Dust and Depression
A New Deal and a New War
People on the Move
A New Age
Random
100
True or false. At one point outside, dust drifted over fence posts like snow.
True
100
Programs put people back to work; helped them feed their families; made business and industry stronger; and helped farmers farm better. What was this Program called? (Hint - it is 2 words)
New Deal
100
What town was flooded in the picture we looked at?
Pierre
100
True or False, TV's during this time were available in color.
False
100
What is our state bird?
A ring-neck pheasant
200
True or False, Topsoil is the bottom layer of soil that is fertile
False
200
What was the Stratobowl? What happened to the first one?
A hot air balloon used to take air samples. The first one crashed and the riders had to jump out.
200
What new invention was introduced to South Dakota?
TV
200
What new subject did colleges start teaching?
Computer Science
200
True or False. Balloon Bombs from Japan were successful.
False
300
The system of making, buying, and selling goods and services is called:
Economy
300
What does the word enlist mean? Ex: I am going to enlist in the army.
To join or to serve
300
What does it mean to experiment with something?
tried; tested
300
What TV show was a big hit in South Dakota?
Captain 11
300
Does ration mean to give out a lot or to give out only a certain amount?
To give out only a certain amount
400
A period of business failure and lack of jobs was called what?
Depression
400
Army radio operators that sent secret messages during war were called what?
The Sioux Code Talkers
400
What were two new FAST roads that appeared during this time?
I29 and I90
400
A period of one thousand years is called a:
Millennium
400
People who believe in equal rights for women and men are called: (Hint starts with a F)
Feminists
500
What insect starting eating everything?
Grasshoppers
500
What town near us did Balloon Bombs travel to?
Madison, Wosely, Custer, Buffalo
500
This word means to unite; combine; or bring together. (Hint - starts with a C)
Consolidated
500
What does it mean to guarantee something?
to promise or assure
500
What disease did President Franklin Roosevelt suffer from
Polio