Question 1
In which year did the Wall Street crash that helped trigger the economic downturn occur?
- 1929
- 1919
- 1939
- 1949
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1929
History · Modern History
Great Depression trivia quiz
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What the Great Depression questions cover
- New Deal
- Supreme Court
- Bank Holiday
- Banking Reform
- Bonus Army
- European Banking
- Gold Standard
- Public Works
- CCC
- Deposit Insurance
- Dust Bowl
- Germany
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Question 2
What nickname is commonly given to the major Wall Street sell-off on October 29, 1929?
- Black Friday
- Black Tuesday
- Black Monday
- Black Thursday
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Black Tuesday
Question 3
Which U.S. president was in office when the economic crisis began in 1929?
- Calvin Coolidge
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Herbert Hoover
- Harry S. Truman
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Herbert Hoover
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