20s Entertainment
This was the first major "talkie" box office success.
What was The Jazz Singer.
The top selling car in the 1920s US?
What was the Model T (Ford)?
The most wanted "tech" device for 1920s households.
What is a radio?
The most famous boxer of the 1920s?
Who was Jack Dempsey?
First man to fly across the Atlantic.
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
Reason for US government to regulate radio stations.
What is to 1) assign radio frequencies to avoid interference and/or 2) license broadcasters to adhere to certain broadcasting standards?
This system was the first successful means to add sound to film.
What was the vitaphone?
They were the "big three" of the automotive industry by the late 1920s.
Who are Ford, GM, and Chrysler motor companies?
The company made an electrical device so popular, every homemaker wanted one and their product became a synonym for the product.
What is a Hoover vacuum?
Who is Louise Brooks, Clara Box, or Colleen Moore?
A first major use of commercial aviation.
What is airmail?
Professional sports play-by-plays, the Scopes Trial and the success of the Lindbergh transatlantic flight.
What are three different types of national radio broadcasts in the 1920s?
The cause of the "curse of the bambino?"
What resulted from the trading of Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees?
Name given the high style, high performance cars.
What are Olympic cars?
KDKA
What was the first radio station with national broadcasts?