Dust Bowl Quiz

 

  1. In what year did strong winds begin blowing the soil into huge clouds?
    1. 1939
    2. 1931
    3. 1934
    4. 1935
  2. What caused the Dust Bowl?
    1. Poor agricultural practices and years of sustained drought
    2. The lack of trees
    3. Farmers not taking good care of their soil
    4. Farmers not having the right kind of equipment
  3. What States where in the Dust Bowl?
    1. South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Nevada, and Texas
    2. Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma Panhandle, Kansas, and Colorado
    3. Texas, Oklahoma Panhandle, South Dakota, and Nebraska
    4. Kansas, New Mexico, Nebraska, and North Dakota.
  4. How many acres did the Dust Bowl cover in 1935?
    1. 100 million
    2. 200 million
    3. 900 thousand
    4. 15 million
  5. During some growing seasons the soil was dry to a depth of how many feet?
    1. 1 ft.
    2. 4 ft.
    3. 5 ft.
    4. 3 ft.
  6. In 1937 how many dust storms were accounted for?
    1. 50
    2. 64
    3. 72
    4. 55
  7. What nicknames where given to the Dust Bowl?
    1. “The Great Storm”
    2. “Black Roller”
    3. “The Blizzard”
    4. “The Tornado”
  8. In 1935 how many tons of topsoil was blown of the Southern Plains?
    1. 850,000,000
    2. 500,000,000
    3. 85,000,000
    4. 250,000,000
  9. What was the name of the migrants moving to California at this time?
    1. Smokies
    2. Pokies
    3. Mokies
    4. Okies
  10. How many years did the dust blow on the Southern Plains?
    1. 10
    2. 9
    3. 5
    4. 8

 

 

 

 

Answer Sheet

 

  1. C
  2. A
  3. B
  4. A
  5. D
  6. C
  7. B
  8. A
  9. D
 10.    D