General
Decade Info (mostly)
Decade Info (mostly)
What was the year of the very first radio station?
1920
The first ever blues recording is credited to what female artist?
Mamie Smith
What was one of Louis Armstrong's nicknames?
Satchmo, Satch or Pops
Who was known as the Empress of the Blues?
Bessie Smith
Name something that is associated with Saint Patrick's Day
Wearing green, shamrocks, leprechauns, and more...
Name a United States president who served in the 1920's
Warren G. Harding or Calvin Coolidge
Name a Louis Armstrong song
What a Wonderful World, St. Louis Blues, When the Saints Go Marching In, Mack the Knife, Summertime, Hello, Dolly.
Name a Bessie Smith song
Downhearted Blues, Young Woman's Blues, After You've Gone, Alexander's Ragtime Band, and more...
Who was the most famous jazz artist of the 1920's?
Louis Armstrong
True or false: St. Patrick was born in Ireland
False (likely born in either Scotland or Wales)
The song, "Mack the Knife", is a song about what historical figure?
Jack the Ripper
Who wrote the lyrics to most of George Gershwin's songs?
His brother, Ira Gershwin
Who was the famous mobster known as Scarface?
Al Capone
Who was known for combining jazz, classical, musicals and opera?
George Gershwin
In St. Patrick's Day stories, what can you find at the end of a rainbow?
A pot of gold
What is the name of the most famous dance of the 1920's?
The Charleston
Who was the first African American to compose a hit Broadway musical?
Fats Waller
What was the name of Fats Waller's piano style?
Stride
Name a Fats Waller song
Ain't Misbehavin', That Ain't Right, Honeysuckle Rose, Jitterbug Waltz, After You've Gone, and more...
Why is Ireland known as the Emerald Isle?
Because all of the green grass gives the island an emerald color.
Name a cultural event or "first" that happened during the 1920's
Examples: Prohibition, the Great Depression, bubble gum, first robot, etc.
Jazz spread from where it began to these two major US cities
Chicago (Illinois) and New York City (NY)
This trumpet player (not Louis Armstrong) was known for his great melodies and intonation? (He also used to sneak onto riverboats to play the calliopes)
Bix Beiderbecke (first name only is okay)
Jazz began in what city and state?
New Orleans, Louisiana
What religion did St. Patrick teach the Irish people?
Christianity