Statistics for American Generations: The Greatest Generation

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What major economic event shaped the lives of this generation?	The Great Depression	90%
This generation were the first to grow up with this electronic device in their homes.	Radio	80%
This "war" with the Soviet Union started just as this generation returned home from the previous war.	The Cold War	80%
This "race" started with the Soviet Union in the 1950s.	The Space Race	80%
The majority of able-bodies men in this generation served in this war.	World War II	80%
President Roosevelt revolutionized the way an American president communicated with the American people with these nightly radio addresses.	Fireside Chats	60%
The development of color film and large sets created what is often regarded as Hollywood's what?	Golden Age	60%
What was the name of the fictitious young woman rolling up her sleeves and working in factories to help the war effort?	Rosie the Riveter	60%
This congressional bill helped young men returning from service in the war to go to college and buy homes.	The G.I. Bill	60%
He was the first president from this generation.	John F Kennedy	50%
A mass migration to from urban and rural areas to these occurred after 1945.	suburbs	50%
Silent films gave way to this type of film in the 1930s.	talkie	50%
Members of the Greatest Generation were the first generation to be able to take families on regular summer holiday road trips thanks to this system implemented by President Eisenhower.	Interstate highway system	40%
This Hollywood star flew a bomber in the war before returning to star in movies such as Harvey and It's a Wonderful Life.	Jimmy Stewart	40%
This form of big band jazz was so popular that the generation was often referred to by it. (the {blank} generation)	Swing	40%
President Nixon and his vice president Spiro Agnew used this term to describe what they believed to be the larger group of the country that disagreed with all of the changes that took place in the sixties.	The Silent Majority	40%
In the terms FUBAR and SNAFU, created by American servicemen of this generation, what does the U stand for?	"up"	40%
The term for the racist practices of keeping black and minority families out of the new housing developments across the country, creating predominantly white affluent neighborhoods for decades to come.	redlining	30%
This clarinettist and band leader was considered the king of the musical genre.	Benny Goodman	20%
This journalist and news anchor is credited with coining the term "Greatest Generation."	Tom Brokaw	20%