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Speed Question’s
100


What is Emotional Appeals

Make viewers feel certain emotions such as excitement, sadness, and fear 


100

What invention brought news, music, and entertainment into people’s homes before television became popular?


The radio .

100

What device is used to watch television programs and videos?


A television 

100

What social media platform was originally created for sharing photos?


Instagram 

100

 Who is often credited with inventing the radio?


Macaroni 

200

What is bandwagon?

A popular trend, cause, or movement that attracts growing support.

200

What is a radio ?

A radio is a device that receives sound broadcasts through radio waves and allows people to listen to music, news, sports, and entertainment.


200

Who is credited with inventing the first fully electronic television?


Philo Farnsworth


200

What platform was designed for sharing short messages and thoughts?


Twitter


200

What major improvement to television became popular in the 1960s?


Color TV

300

What persuasive technique shows ordinary people using a product to make it seem trustworthy?

Plain Folk 

300

Who is often credited with inventing the radio?


Guglielmo Marconi


300

What type of television was used before color TV became popular?


Black and White 

300

Which social media app lets users send disappearing photos?


Snapchat


300

What technique uses regular people to promote a product?

Plain Folk 

400

What persuasive technique attacks a person or group instead of discussing the real issue?

Name-Calling

400

In what year did Marconi successfully send wireless radio signals?


1895

400

During what decade did television become popular in American homes?


1950’s


400

Which social media app is known for sharing videos?


Youtube


400

What was Snapchat originally called before it became Snapchat?


Picaboo

500

What technique uses jokes to help people remember an advertisement?


Humor 

500

What period is known as the “Golden Age of Radio”?


The 1920s–1950s


500

What invention helped replace radio as the main form of home entertainment during the mid-1900s?


Television 

500

What was Facebook mainly used for when it first became available to everyone?


Facebook 


500

What company purchased YouTube in 2006 for $1.65 billion?


Google