For Group 2

Question or Hint Answer or Word
  1. Who was John D. Rockefeller? A man who made a lot of money from oil (wrong answers: A U.S. president, A famous cowboy, A Civil War soldier)
  2. In U.S. history, what does “Gilded Age” mean? A time when some people were rich, but many were poor (wrong answers: A time when everyone had the same money, A time with kings and queens in America, A time when people stopped using factories)
  3. What does “gilded” mean? Covered with a thin layer of gold (wrong answers: Broken and falling apart, Made only of wood, Hidden underground)
  4. How did Andrew Carnegie grow up? He grew up poor and worked hard (wrong answers: He was a king, He had many servants, He invented the telephone)
  5. What did Andrew Carnegie do with much of his money? He gave a lot to build libraries and schools (wrong answers: He kept it all for himself, He used it to buy more factories, He used it to buy a castle)
  6. What does “philanthropist” mean? A person who gives to help others (wrong answers: A person who sells food, A person who builds houses, A person who steals money)
  7. About when was the Gilded Age in the United States? Long ago, in the late 1800s (wrong answers: During the American Revolution, During the Civil War, During the Great Depression)

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