Money & Jobs
The Author
The Great Depression
Characters
Random Facts
100
What percentage of people in the 1930s lost their jobs?
25%
100
Who wrote "Of Mice and Men"?
John Steinbeck
100
October 29th, 1929 is often called "Black Tuesday". What happened on that day?
The Stock Market Crashed (EVERYONE LOST THEIR MONEY!)
100
What is Lennie's last name?
Hint: It's an ironic last name.
Small
100
What city in America has the largest number of people living in it?
New York City
200
What were "shanty towns" or "hoovervilles"?
Make shift towns that homeless people often lived in.
200
What job did the author have after he dropped out of college?
Ranch Hand
200
The time period where everyone lost their money and jobs in the 1930s is often called what?
The Great Depression
200
Which character is never given an actual name in the book?
Curley's wife.
200
President Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. What is 1 more president who has been assassinated?
McKinley
Garfield
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
300
Franklin D. Roosevelt helped to "fix" America during the Great Depression. How many time was he elected president?
4
300
What type of people did the author often write about?
The working class
Migrant workers
300
What is the name of the long drought that occurred in America in the 1930s?
The Dust Bowl
300
What does George Milton value the most?
His friendship and family with Lennie
300
There are 7 continents in the world. Below are 5 of them. What is 1 of the 2 that is missing?
1. Antartica 2. Africa
3. North America 4. Australia
5. Asia 6. __________ 7.________
6. South America
7. Europe
400
How many millions of people lost their jobs during the Great Depression?
12,800,000
400
What prize did the author win in 1962?
The Nobel Prize in Literature
400
What type of people used to "ride the rails" in the 1930s?
Homeless people
Hobos
400
What is the name of the manager of the ranch the story takes place in?
Slim
400
What is the most common name in the world?
A. Nick
B. Muhammad
C. Maria
B. Muhammad
500
What might be a reason so many people had to "ride the rails" from town to town during the 1930s?
They had to keep looking for jobs so they wouldn't starve to death.
500
What is 1 other book John Steinbeck wrote?
Grapes of Wrath
East of Eden
Cannery Row
etc.
500
President Hoover was president during The Great Depression. Why did many people hate him?
Because they blamed him for everything going wrong at that time.
500
Curley is a character that is much shorter than the other men. He often feels the need to fight men bigger than him. Ms. Vanderham said this could be called _____ ______ syndrome.
Short Man Syndrome
500
Which planet is the farthest from Earth?
A. Jupiter
B. Pluto
C. Neptune
C. Neptune