Science & Tech
What is a TV?
This famous supervillain took inspiration from the 1920s silent film, "The Man Who Laughs"
Who is the Joker?
This freedom fighter helped the establishment of Indian-run universities in the 1920s, including one in Gujurat as part of an intellectual rebellion against the British.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
This novel depicting shallow empty decadence was released in 1925, and was initially a commercial disappointment, but later became an American classic and re-made multiple times into films
What is the Great Gatsby?
This famous car company was officially incorporated in 1926 with the merger of two companies in the same country
What is Mercedes-Benz?
This movie franchise cites the famous 1920s slapstick comedian, Buster Keaton as an inspiration for its set pieces and silent humor
What is Mission Impossible?
The electric train completed its first journey in India in 1925, within this city's boundaries.
What is Mumbai?
This company launched massive advertising campaigns in the US, which was under Prohibition from 1920-1923 and jumpstarted tourism to Cuba as a legal drinking paradise
What is Bacardi?
This scientist envisioned the smartphone when he told an interviewer "People will see and talk to each other in telephones smaller than their chest pockets"
Who is Nikolai Tesla?
This 1920s Russian propaganda film-maker shared a last name with a Nobel Prize Winner, often alluded to in movies.
Who is (Sergei) Einstein?
This national network begun with branches in Mumbai and Kolkata in 1927
What is All India Radio?
This international event was first held in 1924 in France.
What is the Winter Olympics?
This type of car design became the norm for automotive manufacturers in the 1920s.
What is an enclosed cabin (replaced open air carriage design)
"Lights of New York" released in 1928 is considered the first film to completely include what for its entire duration?
What is spoken dialog? (or spoken words)
The founder of this famous company operating in India since the 1930s made his first visit to the country in the late 1920s to source more affordable raw materials
What is Bata?
Which City hosted the 1928 Summer Olympics and for the first time, introduced lighting the Olympic flame as part of the opening ceremony?
What is Amsterdam?
This green mold was discovered by accident in 1928, which became the foundation for development of antibiotic medicine.
What is Penicillium Notatum?
This 1927 German film with distinct cityscape designs is considered the grandfather of modern day sci-fi cinema
What is Metropolis?
The late 1920s automotive and urban expansion in India took off in part due to the commercialization of this essential service
What are petrol stations?
The Treaty of Versailles led to the creation of new borders, which still exist today between these two western European countries
What are Denmark and Germany?