Stocks
Depresso - Espresso
FDR
New Deal
Cassin's Thoughts
100
Fill in the blank:
When you buy a stock, you then own a portion of a _____________.
What is "company"
100
The Depression lasted for this many years.
Bonus 100 for exact years.
What is 10 years (1929 - 1939)
100
This is the political party for which FDR was associated with.
What is Democrat
100
Fill in the Blank:
Domestic Programs, Reforms, & Regulations aimed to aid the U.S. out of the__________________
What is "the Great Depression".
100
Who is this?
200
This is the large trading center located in New York.
What is Wall Street
200
This phenomenon during the Great Depression uprooted many families living in the Great Plains.
What is the Dust Bowls.
200
What # President was FDR?
What is 32
200
Give me the three types of R's of the Great Depression
What is Relief, Recovery, and Reform.
200
When was Raising Canes founded (year)?
What is 1996
300
This the term for when you borrow money from a stockbroker to invest into the stock market with larger quantities.
What is Buying on Margin
300
Who is this?
Who is Herbert Hoover?
300
This is the relative that held an important job
Who is Theodore/Teddy Roosevelt.
300
What are the aims of each R of the New Deal?
Relief - Immediate help
Recovery - Long Term Jobs/Programs
Reform - Prevent another Depression
300
How many Superbowl's have the Patriots won?
What is 6
400
This was one of the reasons for the Stock Market Crash, & was a government agency tasked with being the lender of last resort.
What is the Fed (Federal Reserve)
400
This was the unemployment rate of America for much of the Great Depression.
What is 25%.
400
How many years was FDR President?
What is 12 years
400
Name me three of the five programs I gave you to research (acronyms are fine).
What are:
CCC
AAA
FERA
PWA
SEC
400
What is the average lifespan of a Penguin in the wild?
What is 15-20 years.
500
You get points each right answer:
Give me the following dates -
Black Thursday, Monday, Tuesday.
What is: Black Thursday - Oct. 24th, 1929
Black Monday - Oct 28th, 1929 Black Tuesday - Oct. 29th, 1929
500
Points go to the closest answer:
How much was lost on Black Tuesday in approximate value?
What is $14 Billion.
500
This is the condition that FDR was diagnosed with at age 39.
What is polio
500
How many jobs is it estimated that the New Deal created from 1935-1945?
What is over 20 million.
500
How many Legoland Resorts are in the U.S.?
Bonus 500 for how many are there in the world.
What is 3.
Bonus: 11