Quiz  /  Fireside Chats

  • 1. 
    What U.S. president first gave fireside chats?

  • Franklin Roosevelt
  • George Washington
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Thomas Jefferson

  • 2. 
    What new technology was used to transmit the fireside chats to all of America?

  • Radio
  • Television
  • Internet
  • Telegraph

  • 3. 
    What major economic event were many of the first fireside chats about?

  • Roaring Twenties
  • Civil War
  • Prohibition
  • The Great Depression

  • 4. 
    What year was the first fireside chat held?

  • 1929
  • 1925
  • 1918
  • 1933

  • 5. 
    How many fireside chats were given by the president?

  • 15
  • 30
  • 3
  • 60

  • 6. 
    What major event did the president announce on a fireside chat in 1941?

  • The U.S. was entering World War II
  • World War II was over
  • A hurricane hit Florida
  • The stock market crashed

  • 7. 
    Who first called the speeches by the president Fireside Chats?

  • The president
  • A White House staffer
  • A teacher
  • A reporter

  • 8. 
    Which of the following was not a subject of the fireside chats?

  • The landing on the Moon
  • The New Deal
  • World War II
  • Unemployment

  • 9. 
    True or False: The fireside chats were some of the most listened to radio broadcasts of all time.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 10. 
    What song was played at the end of each speech?

  • This Land is Your Land
  • God Bless America
  • America the Beautiful
  • Star-Spangled Banner
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