Quiz  /  Hoovervilles

  • 1. 
    Who were Hoovervilles named after?

  • President Hoover
  • President Wilson
  • J. Edgar Hoover
  • President Roosevelt

  • 2. 
    What world event caused people to have to live in Hoovervilles?

  • Hurricane Hoover
  • World War II
  • Great Depression
  • World War I

  • 3. 
    Where were most Hoovervilles located?

  • On islands
  • In the city
  • In the mountains
  • In the country

  • 4. 
    What were most Hooverville homes made out of?

  • Steel
  • Tree logs
  • Bricks
  • Cardboard and tar paper

  • 5. 
    Who lived in the Hoovervilles?

  • Wealthy landowners
  • Businessmen
  • Miners
  • Unemployed

  • 6. 
    What were people called who traveled the countryside looking for work?

  • Farmers
  • Hobos
  • Peddlers
  • Hooverites

  • 7. 
    Where did many of the people living in Hoovervilles get their food?

  • Grocery stores
  • Restaurants
  • Small farms
  • Soup Kitchens

  • 8. 
    What material was nicknamed the Hoover Blanket?

  • Newspaper
  • Tar paper
  • Wood
  • Cardboard

  • 9. 
    What year did the government remove Hoovervilles throughout the country?

  • 1949
  • 1931
  • 1929
  • 1941

  • 10. 
    What was it called when a person turned their empty pockets inside out?

  • Hoover blanket
  • Hoover flags
  • Hoover money
  • Hoover leather
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