Roaring 20s Quiz

Question 1

What decade of the 1900s was considered "The Jazz Age"?

Accepted Answer

The 20s

Question 2

One of the factors that created the Harlem Renaissance was the migration of African-Americans from the South to:

Accepted Answer

Urban Centers.

Question 3

Where was Jazz first created?

Accepted Answer

New Orleans

Question 4

What is a Flapper?

Accepted Answer

A generation of women in the 1920s who wore short skirts bobbed their hair.

Question 5

What was another name for the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

The Roaring 20s/ Jazz Age

Question 6

Bonus Question: Who Created Jazz?

Accepted Answer

Buddy Bolden

Question 7

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural revolution that saw great achievements by African-Americans in the fields of:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 8

After which war did the band continue to spread Jazz throughout the Western War?

Accepted Answer

WW1

Question 9

Mrs. Timmons is the best teacher. (this one's obvious)

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What were some of the key music styles of the Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Jazz & Blues

Question 11

Who was one of the first Jazz sensations?

Accepted Answer

Louis Armstrong

Question 12

The Harlem Renaissance can be described as a "great flowering of creativity"

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

The 1920s was a decade where everyone was poor.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Which all-white group recorded the first Jazz album?

Accepted Answer

The Original Dixie Land Jazz Band.

Question 15

Which of the following is an instrument used in Jazz?

Accepted Answer

Saxophone

Question 16

Many African-American artists, musicians, and writers used their art as a way to:

Accepted Answer

Help people gain broader civil and political rights.

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