20th Century Americana Jeopardy Template

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100

This F. Scott Fitzgerald novel offers the reader a look into the lavish lifestyle of an enigmatic, self-made millionaire on Long Island in the summer of 1922:

A. The Jazz Age

B. Chasing the American Dream

C. The Great Gatsby

D. The Roaring '20s

C. The Great Gatsby

100

This 1976 movie is about a small-time club boxer and debt collector in working-class Philadelphia who gets an unexpected shot at the heavyweight championship:

A. Raging Bull

B. Rocky

C. The Champ

D. Cinderella Man

B. Rocky

100

This composer, referred to by his peers as the "Dean of American Music," has had such notable hits as Appalachian Spring, and Fanfare for the Common Man:

A. Glenn Miller

B. John Williams

C. Kevin Costner

D. Aaron Copland

100

This US President from Denison, Texas served in World War I and World War II. He created the Interstate Highway System and established NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration):

A. Dwight D. Eisenhower

B. Harry S. Truman

C. Lyndon Baines Johnson

D. Franklin D. Roosevelt

A. Dwight D. Eisenhower

200

This 1960 book by Harper Lee, set in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, explores racial injustice and moral growth in the American South:

A. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

B. To Kill A Mockingbird

C. Life In A Small Town

D. The Green Acre

B. To Kill A Mockingbird

200

This 1942 romantic drama, set in Morocco during World War II, follows people's efforts to obtain exit visas which leads them to a popular nightclub:

A. Algiers

B. Play It Again, Sam!

C. Casablanca

D. Freedom Flight

C. Casablanca

200

This folk-rock duo wrote many of the songs featured in the 1968 movie "The Graduate." One of the most famous songs being "Mrs. Robinson":

A. Sonny and Cher

B. John Denver and Mama Cass

C. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel

D. Sam and Dave

C. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel

200

In 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt created new government programs to help get people back to work. These programs were known as:

A. The Fair Deal

B. The Square Deal

C. The New Deal

D. The Big Deal

D. Harry S. Truman

C. The New Deal

300

This E.B. White novel is about an eight-year-old girl named Fern who saves a runt piglet named Wilbur from being slaughtered:

A. Charlotte's Web

B. Animal Farm

C. That's Some Pig

D. Our State Fair

A. Charlotte's Web

300

In this 1977 movie, a young farm boy on the planet Tatooine dreams of adventure and a princess rebels against an evil empire. The fate of the galaxy is forever changed:

A. Star Wars

B. Star Trek

C. 2001: A Space Odyssey

D. Aliens

A. Star Wars

300

This singer's 1940 hit "This Land Is Your Land" became a monumental folk song that shaped American political and social conscious:

A. Pete Seeger

B. Woody Guthrie

C. Bob Dylan

D. Joan Baez

B. Woody Guthrie

300

Sparked by Rosa Parks arrest, the Black community boycotted Montgomery city buses for 381 days. The bus company backed down and did away with segregated seating. The successful campaign elevated this civil rights leader to national prominence:

A. Andrew Young

B. Martin Luther King, Jr.

C. Ralph David Abernathy

D. Booker T. Washington

B. Martin Luther King, Jr.

400

This J.D. Salinger novel captures teenage angst and alienation through the unforgettable voice of Holden Caulfield:

A. Splendor In The Grass

B. Fahrenheit 451

C. Leaving Home

D. The Catcher In The Rye

400

In this 1965 movie, a young novice nun is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to be a governess for the seven children of a widowed naval officer.

A. Mary Poppins

B. The Courtship of Eddie's Father

C. Habit Changing

D. The Sound of Music

400

This singer, born in Roswell, New Mexico, faced criticism for his music being lightweight and corny. Yet, hits like "Leaving On A Jet Plane," "Annie's Song," and "Sunshine On My Shoulders" remain wildly popular and culturally enduring:

A. John Denver

B. Jim Croce

C. Don McLean

D. Alice Cooper

A. John Denver

400

Jackie Robinson signed a contract with this National League team in 1947, ending decades of racial segregation in professional sports:

A. Boston Braves

B. St. Louis Cardinals

C. Chicago Cubs

D. Brooklyn Dodgers

500

This 1939 novel by John Steinbeck chronicles an Oklahoma family's hard journey west during the Great Depression:

A. Of Mice and Men

B. Survival: The Great Dust Bowl

C. The Grapes Of Wrath

D. The Oakies

C. The Grapes Of Wrath

500

This 1939 movie, set in Atlanta, follows a strong willed Southern heroine through the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era.

A. Southern Hospitality

B. Gone With The Wind

C. The Red Badge of Courage

D. Glory

B. Gone With The Wind

500

This singer's net worth is more than $2 billion. She released her first album in 2006 when she was 16 years. One of her biggest hits is "Shake It Off."

A. Selena Gomez

B. Sabrina Carpenter

C. Billie Eilish

D. Taylor Swift

500

In 1981, she became the first woman sworn in to serve on the United States Supreme Court:

A. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

B. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

C. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

D. Justice Amy Coney Barrett

A. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor