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Gatsby & 1920s Quiz Bowl
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1
What is NOT a feature of the Art Deco style?
Organic Shapes
Expensive Ornamentation
Geometric Shapes
Streamline Shapes
2
The art movement designed as a protest toward traditional art is called what?
Art Deco
Harlem Renaissance
Surrealism
Dada
3
How many gangsters were killed during prohibition in Chicago?
650
1200
1125
800
4
On November 2, 1920 where did the first live radio transmission take place?
Boston, MA
Pittsburgh, PA
New York, NY
Hollywood, CA
5
What were the impacts of the Harlem Renaissance?
Many mainstream publishers/critics took them seriously
Neither
Reinforced racial pride
Both
6
What do the glasses of T.J. Eckleberg represent?
The eyes of God juding
An oculist looking down
Owl Eyes making judgements
The eyes of God approving
7
What was Fitzgerald's message about the American Dream (AD) of the 1920s?
AD is about recovering your past at any cost
AD was about material wealth and it ruined the idea of it
AD of the 20s was something to go for and believe in
AD was about living life to the fullest before it's all gone
8
Historians believe Sacco & Vanzetti were targeted for this reason...
They were angry Native Americans protesting land rights
They hated the police
They were immigrants connected to radicals
They were ex-convicts with long criminal histories
9
Why did people start participating in watching sports in the 20s?
All of the above
Economy
Industrialization
More free time
10
Why is the 20s called the "Jazz Age"?
It had an enormous effect on culture (values, fashion, etc.)
People really liked jazz music
Jazz made people want to dance & party
Louis Armstrong loved and is considered the father of jazz
11
What was widely known as the first anti-bacterial "wonder drug"?
Sulfa drugs
Polio Vaccine
Insullin
Penicillin
12
Was William Potts an inventor or author?
Inventor
Author
Neither
Both
13
What was Babe Ruth's batting average?
.342
.500
.362
.324
14
For what crime was Al Capone convicted?
Tax evasion
Murder
Bootlegging
Racketeering
15
Howard Carter discovered whose tomb in Egypt?
King Tut
Queen Latifah
Queen Cleopatra
King Nebuchadnezzar
16
Sociologists Robert & Helen Lynd interviewed which group of people?
Children
Teenagers
Elderly
Adults
17
Birth Control was one of the advancements in medicine for the 20s.
False
True
18
What was first discovered by Sir Fredrick Banting?
Insulin
Sulfa drugs
Pencillin
Polio vaccine
19
Why was the League of Nations created?
To help establish boundaries for countries after WWI
To keep peace throughout U.S. after WWI
To separate nations from one another
To help create peace around the world after WWI
20
John T. Scopes taught Darwin’s theory of evolution on purpose so the issue would go to court.
False
True
21
Gertrude Ederle pushed the physical limits of the human body when she swam what body of water?
Friendship Lake
The Straits of Gibraltar
The English Channel
The Suez Canal
22
Which was NOT an institution created or improved by the Harlem Renaissance?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
P.A.W. DuBois' The Chaos
Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association
National Urban League
23
A surrealist technique where an artist moves their hands randomly across a paper is called...
Grattage
Automatic drawing
Frottage
Decabmania
24
Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis from New York to what European city?
Paris
Berlin
London
Barcelona
25
Gene Tunney (boxer) started his career where?
France
Marines
New York
Texas
26
Ads during the 1920's are best described as...?
Monumental to how we create ads now
Scientifically based
Organized in the best way possible
Brimming with optimism and confidence
27
What does the GREEN LIGHT symbolize?
Daisy's house
Love
Money & Class
Gatsby's Hopes & Dreams
28
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Z. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemmingway
Dorothy Parker
29
What's another name for a speakeasy?
Fast Donkey
Blind Tiger
Slim Pig
Slow Monkey
30
Who discovered penicillin in 1928?
Philip Drinker
Louis Shaw
Alexander Fleming
Amelia Earhardt
31
What are some of the similar style characteristics of Art Nouveau? (right before 20s)
Simple clean lines
Architecture motifs
Sharp geometric designs
Flowing Organic shapes
32
What method did advertisers start to use during the 1920?
Used ads with large font for eye catching results
Creating ads that had proven health benefits
Paid celebrities to model/sponsor their produces
Created adds with lots of patterns to entice buyers
33
Who was first put in charge of enforcing prohibition?
Internal Revenue Service
Department of Justice
The police
Federal Bureau of Investigation
34
What instrument is Louis Armstrong known for?
piano
saxophone
clarinet
trumpet
35
+ in Spectator Sports was a result of more leisure time, disposable income and society’s need 4
.Competition
Weekend naps
Overpaid athletes
Heroes to cheer for
36
What were the themes of the Harlem Renaissance movement?
Life in urban areas, women's rights, & race
Race, women's rights, & recapture African past
Recapture African past, race, & life in urban areas
Recapture African past, life in urban areas, & women's right
37
According to Omerta, the mafia believes you do this to obtain justice...
Go to the police
Work it out with the commision
Take care of it through the family
Take to the boss of the rival family
38
What was the name & year of the first talking movie?
The Big Parade-1925
The Gold Rush-1925
The Jazz Singer-1927
City Lights-1929
39
Why did women become flappers (why did it start)?
Girls didn't want to be boring
Fashion from France made it's way to the U.S.
Women liked to party and be wild
After the war, women didn't want to return to old rules
40
Who said this quote?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
John T. Scopes
Woodrow Wilson
Clarence Darrow
41
Where did Jazz originate?
None of the above
African culture
Both African & European
European culture
42
How did Europeans & Americans respond to Sacco/Vanzetti's executions?
Sad to see such nice men die.
Angry at America’s treatment of immigrants.
Angry they were not able to execute them in Europe.
Happy to see justice served.
43
This person from the Scopes Trial died a few days after which was held in extremely hot weather
E. Jenike Palmer
Clarence Darrow
William Jennings Bryan
John T. Scopes
44
Hair in the 1920 came in many shapes. What was the most popular style?
Long and curly
Super short
Long and wavy
Short and frizzy
45
When Daisy talked, Gatsby said it was full of...
Lies
Money
Dreams
Beauty
46
Fashion created during this time created what type of line for women?
Zig Zag like a Z
Layered like an A
Curvy like an S
Straight like an I
47
What revolutionary pieces of technology did most people buy in middle class homes of the 20s?
Television, refrigerator, freezer, & washing machine
Vacuum, stove, washing machine, television
Vacuum, refrigerator, freezer, & washing machine
Television, vacuum, washing machine, stove
48
Where is Georgia O'Keefe from?
Wisconsin
New Mexico
Arizona
North Caroline
49
Men's Fashion included items like...
Canes
All of the above
Bow Ties
Hats
50
Which invention(s) were made in the 20s?
Hair dryer
Light bulb
Radio
All of the above
51
What is the 18th amendment?
Ended the ban on manufacture, transport, & sale of liquor
Gave African Americans the right to vote
banned the manufacture, transport & sale of liquors
Gave women the right to vote
52
Tom wants everyone to read a book about...
The finer nuances of football and its relevance to finance
How to get away with adultry
Class warfare and keeping those with new money out.
Race warfare and keeping other ethnicities from taking over
53
Which one of these did we talk about?
Chips Ahoy
Little Debbie
Oreo
Pepperidge Farm
54
Did the U.S. join the League of Nations at its inception?
Maybe so...
99, 100
Yes
No
55
Which one of these art forms were not around during the 1920?
Art Deco
Futurism
Bauhous
Impressionism
