1. What year saw both laughter and hardship across the world?
Answer: 1933

2. In 1933, this global downturn kept wallets light and spirits low — what was it?
Answer: The Great Depression

3. What major U.S. project began in 1933 to help farmers and power homes?
Answer: Tennessee Valley Authority

4. Who became Chancellor of Germany in 1933?
Answer: Adolf Hitler

5. What 1933 American law ended a long, dry spell for drinkers?
Answer: Repeal of Prohibition

6. Which huge gorilla first climbed the Empire State Building in 1933?
Answer: King Kong

7. Who started serving as U.S. President in 1933?
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

8. Which U.S. program began in 1933 to put millions to work?
Answer: The New Deal

9. What comic duck made his first appearance in 1933?
Answer: Donald Duck

10. Which Chicago fair opened in 1933 to celebrate progress and industry?
Answer: Century of Progress Exposition

11. What famous car company introduced its V8 engine in 1933?
Answer: Ford

12. What country withdrew from the League of Nations in 1933?
Answer: Japan

13. What giant U.S. building was officially completed in 1933?
Answer: Golden Gate Bridge towers (initial phase)

14. Which famous horror actor starred in ‘The Invisible Man’ (1933)?
Answer: Claude Rains

15. What famous chocolate bar was first introduced in 1933?
Answer: Mars Bar

16. Which global political group came to power in Germany in 1933?
Answer: Nazi Party

17. What kind of weather disaster struck the U.S. Midwest in 1933?
Answer: Dust Storm

18. Which nation’s currency collapsed in 1933, leading to inflation?
Answer: Germany

19. Which city hosted the World’s Fair in 1933?
Answer: Chicago

20. What was outlawed in the U.S. until the 21st Amendment of 1933?
Answer: Alcohol

21. What kind of “Deal” promised relief, recovery, and reform in 1933?
Answer: The New Deal

22. What ocean liner launched in 1933 became one of the fastest afloat?
Answer: RMS Queen Mary

23. What global organization lost Japan and Germany in 1933?
Answer: League of Nations

24. Who gave the “Nothing to fear but fear itself” speech in 1933?
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

25. What popular toy company began in Denmark in 1933?
Answer: LEGO

26. What airline started in 1933 as a small U.S. mail carrier?
Answer: American Airlines

27. Which London bridge opened to traffic in 1933?
Answer: Lambeth Bridge

28. Which major nation left the gold standard in 1933?
Answer: United States

29. What famous Nazi symbol became official in Germany in 1933?
Answer: Swastika

30. What country faced massive unemployment in 1933, reaching 25%?
Answer: United States

31. Who was sworn in as America’s 32nd president in 1933?
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

32. What great film monster stole hearts (and women) in 1933?
Answer: King Kong

33. What amendment ended Prohibition in 1933?
Answer: 21st Amendment

34. What famous NYC skyscraper became the tallest movie set in 1933?
Answer: Empire State Building

35. What first lady entered the White House in 1933 with a mission?
Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt

