1920's Trivia

Question 1

In 1925, Scotch Tape was founded by what company?

Accepted Answer

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing aka 3M

Question 2

A Johnson & Johnson employee invented what became Band-Aids in the 1920's to help his accident-prone wife.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

The Great Gatsby was written by what author?

Accepted Answer

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Question 4

What year did the prohibition of alcohol in the United States begin?

Accepted Answer

1920

Question 5

The decade of the 1920's is also known as the

Accepted Answer

Jazz Age

Question 6

The great stock market crash of October 29, 1929 is known as?

Accepted Answer

Black Tuesday

Question 7

Who discovered penicillin in 1928?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Fleming

Question 8

In the 1920's, a fashionable young woman who behaved and dressed in a bold, unconventional manner was called a

Accepted Answer

Flapper

Question 9

Which popular cartoon character was created by Elzie Chrisler Segar in 1929?

Accepted Answer

Popeye

Question 10

In 1921, Ellis Island was quarantined after an outbreak of what disease?

Accepted Answer

Typhus

Question 11

In 1927, Henry Ford watched what automobile roll off the assembly line?

Accepted Answer

Model T

Question 12

In what year did women gain full voting rights in the United States?

Accepted Answer

1920

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