Roaring 20's

What is that sound coming?

100

In the 1920's, businesses were thriving and these rates were down

unemployment

200

People were happy or this word during the 1920s

optimistic

300

People started to have more time to participate in these types of activities such as art, literature and music

leisure

400

The culture was focused on forgetting this war

WW1

500

The time of optimism ended up being called this

Roaring twenties

Night and day life

100

Name one of the two major composers that would eventually encourage other artists to copy their styles

Aaron Copland and George Gershwin

200

Women who cut their hair short, wore short dresses, and enjoyed dancing as performers were known as 

flappers

300

people began to attend operas, musicals, and even doing this 

dancing

400

This author wrote about the Jazz Age during this time and his most popular novel was The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

500

This author focused on the migrant worker and wrote novels such as Of Mice and Men and the Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck

What is changing

100

Women began began to dress differently because they had more of this

Freedom

200

Technology continued to advance during this time period and brought about many things we still use today including this

appliances

300

Name TWO of the appliances that came out of this era

Washing machine, fridge, toaster, and vacuum 

400

This man made automobiles more affordable with the assembly line

Henry Ford

500

What was the most popular car of the 1920s

Model T

There is a Renaissance happening in Harlem

100

What neighborhood in New York City had a revival of African American culture and politics 

Harlem

200

This renaissance grew across the NE and MW United States as the push for this began to grow

civil rights

300

Harlem had the largest population of African Americans as they began to move north to leave behind this that was happening in the south

Segregation

400

Lanston Hughes did this during the 20s

wrote poetry

500

Musicians of the Harlem Renaissance like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Bessie Smith created what era of music

Swing era

Random Questions

100

Mr. Lindsey and Mrs. Watts both share their favorite animal, which is this...

Penguin 

200

Mr. Watts is the announcer for this basket ball team

ALA Patriots

300

Mrs. Mosteller does not like to wear this particular style of clothing. Commonly worn by lumberjacks

Plaid 

400

Mr. White is from this state

California 

500

Mrs. Fowler favorite color is

blue