USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The name of the turtle who taught children to Duck and Cover!
A
Kurt
B
Bert
C
Franklin
D
Turtle
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The FCDA commissioned an educational film to teach school children about the perils of a nuclear attack. The resulting short, Duck and Cover, was first screened in January 1952, and featured Bert the Turtle.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bert the Turtle is shown in time with the lyric ‘I’ll duck and cover/ with my Yuletide lover’. The video for Peter Gabriel’s 1980 song ‘Games Without Frontiers’ features footage from the film at the end of song.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bert the Turtle is an anthropomorphic turtle who featured in the United States civil defense film Duck and Cover.

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