Cultural Elements of the 1930s

Duke Ellington worked as a ______________ at one time.

• doctor

• soda jerk

• lawyer

• rodeo clown

What was Duke Ellington's real name?

• John Fitzgerald

• Franklin Delano

• Edward Kennedy

• Natalie Joyce

Duke Ellington had a band called "Duke's ____________".

• Paintings

• Singers

• Artists

• Serenaders

Duke Ellington was most famous for...

• composing and playing Jazz music

• composing and playing rock music

• watercolor

  painting

• educating others

How did Duke Ellington get the nickname "Duke"?

• He took piano lessons as a young boy.

• The kids at Armstrong High School thought he had fine manners.

• He was especially good painting with watercolors.

• He was a great piano player.

What is the name of Margaret Mitchell's most famous novel?

• Charlotte's Web

• The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe

• Gone with the Wind

• The Knight and the Lady

What event led Mitchell to write her famous novel?

• getting married

• falling down the stairs

• watching a movie

• getting in an automobile accident

What award did her novel receive?

• Emmy

• Nobel Peace Prize

• Grammy

• Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

What house did Margaret Mitchell write most of her work in?

• The White House

• Taj Mahal

• the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta

• The Plantation

What did Margaret Mitchell 's mom believe was the BEST thing any human could do?

• earning an education

• being rich

• being famous

• earning a driver's license