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100
What ancient Egyptian did Howard Carter and George Herert discover in 1922?
Who is King Tut?
100
The first official "talkie" in 1927.
What is the Jazz Singer?
100
Dance named after a city in South Carolina.
What is Charleston?
100
On January 6, 1920, the Boston Red Sox sold this player to the New York Yankees, changing baseball history forever.
Who is Babe Ruth?
100
A fun-loving party girl who wore short dresses and had short hair.
What is flapper?
200
This infamous gangster was a prominent figure in the 1920s and was responsible for the St. Valentines Day Massacre.
Who is Al Capone?
200
The star of the silent era.
Who is Charlie Chaplin?
200
The Cotton Club was a popular jazz nightclub in this location.
What is Harlem?
200
This term refers to a scandal that occurred during the 1919 World Series that involved baseball players intentionally losing games in exchange for money.
What is the Black Sox Scandal?
200
This 1920s slang about something or someone great has an animal and a body part in it.
What is the bees knees?
300
Alexander Fleming discovered this medicine in 1929.
What is penicillin?
300
Mommie Dearest was a melodramatic portrayal of what actress?
Who is Joan Crawford?
300
This musician's nickname was Satchmo.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
300
Dempsey headlined the first million dollar gate at any sporting event in 1921 when he defended his World Title in this sport.
What is boxing?
300
Gams were a slang word for this body part.
What are a women's legs?
400
Johnson & Johnson employee Earle Dickson invented this product for his wife Josephine, who frequently cut and burnt herself while cooking.
What are band-aids?
400
The star of the 1922 Robin Hood.
Who is Douglas Fairbanks?
400
Known mostly for being a musical genre and musical, this term is also the name of a book, film, TV series, and ballet.
What is Ragtime?
400
This sports event was held three times in the 1920s after being on hiatus since 1912 because of the World War.
What are the Summer Olympics?
400
Dogs were a slang word for what body part?
What are feet?
500
In 1927, this famous aviator, nicknamed the Lone Eagle, made the first solo non-stop plane trip across the Atlantic.
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
500
This 1922 silent film was based on the story of Dracula.
What is Nosferatu?
500
The name for Ziegfeld's series of elaborate theatrical productions on Broadway.
What are the Ziegfeld Follies?
500
This 2005 movie focuses on the life story of Depression era boxer James Braddock.
What is Cinderella Man?
500
The term for the mass fear of communism and radicalism in the 1920s.
What is the Red Scare?
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