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1920's Trivia
1920's Trivia
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1
In the 1920s, a fashionable young lady who socialized with flouting conventional standards of behavior was called a
Flapper
Clacker
Clapper
Quacker
2
At the end of the 20's, the stock market crashed and caused the start of the The Great Depression on what date?
October 24, 1929
September 8, 1929
January 1, 1929
November 27, 1929
3
Route 66, a major U.S. road running from Chicago to Los Angeles, is opened in what year?
1924
1926
1929
1922
4
Work begins on Mount Rushmore in the late 1920's carving the faces of which 4 presidents?
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Herbert Hoover, Abraham Lincoln
Paul Revere, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt, Benjamin Franklin
5
The classic novel "The Great Gatsby" is published in 1925 by American author Ernest Hemingway.
False
True
6
The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified on August 18, giving women the right to vote in which year
1929
1920
1927
1925
7
Walt Disney's famous Mickey Mouse cartoon character appears for the first time in "Steamboat Willie" in 1928.
True
False
8
Chanel No. 5 was created in 1921.
True
False
9
The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held in 1924 on what day?
November 27th
November 26th
November 17th
November 1st
10
Amelia Earhart flies across the Atlantic Ocean as a passenger, becoming the first woman to do so successfully in 1928.
True
False
11
The very first Winter Olympics are held in 1924. They take place in Chamonix, France.
False
True
12
King Tutankhamun's Tomb is opened by who in 1923?
Joseph Miller
Stewart Jefferson
Howard Carter
Ted Smith
13
What is the popular nickname for this decade?
The Howling '20s
The Roaring '20s
The Screaming '20s
The Dancing '20s
14
Insulin is mass-produced for the treatment of diabetes in 1923.
False
True
15
Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin in 1928 which changed the world of modern medicines by introducing antibiotics.
True
False