired young men to work on conservation and national park projects?
A. WPA
B. CCC
C. TVA
D. NRA
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
Which famous outlaw couple was killed by police in 1934?
A. Bonnie and Clyde
B. Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid
C. Machine Gun Kelly and Kathryn Kelly
D. Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson
Bonnie and Clyde
Which technology began expanding rapidly in American homes during the early 1930s?
A. Television
B. Radio
C. Fax Machines
D. Computers
Radio
The famous 1933 film King Kong features a giant ape attacking which city?
A. Chicago
B. New York
C. Los Angeles
D. San Francisco
New York
Which jazz musician recorded the famous 1931 song “Minnie the Moocher”?
A. Cab Calloway
B. Louis Armstrong
C. Jelly Roll Morton
D. Fats Waller
Cab Calloway
What name was given to the makeshift towns built by homeless people during the Depression?
A. Roosevelt Ranches
B. Hoovervilles
C. Liberty Camps
D. Dust Towns
Hoovervilles
Which baseball legend retired from the New York Yankees in 1935?
A. Lou Gehrig
B. Babe Ruth
C. Joe DiMaggio
D. Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Which famous monster movie released in 1931 starred Bela Lugosi as a vampire?
A. Frankenstein
B. Dracula
C. The Mummy
D. Wolf Man
Dracula
Which child star became the biggest box office draw after appearing in Bright Eyes (1934)?
A. Shirley Temple
B. Judy Garland
C. Deanna Durbin
D. Margaret O'Brien
Shirley Temple
Which famous composer wrote the music for Porgy and Bess (premiered 1935)?
A. Cole Porter
B. George Gershwin
C. Irving Berlin
D. Jerome Kern
George Gershwin
Which region of the United States was devastated by severe dust storms in the early 1930s?
A. New England
B. Midwest/Great Plains
C. Pacific Northwest
D. Southeast
Great Plains
Which female pilot disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 after becoming famous earlier in the decade?
A. Jacqueline Cochran
B. Bessie Coleman
C. Amelia Earhart
D. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Amelia Earhart
Which company introduced the first canned beer in 1935 after Prohibition ended?
A. Budweiser
B. Schlitz
C. Krueger Brewing Company
D. Miller
Krueger Brewing Company
Which famous comedy duo starred in many popular films in the early 1930s, including Sons of the Desert (1933)?
Laurel and Hardy
Which famous Harlem nightclub launched the careers of many jazz legends during the early 1930s?
The Cotton Club
What was the name of the massive public works program created in 1935 to provide jobs for millions of Americans?
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Which gangster nicknamed “Scarface” was convicted of tax evasion in 1931?
Al Capone
What famous comic strip character first appeared in newspapers in 1930 and was known for saying “I yam what I yam”?
Popeye