If you knew of a place to get alcohol, you shouldn't broadcast it's location, rather, talk about it quietly and only to certain people. That's how they got this name.
What is a speakeasy
100
Short dresses, short hair, and no shortage of makeup on my face - as a result, people started calling me a
What is flapper
100
Though it didn't start in Harlem, this style of music was born at the same time by African American musicians
What is jazz
100
I smuggled alcohol - usually across the US/Canadian border
What is a bootlegger
200
They called me "Little Miss Poker Face" because I kept a straight face while beating my opponents to with the US Open seven times and the Wimbledon title eight times.
Who is Helen Willis (tennis star)
200
Fundamentalism faced off against what major scientific theory?
What is evolution
200
The author of the Great Gatsby gave this nickname to the Roaring 20s
What is the jazz age
200
The Harlem Renaissance artists focused on celebrating what?
What is African American culture/experience.
200
The prime source of news AND entertainment
What is radio
300
I like to be called the "Big Fellow" and could stop traffic just by cruising through town in my big car - people wanted to catch a glimpse of such a powerful, under the radar, man.
Who is Al Capone
300
Often referred to as "an experiment," this showed us the true ability of the federal government to be changed
What is Prohibition
300
Schools changed in many ways the 1920s - how did the curriculum change?
What is the shift from college-bound prep courses to more variety, including job skills training
300
This problem helped lead to the Harlem Renaissance - though it is negative in and of itself, artists channeled their frustrations about the lack of income into creating works of art about the struggle.
What is overcrowding / unemployment
300
The primary reasons that Prohibition failed
What is the lack of funding / police officers to enforce it
400
Famous for such musicals as Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, I got Rhythm (and many others!), this man blended various styles of music with jazz to create a new sound.
Who is George Gershwin
400
John Scopes was arrested, tried and found guilty. What law did he break?
What is the law forbidding the teaching of evolution
400
What is mass media, and give two examples.
What is a message that is received by large numbers of people; newspaper / magazines / radio
400
I was the highest paid black artist in the world in the 1920s, thanks to my vocal cords
Who is Bessie Smith
400
Men had a greater sexual freedom and looser standards of behavior than women -- what is the formal term for this?
What is a double standard
500
I am the best known poet of the Harlem Renaissance. Some of my poems are set to jazz/blues.
Who is Langston Hughes
500
What theory / Biblical theory was the "breaking point" in the Scopes trial? That is - what did the fundamentalists finally admit MIGHT be interpreted in more than one way?
What is creationism (how many days it took to create the earth)
500
What improvement doubled the attendance to the movie theaters?
What are "talkies?" (adding sound to silent movies)
500
- Black musicians/performers
- one of the most popular music venues in Harlem
- white clientele
... Name this place
What is the Cotton Club
500
Some famous authors of the 1920s attacked these flaws of American society in their writing
What is conformity / materialism / shallow values / glorification of war