What significant event happened to the state economy in the early 1980s?
Question 1 options:
Oil prices plummeted
Earl Long's return
Hurricane Camille
Bill Clinton was elected president
Question 2 (10 points)
Question 2 Unsaved
Which event in Louisiana was the largest of its kind in American history?
Question 2 options:
The voter turn-out for the presidential race of '84
The gas shortage
The march for civil rights in New Orleans
The BP oil spill
Question 3 (10 points)
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Which was NOT a way that the state of Louisiana used to create revenue in the 1980's?
Question 3 options:
Promoting cultural turism
Promoting cajun food
Building amusement parks ( six flags, Disney, etc)
Promoting Louisiana's outdoor and wilderness activities
Question 4 (10 points)
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What did Louisiana turn to for a source of revenue in the 1990's?
Question 4 options:
Building a state of the art theater on Canal Street
creating a major league baseball team in New Orleans
approving gambling
opening up a theme park in Slidell, LA
Question 5 (10 points)
Question 5 Unsaved
How much did Louisiana earn from each lottery ticket bought?
Question 5 options:
50 cents
25 cents
35 cents
0 - they earned nothing
Question 6 (10 points)
Question 6 Unsaved
When did Hurricane Katrina make landfall ?
Question 6 options:
August 31, 2005
August 29, 2005
August 28 , 2002
August 29, 2006
Question 7 (10 points)
Question 7 Unsaved
How much in damages did Hurricane Katrina create?
Question 7 options:
1.5 billion
108 billion
300 million
700 million
Question 8 (10 points)
Question 8 Unsaved
What hurricane hit almost right after hurricane Katrina ?
Question 8 options:
Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Betsy
Hurricane Gustav
Question 9 (10 points)
Question 9 Unsaved
Which group affected by the BP oil spill is still being studied by scientists ?
Question 9 options:
children
agriculture
sugar cane
wildlife
Question 10 (10 points)
Question 10 Unsaved
What issue continues to be an long- term crisis for Louisiana ?
Question 10 options:
corruption
deforestation
oil spills
land loss