Photo 1 Quiz Answers

Photo 1 - Second Semester





1. The first photo "sent across the wire" was sent on January 1, 1935.

2. The photo that was sent across telephone wires was the Hindenburg.

3. 25 cities received the first photo.

4. The Hindenburg was a giant blimp that caught on fire and went crashing down.

5. The Glenn Miller Orchestra performed "In The Mood."

6. The magazine that used the concept of Picture Magic called "Life."

7. The US Government agency who documented poverty in the 1930's were the Farm Security Administration.

8. Gordon Parks was the African American photographer who worked for this agency.

9. The painting that inspired was "American Gothic."

10. The famous landscaper was Ansel Adams.

11. The Pearl Harbor was bombed December 7, 1971.

12. A Pin Up Girl was a model who took attractive pictures.

13. It was 9 years between D-Day and the first photo sent "across the wire."

14. Robert Capa took the famous photos on Normandy Beach during D-Day.

15. Rosenthal's picture with the American Flag was with soldiers picking up the American Flag.