People
Who was the first African American to host a network television show?
Nat King Cole
Match the instrument to the Peter and the Wolf Character
Wolf - French horn
Duck - Oboe
Hunters - kettle drums
Cat- Clarinet
Grandpa - Bassoon
Bird - Flute
Peter - Violin
What was special about Bessie Smith?
She was the highest paid entertainer of her day
What was the Prohibition?
A time where alcohol was banned
The first radio broadcast happened where?
What was "Bing" Crosby's real first name?
Harry
Name 2 inventions from the 1920s?
Bubble gum
Rocket
Television
Mickey Mouse
Car Radio
Penicillin
Winnie the Pooh
What state is Bix Beiderbecke from?
Iowa
What year did the stock market crash and start the great depression?
1929
What was the most popular dance of the 1920s?
The Charleston
Who was the female musician nicknamed “Lady Day” who created one of the first protest songs using a poem?
Billie Holiday
In what ways did people seek out music?
Radio
Dance Halls
Movies
Musicals
“Carmina Burana” was considered to be what?
One of the most famous classical pieces of all-time
When was the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Dec 7th, 1941
What instrument did Fats Waller play?
piano
This composer wrote both "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris"?
George Gershwin
Two Inventions from the 1930s
Frozen Food
Choccy Chip cookies
Trampoline
Electric Pinball
Monopoly
Volkswagen Beetle
Helicopter
Ballpoint pen
How do they believe Glenn Miller Died?
Plane crash over the English Channel
How many banks closed during the Great Depression?
9000
How did the prohibition help Jazz become popular?
Performances at speakeasies and secret parties
Which Kansas City musician was the first African American Male to win a Grammy?
Count Basie
Name 2 Firsts from the 1940s
Legos
Microwave
Scrabble
Elmers Glue
Slinky
First Superman Movie
Scuba gear
What was Ella Fitzgerald’s nickname?
First lady of Song
How many people abandoned their farms during the Dust Bowl?
2.5 million
Which popular music group did Louis Armstrong knock out of #1 for top-ten records?
The Beatles