Entertainment & Movies
What was the first feature-length motion picture to include synchronized dialogue, released in 1927?
A: The Jazz Singer.
Which New York City neighborhood became the center of an important African American cultural movement during the 1920s?
A: Harlem.
What constitutional amendment prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages?
A: The 18th Amendment.
What household appliance became increasingly common during the 1920s, greatly reducing the need for ice deliveries?
A: The electric refrigerator.
What nickname was given to fashionable young women known for short hair, shorter skirts, and rebellious attitudes?
A: Flappers.
Which silent film star was known as "The Great Stone Face" because of his deadpan expression?
A: Buster Keaton.
Which bandleader was nicknamed the "King of Jazz"?
A: Paul Whiteman.
Which amendment gave women the right to vote in the United States in 1920?
A: The 19th Amendment.
What was the name of Henry Ford's best-selling automobile of the 1920s?
A: The Model T.
What popular board game, introduced in 1923, challenged players to spell words using letter tiles?
A: Scrabble. (Originally called Lexiko before evolving into Scrabble.)
Which actor became one of Hollywood's biggest stars by portraying "The Tramp"?
A: Charlie Chaplin.
What dance craze featured energetic kicks and became closely associated with the Charleston, South Carolina?
A: The Charleston.
Who was President of the United States when the stock market crashed in 1929?
A: Herbert Hoover.
What aviation hero became an international celebrity after flying solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?
A: Charles Lindbergh.
Which famous mountain monument began construction in South Dakota in 1927?
A: Mount Rushmore.
What New York theater district became the center of American musical entertainment during the 1920s?
A: Broadway.
What cultural movement celebrated Black literature, music, and art during the 1920s?
A: The Harlem Renaissance.
What notorious Chicago gangster became America's most famous bootlegger during Prohibition?
A: Al Capone.
What automobile company perfected the moving assembly line, making cars affordable for millions?
A: Ford Motor Company.
What famous toy, first marketed in 1923, became one of America's best-selling construction toys?
A: Lincoln Logs.
What was the name of the famous New York ballroom that became synonymous with the Swing era but actually opened in 1926?
A: The Savoy Ballroom.
Which legendary jazz trumpeter first gained national attention while playing with King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band?
A: Louis Armstrong.
What trial in 1925 centered on the teaching of evolution in public schools?
A: The Scopes Monkey Trial.
What was the name of Lindbergh's airplane?
A: Spirit of St. Louis.
What famous phrase describes the economic prosperity experienced by much of the United States during the 1920s?
A: The Roaring Twenties.