Trivia: How Much You Know Great Depression? Quiz

20 Questions | By Bradwelch | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 207

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How much do you know about the Great Depression? Ready to take a quiz? This quiz entails your knowledge of what were the dates of Black Thursday and Tuesday, what does it mean when a market is in a period of growth, what is said to be a period of decline, and what was the name of President Hoover’s plan to fix parts of the economy. Don’t despair; this quiz will make your knowledge grow.

Questions and Answers

1.

What day was Black Thursday?
- A.
  
  October 23
- B.
  
  October 24
- C.
  
  October 28
- D.
  
  October 29
2.

What date was Black Tuesday?
- A.
  
  October 31
- B.
  
  October 28
- C.
  
  October 29
- D.
  
  October 24
3.

When a market is in a period of growth it is called a what?
4.

When a market is in a period of decline it is known as what?
5.

What was the name of President Hoover's plan to fix parts of the economy?
- A.
  
  Reconstruction Class
- B.
  
  Financial Reconstruction
- C.
  
  Reconstruction Finance Corporation
- D.
  
  Restablishment Corporation
6.

Which of these also started to struggle because of Stock Market Crash.
- A.
  
  Employment
- B.
  
  Athletic Competitiveness
- C.
  
  Alcohol Market
- D.
  
  Banks
- E.
  
  Businesses
7.

Buying on the margin is a good thing to do if you are in a bear market.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

FDR became the __________nd President.
9.

The Bonus Army was unarmed when they marched on Washington D.C.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

President Hoover met with the Bonus Army but did not give them what they wanted.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

The RFC tried to do all of the following except what?
- A.
  
  Lower Taxes
- B.
  
  Fund Banks
- C.
  
  Give Unemployment Checks
- D.
  
  Fund Railroads
- E.
  
  Create Public Works
12.

Hoover Dam led to the creation of what City.
13.

What is Franklin Roosevelt's Nickname?
14.

Roosevelt was overcome by which disease.
- A.
  
  Cancer
- B.
  
  Heart Failure
- C.
  
  Polio
15.

Franklin Roosevelt was Theodore Roosevelts son.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
16.

In his Inagural Address Roosevelt said the only thing we have to fear is _______
17.

The Bonus Army was made up of Vets from what War
- A.
  
  Civil War
- B.
  
  World War II
- C.
  
  World War I
18.

Who usually had the least to lose, but the most to gain in Buying on the Margin?
- A.
  
  Banker
- B.
  
  Broker
- C.
  
  Investor
19.

During the 1920's the stock market was pretty much unregulated.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
20.

The 1920's prior to 1929 would have been a ______ Market
- A.
  
  Stable
- B.
  
  Bull
- C.
  
  Bear