Fashion Through the Decades
This close-fitting hat was especially popular with women during the 1920s.
What is a cloche hat?
Movies without recorded dialogue were called these.
What are silent films?
This baseball player was nicknamed the “Sultan of Swat.”
Who was Babe Ruth?
If something was excellent, a person in the 1920s might call it this insect’s knees.
What are the bee’s knees?
People challenged themselves to sit on top of one of these tall poles for days or weeks.
What is a flagpole?
These fashionable 1920s women wore shorter dresses and bobbed their hair.
Who were flappers?
This comedian became famous for playing the “Little Tramp.”
Who was Charlie Chaplin?
This jazz musician was famous for his trumpet playing and distinctive singing voice.
Who was Louis Armstrong?
This feline expression meant that something or someone was wonderful.
What is the cat’s meow?
Couples competed to see how long they could continue doing this activity.
What were dance marathons?
This men’s fashion included extremely wide-legged pants that became popular during the 1920s.
What were Oxford bags?
This 1927 movie helped introduce audiences to talking pictures.
What is The Jazz Singer?
This child star became famous for her curly hair, singing, and dancing.
Who was Shirley Temple?
This 1920s term referred to an illegal alcoholic drink.
What is giggle water?
This ancient Chinese tile game became a major American craze during the 1920s.
What is mah-jongg?
Young men wore coats made from this animal’s fur as a popular college fashion.
What were raccoon coats?
Mickey Mouse first appeared in this famous 1928 animated film.
What is Steamboat Willie?
This pilot completed the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who was Charles Lindbergh?
This slang word meant “nonsense” or “that is not true.”
What is applesauce?
During the Great Depression, inexpensive courses made this smaller version of golf extremely popular.
What is miniature golf?
This narrow 1910s skirt made it difficult for women to take large steps.
What was a hobble skirt?
This 1937 Disney film was the first full-length animated feature from the company.
What is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
This female pilot became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who was Amelia Earhart?
This expression meant to leave quickly or get away from a place.
What is “23 skidoo”?
In a strange 1939 college fad, students competed to swallow this small living animal.
What is a goldfish?