People
The name for women who attended speakeasies, smoked, and wore bobbed hair, makeup and short dresses
Flappers
What does “dolled up” mean?
To be dressed up nice
Name the genre of music the '20s known for
Jazz
Name the movement that banned the distribution and sales of alcohol
Prohibition
Name of a millionaire in the US who helped make the Model T car widely available and mass produced (Hint: This inventor still has a car brand named after them today)
Henry Ford
Name the popular director who began making animated movies in the 1920’s (Hint: Steamboat Willie)
Walt Disney
Name the correct dance move sensation of the 1920’s, accredited to Black communities for its origins (Hint: Begins with "C")
The Charleston Dance
On August 18th, 1920, women gained the right to do what?
Vote
Name for secret drinking rooms during the prohibition in the 1920’s
Speakeasies
Not so fabulous 20's! Name the strand of influenza that started a pandemic in 1918 and ended in 1920, killing over 675,000 people
The Spanish Flu
Name a female pilot who became famous for her flight across the Atlantic Ocean
Amelia Earhart
Name the popular, luxury, French brand of women’s perfume invented in 1910, still popular today
Chanel
This invention made news travel faster around the world and spread the popularity of sports
The radio
The name for people who smuggled alcohol during the prohibition
Bootleggers
Name the classic American literature book set in the 1920’s (Hint: Green light, a certain daisy, the American Dream)
*Bonus 200 if you can name the author
“The Great Gatsby”
*Bonus 200: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Name the greatest baseball player in the history of the sport. Played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves
Babe Ruth
Name the medicine invented in 1928 used to treat infections caused by bacteria. (It works by killing the bacteria or preventing their growth typically in the shape of a pill).
Penicillin
Name the newspaper activity that became popular in the 1920’s
Crossword puzzles
Which amendment made prohibition the law?
*Bonus 100 if you can name the amendment that overturned that amendment
18th Amendment
*Bonus 100: 21st Amendment
The percentage of Americans who lived in poverty in 1929 (Hint: No higher than 40%)
40%
Pick the correct famous singer from the 1920’s
a.) Johnny Ace
b.) Bobby Bloom
c.) Louis Armstrong
d.) Frankie Carle
Louis Armstrong
What did “Let’s get a wiggle on” mean in the 1920's?
(Hint: Does not have to do with hit Australian children's music group "The Wiggles"!)
Telling someone to hurry up or get moving. "Let's go!"
What was the flourishing of African American art and culture in New York in the 1920’s called?
Harlem Renaissance
Which years did prohibition start and end? (Hint: went into the 1930's)
1920 - 1933
Which water sport was invented in the 1920’s?
Waterskiing