Pop Culture
The hottest piece of entertainment that Americans could buy in the 1920s
What is the radio
The most well known baseball player of the 1920s
Who is Babe Ruth
The amendment that gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th amendment
Famous novel about the 1920s written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
What is The Great Gatsby
The amendment that banned the sale and distribution of alcohol
What is the 18th amendment
The most popular silent movie film star of the 1920s
Who is Charlie Chaplin
The first pilot to successfully fly across the Atlantic Ocean
Who is Charles Lindbergh
The name given to women of the 1920s that symbolized freedom for women
What is a flapper
The psychologist that argued that much of human behavior is driven by unconscious desires
Who is Sigmund Freud
The name given to a place that sold alcohol illegally
What is a speakeasy
The first movie that had sound synchronized to the action
What is the Jazz Singer
The length of time it took Charles Lindberg to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
What is 33.5 hours
Famous African-American woman from the Harlem Renaissance
Who is Bessie Smith
The nickname given to many writers of the 1920s
What is the "Lost Generation"
The man who was charged with teaching the theory of evolution in the "Monkey Trial"
Who is John T. Scopes
By the mid-1920s, 50% of U.S. households had this item.
What is a refrigerator, telephone, stove, or electricity
The record number of home runs that Babe Ruth hit in a single season
What is 60
The group that took a more militant position on women's rights and demanded complete economic, social, and political equality.
What is the National Women's Party
This extremist group rose to prominence in the 1920s and had around 4-5 million members
What is the Ku Klux Klan
The street in New York that came to symbolize America's booming economy in the 1920s
What is Wall Street
What is the fox trot and the Charleston
This best all-around athlete from the 1920s
Who is Jim Thorpe
The first states that elected women as governors
What is Wyoming and Texas
Name a style of art that became popular in the 1920s
What is modernism or abstract art
The "rebirth" that occurred in New York and reflected an explosion of African-American culture
What is the Harlem Renaissance