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Question 1 - 10

• In what years did the Dust Bowl take place?

Answer 1 – 10

• 1931-1939

Question 1 - 20

• How many states experienced droughts because of the Dust Bowl?

Answer 1 – 20

• 5 States

Question 1 - 30

• What act allotted farmers $200 million dollars to refinance mortgages?

Answer 1 – 30

• The Emergency Farm Mortgage Act

Question 1 - 40

• How many dust storms took place in 1932?

Answer 1 – 40

• 14

Question 1 - 50

• What are the states that experienced drought because of the Dust Bowl?

Answer 1 – 50

• Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, and Kansas

Question 2 - 10

• How many types of drought are there?

Answer 2 – 10

• 4 Types

Question 2 - 20

• Name another country that deals with drought?

Answer 2 – 20

• Brazil, Australia, China, and South Africa

Question 2 - 30

• How many people died during the famine of 1984/1985 on the horn of Africa?

Answer 2 – 30

• 750,000

Question 2 - 40

• How much money did the U.S. lose because of the 1988 drought?

Answer 2 – 40

• $40 Billion

Question 2 - 50

• What are the 4 different types of drought?

Answer 2 – 50

• Meteorological, Agricultural, Hydrological, and Socioeconomic

Question 3 - 10

• A dust storm reached the Atlantic Ocean.

Answer 3 – 10

• True

Question 3 - 20

• The Dust Bowl was both a manmade and natural disaster.

Answer 3 – 20

• True

Question 3 - 30

• The grasshopper and jackrabbit species almost went extinct during the Dust Bowl.

Answer 3 – 30

• False

Question 3 - 40

• A newspaper reporter gave the Dust Bowl its name.

Answer 3 – 40

• True

Question 3 - 50

• Most families left their family farms for safety for the dust storms.

Answer 3 – 50

• False

Question 4 - 10

• What did the people eat during the Dust Bowl? (2 items)

Answer 4 – 10

• Cornbread and Beans

Question 4 - 20

• How many people fled the 5 states during the Dust Bowl?

Answer 4 – 20

• 1/3 of the population, 50,000 people.

Question 4 - 30

• How much did the government pay farmers to not plow their fields during the Dust Bowl?

Answer 4 – 30

• $1 an acre.

Question 4 - 40

• How much dust descended on Chicago?

Answer 4 – 40

• As of 1938, 12 tons of dust had descended in Chicago (4lbs per person).

Question 4 - 50

• How long did it take for an inch of topsoil to blow away during the prime part of the Dust Bowl?

Answer 4 – 50

• It only took minutes(2-10 mins).

Question 5 - 10

• True or False. The worst dust storm in 1935 blew dust over the five states for 27 days and nights.

Answer 5 – 10

• True

Question 5 - 20

• Multiple Choice. How many dust storms were there in 1933? A. 26 B. 30 C. 38 D. 42

Answer 5 – 20

• C. 38

Question 5 - 30

• What item did the Red Cross ask for immediately as the Dust Bowl started?

A. Dust Mask B. Bottled Water C. Bread D. Plows

Answer 5 – 30

• A. Dust Masks

Question 5 - 40

• In 1931, before the Dust Bowl, what was our country experiencing?

Answer 5 – 40

• The Great Depression

Question 5 - 50

• This book was written in 1939, telling the story of a family forced off their land by the Dust Bowl. What is the book and who is it written by?

Answer 5 – 50

• The Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck