Statistics for 1930s Decade Quiz

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What country was invaded by Germany (and the Soviet Union) to start WWII?	Poland	97%
What New York building became the world's tallest in 1931?	Empire State Building	93%
What economic downturn lasted through most of the decade?	The Great Depression	91%
Fill in the blank: The only thing we have to fear is ____ ______?	Fear Itself	84%
Who disappeared over the Pacific in 1937?	Amelia Earhart	80%
What character from "The Wizard of Oz" lacked a brain?	Scarecrow	78%
What style of design is exemplified by the above?	Art {Deco}	75%
What country invaded Ethiopia?	Italy	73%
What country's civil war was called a "dress rehearsal" for WWII?	Spain	72%
Who painted "Guernica"?	Pablo Picasso	71%
What communist led his forces on the Long March?	Mao Zedong	67%
What period of U.S. history ended with the ratification of the 21st amendment?	Prohibition	62%
Who was Stan Laurel's comedic partner?	Oliver Hardy	61%
What child actress delighted audiences in "Curly Top" and "Heidi"?	Shirley Temple	61%
What book by John Steinbeck was about poor Okies looking for work in California?	The Grapes of Wrath	59%
Who famously danced with Ginger Rogers?	Fred Astaire	57%
What baseball player was diagnosed with ALS disease?	Lou Gehrig	56%
Who married American divorcée Wallis Simpson?	Edward, Duke of Windsor	51%
Who starred as Rhett Butler in "Gone With the Wind"?	Clark Gable	45%
What instrument was played by bandleaders Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw?	Clarinet	32%