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LISA QURAISHCIMT 543
SPRING 2012DR. ZIAEEHEZARJERIBI
Assessment Resource for Multimedia Kit
JEOPARDYGreat Depression Edition
JEOPARDY: GREAT DEPRESSION EDITION
Life in the Great
Depression
Children in the Great
DepressionSolutions and
RecoveryBlock Format
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LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$100
When did the Great Depression occur?
(Provide a beginning and ending year).
? ?
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The Great Depression began in 1929
and continued through 1939.
1929 1939
LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$200
What was the cost of a soda in the
era of the Great Depression?
LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$200
A soda could be purchased for
five cents.
LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$300
Who was president during the Great Depression? (elected in Nov. 1932)
LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$300
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was president during the Great Depression and held office from 1933-
1945.
LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$400
The Great Depression was an _________
depression. Although people may have had low spirits as a result, the term is not
used in reference to a feeling.
LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$400
The Great Depression was an economic
depression. The term refers to a severe, sustained down-turn in the nation’s
economic activity.
LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$500
At the peak of the Great Depression,
what percentage of Americans were
unemployed?
LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$500
25% of Americans (1 in 4) were
unemployed at the peak of the Great
Depression.
CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$100
Who did children write for help during the Great Depression?
CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$100
Children wrote to Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States requesting assistance during the Great Depression.
CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$200
What was the main form of entertainment during the Great Depression?
CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$200
The radio was the main form of entertainment during the Great
Depression.
CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$300
Thousands of schools closed down
during the Great Depression. How
many children were forced to leave school?
CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$300
About 3 million children were forced
to leave school.
CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$400
Children could not afford sports equipment to play favorite games. Give an example of what they might use in order to play?
CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$400
To play baseball, for example, children would use rocks and stones for balls and
bases. (Other examples accepted)
CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$500Surplus stores, a project supported by First
Lady Roosevelt, provided what type of items to families that couldn’t afford them?
CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION$500
Surplus stores distributed food, clothing, toys, and other items. (multiple correct
answers)
SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY$100
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt could not respond to all children’s individual letters and
requests. She did, however, work to create ______ _______that would help children
during the depression.
SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY$100
Eleanor Roosevelt worked to create a number of government programs to help
children and young people during the Great Depression.
SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY$200
Established in June 1935 as part of President Roosevelt’s “New Deal, “ what
does NYA stand for?
NYA
SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY$200
NYA stands for the National Youth Administration, which helped over 2
million high school and college students stay in school by allowing them to work
(in libraries, labs, on farms, etc.) in exchange for grants that made school
affordable for them.
SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY$300
Created in April 1935 as part of President Roosevelt’s “New Deal,” what does WPA
stand for?
WPA
SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY$300
The acronym WPA stands for Works Progress Administration. This New Deal program provided relief to young people
through school nutritional programs, surplus stores, nursery schools, and more. It also created many jobs that
would directly benefit the public (building streets, creating art, etc.)
SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY$400
The NYA helped 2 million students stay in school; how many young people (not
students) did they help find employment?
SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY$400
The NYA found work for two and a half million (2,500,000) young people.
SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY$500
America fully pulled out of the Great Depression with the jobs created from
what war?
SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY$500
The jobs created from WWII helped America to put the Great Depression
behind them.
BLOCK FORMAT$100
A letter in block format has how many elements?
BLOCK FORMAT$100
A letter in block format has five elements.
BLOCK FORMAT$200
The part of the letter that states “Dear Mr./Mrs. Full Name” is called the
_______?
BLOCK FORMAT$200
The part of the letter that states “Dear Mr./Mrs. Full Name” is called the
salutation.
BLOCK FORMAT$300
The part of the letter that contains your address and the date is the _______?
BLOCK FORMAT$300
The part of the letter that contains your address and the date is the heading.
BLOCK FORMAT$400
When writing a letter in block format all text needs to be aligned ______?
BLOCK FORMAT$400
When writing a letter in block format all text needs to be aligned left.
BLOCK FORMAT$500
When using block format, at the beginning of a paragraph you do not ______?
BLOCK FORMAT$500
When using block format at the beginning of a paragraph you do not indent.