36. Which radio broadcast style became the nation’s comfort in 1933?
Answer: Fireside Chats

37. What color was often linked with 1933’s economic depression?
Answer: Black

38. What new political movement took control in Germany in 1933?
Answer: Nazism

39. Which new U.S. law insured savings accounts in 1933?
Answer: Glass-Steagall Act

40. Which movie monster symbolized fear and fascination in 1933?
Answer: King Kong

41. Who designed the Nazi flag adopted in 1933?
Answer: Adolf Hitler

42. What New York icon starred in a 1933 climb by a giant ape?
Answer: Empire State Building

43. What was outlawed no longer in 1933, bringing cheers across America?
Answer: Prohibition

44. Who led Germany’s new regime starting January 30, 1933?
Answer: Adolf Hitler

45. What new agency in 1933 helped stabilize banks?
Answer: FDIC

46. What global crisis dominated 1933 headlines?
Answer: The Great Depression

47. What long-legged movie star made her debut in 1933’s “Flying Down to Rio”?
Answer: Ginger Rogers

48. Which famous skyscraper hosted a climbing ape in 1933?
Answer: Empire State Building

49. What famous animated mouse was already popular in 1933?
Answer: Mickey Mouse

50. What worldwide event caused hunger and unemployment in 1933?
Answer: The Great Depression

51. What German law in 1933 removed Jews from government jobs?
Answer: Civil Service Law

52. What iconic comic character’s first short film appeared in 1933?
Answer: Popeye

53. What new U.S. federal insurance began protecting bank deposits in 1933?
Answer: FDIC

54. What radio speech calmed millions in 1933?
Answer: Fireside Chat

55. What European leader gained dictatorial power in 1933?
Answer: Adolf Hitler

56. What nation began major public work projects under FDR in 1933?
Answer: United States

57. What 1933 invention forever changed canned beverages?
Answer: Pull-tab can

58. What major world leader took office during an economic collapse in 1933?
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

59. Which new program gave jobs to young men planting trees in 1933?
Answer: Civilian Conservation Corps

60. What 1933 law regulated stock exchanges?
Answer: Securities Act

61. What American baseball team won the World Series in 1933?
Answer: New York Giants

62. Which Hollywood monster roared into theaters in 1933?
Answer: King Kong

63. What famous German book burnings began in this year?
Answer: Nazi book burnings

64. What symbol of despair hit U.S. farms in 1933?
Answer: Dust Bowl

65. What popular actress was “Swept Away” in 1933’s “Flying Down to Rio”?
Answer: Ginger Rogers

66. What nation saw concentration camps built after 1933?
Answer: Germany

67. What film monster was beauty’s beast in 1933?
Answer: King Kong

68. Who famously repealed Prohibition in 1933?
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

69. What country faced massive unemployment of 25% in 1933?
Answer: United States

70. What kind of speech did Roosevelt give to comfort citizens in 1933?
Answer: Fireside Chat

71. Which global organization began to fail after 1933 exits?
Answer: League of Nations

72. What American policy began in 1933 to fight poverty and joblessness?
Answer: The New Deal

73. Who was Time magazine’s Man of the Year in 1933?
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

74. What country banned all other political parties in 1933?
Answer: Germany

75. What industrial fair drew millions to Chicago in 1933?
Answer: Century of Progress

76. What 1933 policy aimed to rebuild America’s economy?
Answer: The New Deal

77. What iconic animated sailor debuted in 1933?
Answer: Popeye

78. What nation quit the League of Nations in 1933 to pursue war?
Answer: Japan

79. What dictator began rearming his nation in 1933?
Answer: Adolf Hitler

80. What movie beast ruled 1933’s box office?
Answer: King Kong

81. What law in 1933 protected farmers’ prices?
Answer: Agricultural Adjustment Act

82. What animal starred in a 1933 Disney cartoon named “Three Little Pigs”?
Answer: Pigs

83. Who sang “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?” in 1933?
Answer: The Three Little Pigs

84. What nation’s flag gained a swastika in 1933?
Answer: Germany

85. What kind of bank holiday was declared in 1933 to stop panic?
Answer: National Bank Holiday

86. What invention started helping radio stations in 1933?
Answer: FM Transmission

87. What 1933 German law began censorship of the press?
Answer: Reich Press Law

88. What style of radio show comforted families in 1933 homes?
Answer: Fireside Chats

89. What nation suffered bread lines and soup kitchens in 1933?
Answer: United States

90. What famous ape first met beauty in 1933?
Answer: King Kong

91. What kind of relief act began giving jobs in 1933?
Answer: Civil Works Administration

92. Who replaced beer bans with cheers in 1933?
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

93. What American law insured bank deposits up to $2,500 in 1933?
Answer: FDIC

94. What major bridge project began construction in 1933?
Answer: Golden Gate Bridge

95. What 1933 movie symbolized man’s fight with nature and beauty?
Answer: King Kong

96. What political act allowed dictatorship in Germany in 1933?
Answer: Enabling Act

97. What type of camps opened for political enemies in 1933 Germany?
Answer: Concentration Camps

98. What world leader began economic reform through “New Deal” policies in 1933?
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

99. What Hollywood hit showed a beast, beauty, and the skyline in 1933?
Answer: King Kong

100. What year began Roosevelt’s presidency and Hitler’s regime at once?
Answer: 1933