1920s Movies
1920s Dancing
1920s Music
1920s Fashion
1920s Cars
100

What term was used for movies with sound that became popular in the mid-1920s?

What are "talkies"?

100

What popular dance style from the 1920s was based on African American dance?

What is the Charleston?

100

What genre of music, originally from the United States, became popular in Canada during the 1920s?

What is jazz?

100

What was a significant change in women's clothing during the 1920s?

What is the move towards more comfortable and practical clothing?

100

How many cars were registered in Canada in 1920?

What is 407,064?

200

Which famous Canadian actress co-founded the United Artists studio?

Who is Mary Pickford?

200

Which dance was considered scandalous and even denounced by the Vatican?

What is the Turkey Trot?

200

Which Canadian city was known as the center of jazz music in the 1920s?

What is Montreal?

200

What hairstyle became popular among women during the 1920s?

What is the bob?

200

By what year did the number of registered cars in Canada exceed 1 million?

What is 1930?

300

What type of films did Mary Pickford act in during her career?

What are silent films and talkies?

300

How did the new dances of the 1920s influence Canadian culture?

What is they reflected the cultural exchange and the emergence of new social norms?

300

What is a key feature of jazz music that made it distinct?

What is its passionate and improvised nature?

300

What type of dresses became fashionable in the 1920s, de-emphasizing the bust and waistline?

What are flapper dresses?

300

What was the speed limit in Ontario in 1921?

What is 40 km per hour?

400

What was the significance of the 1927 Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Canada?

What is it marked Canada's 60th birthday and included the first coast-to-coast radio broadcast by the CBC?

400

What is a common characteristic of the dances that became popular during the 1920s?

What is their energetic and expressive style?

400

What type of music, alongside jazz, was extremely popular during the 1920s?

What is big band music?

400

Which hairdo, characterized by waves, became a trend in the 1920s?

What is the finger wave?

400

How much did a Ford Model T cost in 1925?

What is $424?

500

How did Prime Minister Mackenzie King describe Canada's national identity during the Diamond Jubilee?

What is "At no period of her history has Canada's status as a nation been so clearly defined"?

500

How did the 1920s dances contribute to the idea of modernity in Canada?

What is they challenged traditional norms and embraced new forms of self-expression?

500

How did American jazz bands impact the Canadian music scene in the 1920s?

What is they traveled to Canada to perform, influencing local musicians?

500

How did the introduction of new fabrics affect women's fashion in the 1920s?

What is they allowed for more daring and comfortable styles?

500

What percentage of Canadians owned cars by 1928?

What is one out of every two Canadians?

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