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300

Which constitutional amendment allowed women to vote in federal elections?

19th Amendment

300

What was the name of Henry Ford's new automobile that revolutionized both manufacturing and American life?

Model T Ford

300

DOUBLE POINTS!

This is the decade when the Great Depression started.

The 1920s

300
What document officially ended World War I, but inadvertently led to World War II?

Treaty of Versailles

300

What was the cultural movement centered in New York in the 1920s called?

Harlem Renaissance

300

DOUBLE POINTS!

Whose assassination kicked off World War I?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

300

DOUBLE POINTS!

What did the 18th amendment do?

Prohibited the production, sale, and distribution of alcohol.

300

Jazz-age flappers danced to Charleston beats while sporting what short hairstyle?

a Bob 

300

This is the decade in which Americans went to the movies the most. 

The 1930s

300

DOUBLE POINTS!

Name two of the Central Powers in World War I.

Germany

Austria-Hungary

Ottoman Empire

Bulgaria

300

In 1938, Orson Welles terrified radio listeners with a Halloween broadcast of what H. G. Wells alien-invasion tale?

War of the Worlds

300

How long did the Great Migration last?

1910 - 1970

400

How many presidential elections did Franklin D. Roosevelt win?

Four 
(1932, 1936, 1940, 1944)

400

Patented in 1935, what property-trading board game let Depression-era families dream of owning hotels on Boardwalk?

Monopoly

400

This is the decade that the radio became the most trusted form of media.

The 1930s

400

What post-World War I organization aimed to keep global peace?

League of Nations

400

What were the series of radio speeches given by FDR called?

Fireside Chats

400

Name two of the First Nations of Wisconsin that we studied.

Dakota Sioux

Ho-Chunk

Menominee

Ojibwe

Oneida

Potawatomi

400

FDR and Congress passed laws in a "Three Rs" strategy - what did the three Rs stand for?

Relief, Recovery, Reform

400

What did Americans buy during WWII to fund the war?

War bonds

400

This is the decade in which America's birth rate was the highest.

The 1940s

400

What country experienced a revolution in 1917, sparking fears of a similar revolt in America?

Russia / Soviet Union

400

Name three of the five major movie studios that dominated the 1930s.

20th Century Fox

MGM

Paramount

Radio Pictures (RKO)

Warner Brothers

400

DOUBLE POINTS!

How many amendments have there been to the Constitution?

27 Amendments

500

Name two of the New Deal government programs.

WPA, CCC, FERA, SSA, TVA, FDIC, etc.

500

What year did the Silent Film era officially end?

1927 - movie called The Jazz Singer is released

500

This is the decade in which Henry Ford revolutionized automobile production.

The 1910s

500

Name two of the three dictators that rose to power during the 1930s.

Adolf Hitler (Germany)

Benito Mussolini (Italy)
Joseph Stalin (Russia/USSR)

500

Who took this iconic photo during the Dust Bowl?

Dorothea Lange

500

How many justices are there on the US Supreme Court?

9

750

How many states did FDR win in the 1936 presidential election?

46 out of 48

750

What was the camera called that allowed users to have a printed photo in 60 seconds?

Hint: You need the full model name

Polaroid Model 95

750

This is the decade in which Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer conducted over 6,000 raids to eliminate communism in America.

The 1920s

750

Following World War II, Germany was split into how many partitions by the Allied countries?

Four 

750

When adjusting for inflation, what is the highest-grossing (earning) movie of all time?

Hint: it came out in 1939

Gone with the Wind (1939) - grossed $4.3 billion

750

What is Mr. Remington's favorite state flag?

New Mexico