General Social Studies
Name the seven continents.
North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, Antarctica
it led to a rise in organized crime
18th Amendment
What war was the United States coming out of before the 1920s?
World War I
Young women known for short skirts, bobbed hair, and bold behavior who challenged traditional gender norms and symbolized changing social attitudes in the 1920s.
flappers
Who is the current host of CNN10?
Coy Wire
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
What are some reasons people supported the 18th amendment?
Women wanted their husbands to stop being abusive; industrialists wanted workers to work harder; nativists argued immigrants used alcohol too much
This was the belief that immigration is bad and that White American-born people were superior to other groups.
nativism
Name for a person who made alcohol illegally during prohibition.
bootlegger
Which country banned the use of TikTok for children under the age of 16 this week?
Australia
In which country is most of the Amazon Rainforest found in?
Brazil
What did the 19th amendment do for women?
Gave them the right to vote.
The "Red Scare" refers to a fear of what?
Communism
Who is one poet that came out of the Harlem Renaissance?
Claude McKay or Langston Hughes
Which Nordic country is having an issue with wolves hunting their reindeer?
Finland
What is the invisible line called that separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere?
Equator
What is the document that amendments are added to?
constitution
This cultural movement in the 1920s centered in a New York neighborhood and celebrated Black art, music, literature, and intellectual life.
Harlem Renassaince
This prohibition-era gangster made a lot of money from bootlegging.
Al Capone
Which city recently opened the world's tallest hotel?
Dubai
Who is the current president and vice president of the USA?
Donald Trump and JD Vance
Which amendment banned the selling and transportation of alcohol?
18th amendment
Which religious minorities did the KKK target?
Catholics and Jews
In 1927 he became an international hero by making the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris.
Charles Lindbergh
Who was the previous host of CNN10 (the one before the current host)?
Carl Azuz