Wednesday, February 12, 2014

First Post, First Quiz, Second Semester


                                          Questions & Answers 

1. When was the first photo "sent across the wire?
- The first photo sent across was in January 1, 1935

2. What was the photo that was first sent across telephone wires?
- The photo that was sent was a picture of a plane crash 

3. How many cities received the first photo?
-  Twenty cities received the picture 


4. What was The Hindenburg?
- The Hindenburg was a big blimp 

5. The Glenn Miller Orchestra performed what popular tune during this era?
- They preformed The Mood 

6. What magazine used the concept of Picture Magic?
- Life Magazine

7. What United States government agency documented poverty in the 1930's?
- The Farm Security Agency 

8. What African-American photographer worked for this agency?
- Golden Parks


9. What painting inspired his best known photograph?
-  American Gothic 


10. Who was the famous landscape photographer shown in the video?
- Ansel Adams was the famous landscape photographer

11. When was Pearl Harbor bombed?
- Pearl Harbor was bombed in December 7, 1941 

12. What was a pin up girl?
- A pin up girl was is a model whose mass produced pictures see wide appeal as popular culture.

13. How long was it between D-Day and the first photo sent "across the wire?"
- It took three years

14. Who took the famous photos on Normandy Beach during D-Day?
- Robert Capa took those famous pictures

15. What was Rosenthal's picture with the American Flag?
- Iowa Jima 

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