Depression & New Deal Decades Trivia

Test your knowledge of the 1929 crash, presidential responses, and the transformative programs of the 1930s.

This is one of 250+ themed trivia packs in Founding Fathers Trivia, the official America 250 trivia game. Each pack has 10 multiple-choice questions, a 20-second timer per question, and an explanation behind every correct answer. Play it free — no signup, no email.

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Sample questions from this pack

• What event is commonly considered the start of the Great Depression?
• Who was President of the United States when the Great Depression began?
• What was the name of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's program to combat the Depression?

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