Politics
This amendment was amended in August of 1920 and it granted American women the right to vote
The 19th Amendment
This genre of music originated from the African American Community in New York City
Jazz
Which Jewish Scientist won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921?
A) Eugene Wigner
B) Albert Einstein
C) Neils Bohr
Albert Einstein
This sang term is used to describe newspaper vendors
Newsies
In 1927 this person made the first non-stop flight from New York to Paris
A) Charles Lindberg
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Bessie Coleman
D) Bob Hoover
Charles Lindberg
This term is referenced to describe the US Stock Market Crash on October 29th, 1929
Black Tuesday
This famous novel is said to portray the extravagance of the Roaring Twenties and it is commonly read in schools to this day
The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald
What Jewish governing body was the first to openly support women's ordination in 1922?
CCAR (Central Conference of American Rabbis)
This term was initially used in the 1920s and it is used to this day to describe the unbelievable or something that may appear to be nonsense. It can also be inside sandwiches.
Baloney
Henry Ford cheapened the price of automobiles by
A) By making mini-cars
B) Making cars three at a time through the "taco system"
C) By skipping safety inspections
D) Through the assembly line
Through the assembly line
This president died in office in 1923
Warren G. Harding
This solo jazz artist from New Orleans left a lasting impression on the entire music industry
Louis Armstrong
Which Chanukkah tradition began in the 1920s?
A) Frying latkes
B) Playing Dreidel
C) Giving Gifts
D) Chanukkah Sweaters
Giving Gifts
This term is used to describe the jitters or the creeps
Heebie-jeebies
What Russian communist leader and revolutionary was considered one of Time Magazine’s Most Important People of the 20th Century?
A) Vladimir Lenin
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Nikita Khrushchev
D) Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
Vladimir Lenin
In November of 1920 the presidential election was broadcasted across the country through this device that defined mass media for decades to come
The Commercial Radio
The 1920s were Broadway's prime years. There were over _______ musicals opening in just one season.
50
Starting in the 1920s B'nai Mitzvot began to have which of these commonalities
A) Parties
B) Services
C) Mitzvah Projects
D) Themes
Themes
This is a slang word for the item that is produced when carbon is put under immense pressure over a long period of time.
Ice
The price of Wrigley’s Doublemint gum in 1920 was
A) 3 cents/pack
B) 5 cents/pack
C) 7 cents/pack
D) 8 cents/pack
5 cents/pack
The rise of the Mafia was linked to the ban of this substance
Alcohol
This art style was applied not only to art but also architecture, furniture design, fashion, advertising and many other areas throughout the 1920s
Art Deco
The URJ partnered with organizations that advocated for the African American community in the 1920s. We even partnered with this organization recently to register voters in the south
NAACP
This slang term is used to describe a highly admired person or thing
Bee's Knees
The New York Times ridiculed this American rocket scientist as he stated that rockets could never fly
Robert H. Goddard