Science & Tech
What is a TV?
This famous supervillain took inspiration from the 1920s silent film, "The Man Who Laughs"
Who is the Joker?
This freedom fighter helped the establishment of Indian-run universities in the 1920s as part of an intellectual rebellion against the British
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
Which famous cricketer made his debut in 1928?
Who is Don Bradman?
This famous car company was officially incorporated in 1926 with the merger of two companies in the same country
What is Mercedes-Benz?
This movie franchise cites the famous 1920s slapstick comedian, Buster Keaton as an inspiration for its set pieces and silent humor
What is Mission Impossible?
The electric train completed its first journey in India in 1925, within this city's boundaries.
What is Mumbai?
This company launched massive advertising campaigns in the US, which was under Prohibition from 1920-1923 and jumpstarted tourism to Cuba as a legal drinking paradise
What is Bacardi?
This scientist envisioned the smartphone when he told an interviewer "People will see and talk to each other in telephones smaller than their chest pockets"
Who is Nikolai Tesla?
This 1920s Russian propaganda film-maker shared a last name with a Nobel Prize Winner, often alluded to in movies.
Who is (Sergei) Einstein?
This national network begun with branches in Mumbai and Kolkata in 1927
What is All India Radio?
This international event was first held in 1924
What is the Winter Olympics?
This type of car design became the norm for automotive manufacturers in the 1920s.
Enclosed cabin (replaced open air carriage design)
This 1927 German film with distinct cityscape designs is considered the grandfather of modern day sci-fi cinema
What is Metropolis?
The late 1920s automotive and urban expansion in India took off in part due to the commercialization of this essential service
What are petrol stations?
The Treaty of Versailles led to the creation of new borders of these two western European countries, which exist till today
What are Denmark and Germany?