Roaring 20's Quiz

Question 1

This pair was killed during the Red Scare.

Accepted Answer

Sacco and Vanzetti

Question 2

Ford was able to drop the price of a Model T from $950 down to how much by 1924?

Accepted Answer

$290

Question 3

Often considered the greatest athlete in American history.

Accepted Answer

Jim Thorpe

Question 4

A speakeasy is ...

Accepted Answer

An illegal bar.

Question 5

Known as the "King of the Underworld"

Accepted Answer

Al Capone

Question 6

This horse won 20 of 21 races.

Accepted Answer

Man O War

Question 7

This lawyer won the Scopes case for the Fundamentalists.

Accepted Answer

William Jennings Bryan

Question 8

This film fed into the stereotypes of African Americans in the 1920's.

Accepted Answer

Birth of a Nation

Question 9

Ford's first automobile was called a

Accepted Answer

Quadricycle

Question 10

Women who wore make up and had dresses rise above their knees were called...

Accepted Answer

flappers

Question 11

He was nicknamed "Lucky Lindy".

Accepted Answer

Charles Lindbergh

Question 12

Prohibition was repealed by the ...

Accepted Answer

21st amendment

Question 13

Prohibition is the ...

Accepted Answer

Illegal selling, manufacturing, and transporting of alcohol

Question 14

This is a form of entertainment where stunt pilots performed tricks.

Accepted Answer

Barnstormer

Question 15

This was the reward for the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

Accepted Answer

$25,000

Question 16

What is demobilization?

Accepted Answer

To shift from war time to peace time

Question 17

Five cent movies were called what?

Accepted Answer

Nickelodeons

Question 18

How many steps did it take to assemble a Model T?

Accepted Answer

84

Question 19

Ford paid his workers how much money each day?

Accepted Answer

$5

Question 20

The first flight across the Atlantic took how long?

Accepted Answer

33 hours

Question 21

This amendment made it illegal to sell, produce, or transport alcohol.

Accepted Answer

18

Question 22

Bathing suits could not be more than how many inches above the knee in the 1920's?

Accepted Answer

6 inches

Question 23

Ford's primary competition towards the end of the the 1920's was which company?

Accepted Answer

GM

Question 24

Where was Al Capone at the time of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre?

Accepted Answer

Florida

Question 25

The Red Scare was caused by ...

Accepted Answer

Paranoia

Question 26

What happened to Amelia Earhardt?

Accepted Answer

We don't know

Question 27

This was the most famous example of gang violence in American history.

Accepted Answer

St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Question 28

Scopes trial pitted ...

Accepted Answer

Fundamentalists vs. Evolutionists

Question 29

The first automobile was created by...

Accepted Answer

Karl Benz

Question 30

This was the first "talkie".

Accepted Answer

Jazz Singer

Question 31

Al Capone traveled through Merrill because...

Accepted Answer

It was on the way to Couderay

Question 32

This was the most popular dance in the 1920's.

Accepted Answer

Charleston

Question 33

This plane was the first to fly across the Atlantic.

Accepted Answer

Spirit of St. Louis

Question 34

Demobilization always leads to...

Accepted Answer

A recession

Question 35

Mr. Iwen's favorite form of entertainment in the 1920's.

Accepted Answer

flagpole sitting

Question 36

The nickname for the Model T was...

Accepted Answer

the Tin Lizzie

Question 37

The KKK declined at the end of the 1920's because the...

Accepted Answer

Grand Dragon was found guilty and shared negative material

Question 38

Ford could roll a vehicle off the assembly line every ...

Accepted Answer

24 seconds

Question 39

This man was executed after being accused of kidnapping and murdering Charles Lindbergh's son.

Accepted Answer

Bruno Hauptmann

Question 40

The KKK was founded by...

Accepted Answer

Nathan Bedford Forrest

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