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This classic 1920s board game, based on buying and trading property, was originally invented by Elizabeth Magie but popularized during this era.
What is the Monopoly?
This is what you did if someone in a 1920s speakeasy told you to "scram" or "beat it".
What is "To leave immediately"?
Who was Coco Chanel?
The illegal, secret nickname for the hidden bars and nightclubs where citizens went to drink alcohol during Prohibition.
What were Speakeasies?
Author Gertrude Stein coined this term for the generation of writers and artists (including F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway) who came of age during WWI.
Who were the "Lost Generation"?
This fast-paced, high-kicking dance became the ultimate symbol of the flapper lifestyle.
What was the Charleston?
The Bee's Knees:
1.Something or someone that is absolutely excellent or outstanding.
2. I have bad knees. 3. You look fantastic.
4. Do you have any honey?
Something or someone that is absolutely excellent or outstanding.
This name was given to the fashionable, rebellious young women of the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, and listened to jazz.
Who were flappers?
The name given to people who illegally smuggled or manufactured alcohol during Prohibition.
Who were Bootleggers?
This beautiful, superficial socialite from East Egg is the object of Gatsby's obsession and famously wishes her daughter to be a "beautiful little fool."
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
This legendary 1920s silent film actor, filmmaker, and co-founder of United Artists became a global icon through his comedic, cane-twirling screen persona known as "The Tramp".
Who is Charlie Chaplin?
What were "cheaters":
1. unfaithful husbands
2. A common humorous nickname given to eyeglasses.
3. a pair of popular shapewear
4. artificial sweets
A common humorous nickname given to eyeglasses.
The middle-class men usually wore this hat in the 1920s.
What is a fedora?
The notorious Chicago gangster and crime boss who made millions smuggling illegal alcohol during the 1920s.
Who was Al Capone?
He became an international hero in 1927 by making the first solo, non-stop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris.
Who was Charles Lindbergh?
This was the legendary baseball player who hit 60 home runs in 1927, becoming a massive sports icon of the decade.
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Who was George Herman "Babe" Ruth?
Mazuma:
1. a type of corn
2. a nickname for a beautiful woman
3. an Indian restaurant
4. a popular word for cash, adopted from a Yiddish word meaning money.
A popular word for cash, adopted from a Yiddish word meaning money.
This Amendment to the US Constitution gives women the right to vote. Some believe that the women’s rights movement affected fashion, promoting androgynous figures and the death of the corset.
What was the 19th Ammendement?
This was the official name given to the 1920 to 1933 nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States.
What is the Prohibition?
Massive event in October 1929 effectively brought the "Roaring Twenties" to a sudden, devastating end.
What was he Stock Market Crash (Black Tuesday)?
Animated by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, this iconic cartoon character made his official synchronized-sound debut in the November 1928 short film Steamboat Willie.
Who is Mickey Mouse?
Gigolo:
1. a type of a flute
2. a term used to describe a fashionable young man or a professional male dancing partner
3. a type of pasta
4. a famous resort in California
A term used to describe a fashionable young man or a professional male dancing partner.
To stand out, fashionable young men in the mid-1920s adopted these ultra-wide-legged trousers, which originally grew popular at an English university to hide banned sportswear.
What are Oxford Bags?
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors?
What is the 18th Amendment.
This cultural, social, and artistic explosion took place in New York City during the 1920s, celebrating African American literature, music, and art.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?