This document contains a Jeopardy-style game about the Great Depression covering topics such as life during the Depression, children's experiences, solutions and recovery programs, and letter writing format. It includes questions and answers about key events, people, programs, and details of the Great Depression era.

1. LISA QURAISH
CIMT 543
SPRING 2012
DR. ZIAEEHEZARJERIBI
Assessment Resource for Multimedia Kit

2. JEOPARDY
Great Depression Edition

3. JEOPARDY: GREAT DEPRESSION EDITION
Life in the Children in the
Great Great Solutions and Block Format
Depression Depression Recovery
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4. LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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When did the Great Depression occur?
(Provide a beginning and ending year).
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5. LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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The Great Depression began in 1929
and continued through 1939.
1929 1939

6. LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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What was the cost of a soda in the
era of the Great Depression?

7. LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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A soda could be purchased for
five cents.

8. LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Who was president during the Great
Depression? (elected in Nov. 1932)

9. LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(FDR) was president during the Great
Depression and held office from 1933-
1945.

10. LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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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.

11. LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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The Great Depression was an economic
depression. The term refers to a severe,
sustained down-turn in the nation’s
economic activity.

12. LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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At the peak of the Great Depression,
what percentage of Americans were
unemployed?

13. LIFE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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25% of Americans (1 in 4) were
unemployed at the peak of the Great
Depression.

14. CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Who did children write for help during the
Great Depression?

15. CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Children wrote to Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt,
First Lady of the United States requesting
assistance during the Great Depression.

16. CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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What was the main form of entertainment
during the Great Depression?

17. CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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The radio was the main form of
entertainment during the Great
Depression.

18. CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Thousands of schools closed down
during the Great Depression. How
many children were forced to leave
school?

19. CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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About 3 million children were forced
to leave school.

20. CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Children could not afford sports equipment
to play favorite games. Give an example
of what they might use in order to play?

21. CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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To play baseball, for example, children
would use rocks and stones for balls and
bases. (Other examples accepted)

22. CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Surplus stores, a project supported by First
Lady Roosevelt, provided what type of
items to families that couldn’t afford them?

23. CHILDREN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Surplus stores distributed food, clothing,
toys, and other items. (multiple correct
answers)

24. SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY
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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.

25. SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY
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Eleanor Roosevelt worked to create a
number of government programs to help
children and young people during the
Great Depression.

26. SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY
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Established in June 1935 as part of
President Roosevelt’s “New Deal, “ what
does NYA stand for?

27. SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY
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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.

28. SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY
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Created in April 1935 as part of President
Roosevelt’s “New Deal,” what does WPA
stand for?

29. SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY
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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.)

30. SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY
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The NYA helped 2 million students stay in
school; how many young people (not
students) did they help find employment?

31. SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY
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The NYA found work for two and a half
million (2,500,000) young people.

32. SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY
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America fully pulled out of the Great
Depression with the jobs created from
what war?

33. SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY
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The jobs created from WWII helped
America to put the Great Depression
behind them.

34. BLOCK FORMAT
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A letter in block format has how many
elements?

35. BLOCK FORMAT
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A letter in block format has five elements.

36. BLOCK FORMAT
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The part of the letter that states “Dear
Mr./Mrs. Full Name” is called the
_______?

37. BLOCK FORMAT
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The part of the letter that states “Dear
Mr./Mrs. Full Name” is called the
salutation.

38. BLOCK FORMAT
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The part of the letter that contains your
address and the date is the _______?

39. BLOCK FORMAT
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The part of the letter that contains your
address and the date is the heading.

40. BLOCK FORMAT
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When writing a letter in block format all text
needs to be aligned ______?

41. BLOCK FORMAT
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When writing a letter in block format all text
needs to be aligned left.

42. BLOCK FORMAT
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When using block format, at the beginning
of a paragraph you do not ______?

43. BLOCK FORMAT
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When using block format at the beginning
of a paragraph you do not indent.