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First Post, First Quiz, Second Semester

Photo 1 - Second Semester 

Group Names:

Paramveer Singh

Eric Hernandez

Dejanai Strassner

Laura Vargas

Everardo Medina

Dominique Gama

1. When was the first photo "sent across the wire?"

A: The first photo sent across the wire was sent on January 1st, 1935.

2. What was the photo that was first sent across telephone wires?

A: It was a grainy, black and white photo of a plane crash. 

3. How many cities received the first photo?

A: 25 cities received the first photo. 

4. What was The Hindenburg?

A: A blimp, filled with helium, that blew up.

5. The Glenn Miller Orchestra performed what popular tune during this era?

A: "In the Mood."

6. What magazine used the concept of Picture Magic?

A: LIFE Magazine used the concept of picture magic.

7. What United States government agency documented poverty in the 1930's?

A: The Farm Security Agency (The FSA).

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

A: Gordon Parks worked for this agency.

9. What painting inspired his best known photograph?

A: The American Gothic inspired his best known photograph.

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

A: Ansel Adams.

11. When was Pearl Harbor bombed?

A: December 7th, 1941.

12. What was a pin up girl?

A: A girl, such as Betty Grable, who posed sexually for photos, newspapers, and magazines.

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

A: It was about 9 years.

14. Who took the famous photos on Normandy Beach during D-Day?

A: John Resanthal.

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

A: The picture was the "Iwo Jima."