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100
This president won reelection on November 3, 1936, just one day before Grandma was born.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
(Newspaper from Nov 4th, 1936)
100
In 1936, a loaf of bread cost approximately this much.
What is 8¢?
100
This 1936 novel introduced readers to Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler.
What is "Gone with the Wind?"
100
This popular board game, featuring Boardwalk, Park Place, and a trip to jail, sold more than a million copies in 1936, becoming the top-selling commercial game of the year.
What is Monopoly?
100
This economic crisis began on "Black Thursday" (October 24th 1929), and continued throughout the 1930s, ending ultimately, due to the American mobilization efforts in WWII.
What was the Great Depression?
200
On March 1st, 1936, this massive dam on the Colorado River was completed.
What is the Hoover Dam?
200
A dozen eggs cost approximately this much in 1936.
What is 37¢?
200
This famous silent comedian starred in the 1936 film "Modern Times."
Who was Charlie Chaplin?
200
Nicknamed the Bambino, this baseball legend was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
Who was Babe Ruth?
200
This nickname described the drought-stricken Great Plains during the 1930s.
What was the "Dust Bowl?"
300
This famous American aviator, who disappeared in 1937, began her around-the-world flight preparations in 1936.
Who was Amelia Earhart?
300
In 1936, a gallon of gasoline cost approximately this amount.
What is 19¢?
300
This crooner recorded the popular song Pennies from Heaven in 1936.
Who was Bing Crosby?
300
This team won the 1936 World Series, beginning their 4 year streak.
Who are the Yankees?
300
These small glass spheres were a popular children's game in the 1930s, with players trying to knock their opponents' pieces out of a circle.
What are marbles?
400
On November 3rd, 1936, Franklin D. Roosevelt won 46 out of ______________ states.
What are 48 states?
400
In 1936, a half-gallon of milk cost approximately this much
What is 24¢?
400
This famous Hollywood duo danced across the silver screen in the 1936 film "Swing Time." One wore a tuxedo, the other often wore glamorous gowns. It is often said that she "did everything" her partner did, "but backwards and in high heels."
Who were Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers?
400
This European city hosted the 1936 Summer Olympic Games.
What is Berlin?
400
The author John Steinbeck wrote this novella about two displaced ranch workers (George Milton and Lennie Small), traveling across California’s Salinas Valley, during the Great Depression.
What is "Of Mice and Men?"
500
This European country descended into civil war in July 1936.
What is Spain?
500
At approximately 41¢ per pound, this breakfast meat was considerably more expensive than bread or potatoes in 1936.
What is bacon?
500
On November 2, 1936, this British broadcaster launched the world's first regular high-definition television service.
What is the BBC?
500
This famous American baseball player, who would later marry Marilyn Monroe for 9 months in 1954, made his major league debut with the New York Yankees in 1936.
Who was Joe DiMaggio?
500
This dessert, sometimes called "wacky cake" or "crazy cake," due to its lack of eggs, milk, and butter, relied on a unique technique of mixing all the dry ingredients together in the pan, and making three wells for all of the following except:
a) oil
b) vinegar
c) baking soda
d) vanilla extract
What is "c" baking soda?