Jazz
Great Depression 1
Great Depression 2
Riddles
ELA
100

Where was Jazz born?

New Orleans

100

True or False: The Great Depression was an economic downturn that occurred world-wide.

TRUE

100

What two groups suffered the most during this time?

African and Mexican Americans

100

What goes up but never comes down?

Age

100

The sky was as blue as a sapphire


What figurative language is this?

Simile

200

New Orleans is also known by what nickname? 

the crescent city

200

In what decade did the Great Depression mostly occur?

What are the 1930's?

200

What is this an example of?


Hooverville


200

What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

short

200

"The wind whispered secrets"

What form of figurative language is this?

Personification

300

What societal issues did black musicians want to express by playing Jazz?

Racism and Slavery

300

The ____ _____ is where brokers and traders can buy and sell stocks.

Stock Market

300

He was the United States president during the early years of the Great Depression.

Who is Herbert Hoover?

300

What starts with a ‘P’, ends with an ‘E’, and has thousands of letters?

post office

300

"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse".

What figurative language is this?

Hyperbole

400

Thisband is known as:

a. King Creole and friends

b. King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band

c. Creole Jazz

d. King Creole Oliver's Jazz Band

B

400

This is an example of a ______ line 

What were Bread Lines

400

Why were shantytowns called Hoovervilles?

Because people blamed the president during that time, Herbet Hoover

400

 What's one thing that tastes better than it smells?

tongue

400

What 12 step template can be used for creating a story?

The Hero's Journey

500

Where did  great jazz musicians move during the great migration? 

Chicago and California

500

How did people save money during this time?

Gardens and canned food at home

500

Where were Hoovervilles most often built? Why?

Near rivers. It was the only way to access water

500

 You’re running a race and, just before the finish line, you pass the person in second place. In what place did you finish the race?

Second

500

What step of the hero's journey is similar to a signpost?

Meeting the Mentor or Words of the Wiser

600

Who is this famous jazz man? Hint: initials L.A.

Louis Armstrong

600

Unemployment jumped from 8million in 1931 to what number in 1932?

12 million

600

This president was elected after Hoover and helped end the great depresssion.

FDR (Roosevelt)

600

In a one-story house at the corner of the road, the bedrooms were yellow, the kitchen was orange, the living room was red, the garage was blue, the entry hall was green, and the sitting room was purple. What color were the stairs?

There’s no color because there are no stairs — it’s a one-story house.

600

Their looking for they're food over there.

Correct this sentence


They're looking for their food over there.