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100
Who was the first person to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean from NY to Paris in 1927?
Charles Lindbergh.
100
Where was THE place to go to hear Jazz in the 1920s?
Harlem, NY.
100
People often gather in living rooms today to watch TV together. What invention did families congregate around in the 1920s for entertainment?
Radios.
100
What music was invented in America and was popular in Harlem & New Orleans in the 1920s?
Jazz & Blues
100
What did the 18th Amendment to The Constitution do?
Banned the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcohol. If you said "drinking alcohol," your answer is wrong.
200
Who is the "Smiley Faced" trumpeter who was a leading musician in Jazz in the 1920s?
Louis Armstrong.
200
What city was Al Capone based in?
Chicago.
200
What did Robert Goddard invent?
The liquid fueled rocket. Saying "rocket" will suffice.
200
What did they call the 1920s women who got short hair cuts, danced the latest dances and smoked?
"Flappers."
200
What did the 19th Amendment to The Constitution do?
It allowed women to vote in FEDERAL (national) elections.
300
Who was the most famous baseball player in the 1920s who hit 60 home runs in 1927?
George Herman ("Babe") Ruth.
300
On what street in what city are were (and are) the biggest advertising agencies?
On Madison Ave in NY.
300
Name a new form of advertising in the 1920s.
Billboards or radio ads.
300
Name at least two of the 1920s movies we saw in the video about "The Top 10 Movies Of The 1920s."
The Gold Rush, The Kid, Nosferatu, The Jazz Singer, Metropolis, The Battleship Potemkin, The General, The Passion of Joan of Arc, The Phantom of the Opera, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Sunrise, A Song of Two Humans.
300
What did the 21st Amendment to The Constitution do?
It "undid" the 18th Amendment and made liquor legal again.
400
Who was the most famous gangster of the 1920s who arranged "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre?"
Alphonse Capone.
400
On what street in what city is the stock market located?
Wall St, NY.
400
Who was the scientist most responsible for bringing sound to movies?
Lee DeForest.
400
Name at least three of the popular dances of the 1920s.
Charleston, Bunny Hop, Lucky Lindy, Grizzly Bear, Turkey Trot, Castle Walk, Tango.
400
What did the call the illegal bars that operated during Prohibition for which you needed a password to enter?
"Speakeasies."
500
What "blackface" singer/actor starred in the first "talkie" movie, "The Jazz Singer?"
Al Jolson.
500
Name at least two countries from which alcohol was smuggled into America during Prohibition.
Canada, Cuba, Ireland.
500
How were movies improved in 1928?
They added sound, making formerly "silent" movies into "talkies."
500
Who was on trial in Tennessee for teaching evolution?
Scopes.
500
Name at least two ways that people could obtain alcohol in the 1920s.
Speakeasies. Make it themselves. From priests, pastors and rabbis. As a prescription from a doctor.
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