Life of Children
What supplies did children have in school?
slate (chalkboard) and chalk
How many players are on the field at once?
9
President Roosevelt began his "Fireside _____" in 1933. These were radio addresses, meant to inform and comfort the country during the dark days of the Depression
Chats
The US was given the Statue of Liberty by this country.
France
By 1920, children of what ages were required to be in school for part of the year?
8-14
What is the second layer of a baseball?
string
This pandemic killed more people in 1918, than the world war did
Great Influenza epidemic (also called the Spanish flu)
When immigrants first came to America they had to go through where first?
Ellis Island
What year was the minimum age of employment created?
1938
"The Curse of Bambino" began with this person being traded from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
What was one of the most dangerous jobs in the early 1900s?
construction
What does the 13 stripes on the flag represent?
the original 13 colonies
What year were crayola crayons created?
1903
Who holds the record for the most consecutive stolen bases without getting caught?
Vince Coleman (50 straight across the 1989-90 seasons)
He was elected President of the United States in 1928, and is blamed for not realizing how big The Great Depression was. He thought the economy would fix itself, and he failed to act. He was voted out of office in 1932
Herbert Hoover
What did Wilbur and Orville Wright spend 4 years working on?
The first airplane
How often would the newspaper come out in the early 1900s?
Twice a day, sometimes an Extra
What is the only team to never be in the world series?
Seattle Mariners
In 1903, these 2 brothers changed transportation forever, when they proved that powered flight was possible by taking off from Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Wright brothers
In which state was the first lollipop first invented?
Bonus: when?
Connecticut in 1908 by George Smith, he named it after his favorite race horse Lolly Pop