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Quiz on society during the Roaring Twenties.
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Term used to describe a society that is led by business and divided into separate classes.
Capitalism
Communism
Fascism
Socialism
2
This invention allowed people to play music in their own homes.
Phonograph
Pantograph
Radiograph
Lithograph
3
The most economically successful black community in the Southern United States was known as what?
Harlem Renaissance
Black Panther
Black Wall Street
Tulsa Trade Centre
4
In 1921, Black residents were attacked and killed by the hundreds during the race massacre of which city?
Edmond
Tulsa
Lawton
Norman
5
Term for the investment centre where people can buy and sell stocks.
Capital Hill
The Money Market
The Stock Market
Grand Central Station
6
Event in which the workers of the capital of Manitoba rioted and demanded better wages.
The Edmonton Riot
The Winnipeg General Strike
The Edmonton General Strike
The Winnipeg Riot
7
Who was responsible for pressuring the U.S. government into introducing prohibition?
The Temperance League
Bootleggers
The United States Army
The Suffragettes
8
Canadian Dr. Frederick Banting discovered which breakthrough medicine in 1921?
Penicillin
Insulin
Melatonin
Ibuprofen
9
The invention of the __________ created a new source of entertainment and sharing news in the 1920s.
Airplane
Automobile
Radio
Refrigerator
10
Term used to describe secret clubs and bars where illegal alcohol was sold.
Speakeasies
Talkeasies
Moonshines
Swell Spots
11
The man responsible for creating Communism and writer of the Communist Manifesto.
George Orwell
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Karl Marx
Edgar Allen Poe
12
Which was not one of the big three motor companies during the 1920s?
Chrysler
Honda
General Motors
Ford
13
Term used to describe women during the 1920s who used fashion to express their freedom.
Slappers
Flappers
Suffragettes
Hippies
14
In 1931, this bill was signed which gave Canada more political and economic independence from Britain.
The Statute of Winchester
The Statute of Worcester
The statute of Wintanceaster
The Statute of Westminster
15
Famous Chicago gangster and bootlegger from the 1920s.
Meyer Lansky
Lucky Luciano
Nucky Thompson
Al Capone
16
Slang for alcohol during the 1920s.
Speakeasies
Sparkling Water
The Bee's Knees
Giggle Water
17
Term that describes the U.S. governments fear of and hostility towards communists in the 1920s.
The Blue Scare
The Red Wave
The Red Scare
The Cold War
18
In what year did Prohibition begin being enforced in the United States?
1917
1919
1920
1929
19
Term used to describe how African Americans were treated and excluded during the 1920s.
Supplication
Separation
Segregation
Salvation
20
Writer of the novel 'The Great Gatsby'.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
C. S. Lewis
Zelda Fitzgerald
J. R. R. Tolkien