Flappers
Inventions
Speakeasies
Preterit
Vocabulary
100

What was the haircut of the Flappers

A bob cut

100

What did people have in their house to listen to music and the news ?

Radio

100

Why weren't speakeasies closed ?

Because the police was corrupted

100

Put this sentence in the preterit tense : Al Capone (be) a famous bootlegger

Al Capone was a famous bootlegger

100

How do you say "machine à coudre" in English ?

A sewing machine

200

Did they wear short dresses ?

Yes, they did

200

What is the difference between the movies in the 1920s and today ?

In the 1920s movies were in black and white and had no sound

200

How many speakeasies were there in New York ?

There were 32 000 speakeasies in New York

200

Louis Armstrong (play) the cornet

Louis Armstrong played the cornet

200

What is a bootlegger ?

Someone who sells alcoholic drinks

300

Did the Flappers have the right to smoke cigarettes ?

Yes they did

300

What was the name of the first car in the 1920s ?

T-Ford

300

What did they add to alcohol to sell larger quantities ?

They added water to have larger quantities

300

Al Capone (move) to Chicago

Al Capone moved to Chicago

300

How do you say "gagner de l'argent" in English ?

To earn money

400

What were they criticized for ?

They were criticized for being unintelligent, reckless and independent

400

Give 4 examples of appliances

Vacuum cleaner, sewing machine, fan...

400

Give the name of 4 famous bootleggers

Al Capone, Meyer Lansky, Lucky Luciano and Frank Costello

400

Women (gain) the right to vote in the 1920s

Women gained the right to vote in the 1920s

400

Put the sentence "Women were shy" into the comparative of inferiority

Women were less shy

500

In what year did they have the right to vote ?

In 1920

500

Were electricity and petroleum invented in the 1920s ?

No but it was more accessible in the 1920s

500

Translate this sentence in English : 

Les speakeasies étaient un secret mal gardé et les propriétaires exploitaient les policiers

Speakeasies were an ill-kept secret and the owners exploited the police officers

500

Al Capone (be expelled) from his school

Al Capone was expelled from his school

500

How do you say "far" in the comparative of superiority ?

Further
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