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Education & Pop Culture in the 20s
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1
Many states required attendance for students aged …
8 to 14
6 to 12
5 to 15
Not at all
2
What were the first movies called?
Talkies
Feature Films
Blockbusters
Silent films
3
Who were the two major music artists?
Elvis Presley and Madonna
Eugen O’Neill and Georgia Gershwin
Jelly Roll Morton
Duke Ellington, and Bessie Smith
4
Who had the nickname “Little Miss Poker Face”?
Suzanne Lenglen
Helen Wills
Serena Williams
Lady Gaga
5
How many students attended High School in 1926?
6 million
1 million
10 million
4 million
6
Charles A. Lindbergh flew over the Pacific Ocean
True
False
7
Andrew Rube Foster was called the father of black baseball.
False
True
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What were the features of the art style art deco?
Geometric patterns, bold colors, and streamlined shapes
Flowing shapes, pastel colors and an organic aesthetic
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School costs ______ between 1913 and 1920
Quintupled
Tripled
Quadrupled
Doubled
10
What was the total cost of education?
$2.7 million a year
$4 million a year
$4 billion a year
$2.7 billion a year
11
Public schools banned teaching the theory of evolution
True
False
12
How much money did Americans spend on entertainment?
$4.5 billion
100 million
$6.5 billion
$4.5 million
13
What were the 2 most popular genres of music?
Jazz
Blues
Country
Classical
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What is the 6 - 3 - 3 system?
Elementary 6 years, high school 3 years, college 3 years
6 years in high school before college
Elementary 1-6, middle school 7-9, high school 10-12
Design to let students complete school by the age of 12
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Why were Americans appealed by 1920s art?
Showed historical events
Showed the reality’s of American life and dreams.
Created by using only black-and-white mediums
Focused on traditional landscapes and pastoral scenes
16
Many immigrants spoke English.
True
False
17
What music did George Gershwin play?
Classical
Blues
Jazz
Swing
18
How many consecutive home runs did Babe Ruth have?
60
35
68
56
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How much was a movie ticket?
10-20 cents
$10
$2
30 cents
20
Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to swim across the …
English Channel
Mississippi River
Lake Erie
Ohio River
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What movie companies were popular during this time?
DreamWorks
Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers and MGM
Pixar animation Studios
Universal pictures
