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1
What is the name of someone who produces and provides alcohol illegally?
Bootlegger
Suffragist
Fundamentalist
Prohibitionist
2
The original name for radio was called wireless
False
True
3
What is the name for young, unconventional women of the 1920s?
Flommers
Flappers
Floppers
Flippers
4
The fear of immigrants coming in and taking our jobs is known as what?
Nationalism
Xenophobia
Isolationism
Nativism
5
This man was the first to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean
Babe Ruth
Henry Ford
Charles Lindbergh
Woodrow Wilson
6
The slang term for a car in the 1920s was "Tin Lizzy"
True
False
7
Who developed the assembly line to help with mass production?
Henry Ford
Eli Whitney
John Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
8
Farmers were experiencing hardships through most of the 1920s?
False
True
9
What amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol?
18th
19th
20th
17th
10
Name the economic theory: tax breaks are given to the wealthy and it will get to the workers.
Trickle down economics
Market economy
Socialist economic theory
Capitalism
11
What was the name of his plane that crossed the Atlantic Ocean?
The Ronald Reagan
The Spirit of St. Louis
The Enola Gay
The Concorde
12
What was the name given to the first sound movies?
Soundies
Musicals
Talkies
Flicker shows
13
The Scopes Monkey Trial (1925) was about the teaching of __________ in public schools.
Evolution
Abortion
Scientific Inquiry
Birth Control
14
After WWI, America wanted to...
Remain Isolated
Spread Democracy
Stay Militarily Active
Trade with Mexico
15
The 1920s were a transition from rural to urban lifestyle.
True
False
16
What was the most popular music of the 1920s?
Jazz
Country
Ragtime
R&B
17
What was the name given to homemade alcohol?
Basin Brandy
Couch Whiskey
Bathtub Gin
Toilet Vodka
18
Who was the star of "Steamboat Willie"?
Mighty Mouse
Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney
Donald Duck
19
What happened to the stock market in 1929 because of buying stock with no backing?
Boomed
Crashed
Nothing
Leveled off
20
What was the problem with Hoover's presidency?
Appeared insensitive
He was busy creating a new vacuum cleaner
Poor timing
Said help for poor should come from organizations/charities NOT GOVERNMENT
21
The idea of buying on credit is to do what?
Buy now, Pay later
Use cards
Buy now, Pay now
Get into debt
22
Which president led America through WWI?
Coolidge
Roosevelt
Wilson
Harding
23
What year did the 19th amendment (women's right to vote) get passed?
1921
1920
1919
1918
24
Investing in stocks with only 10% down is called buying on what?
Time
Line
Margin
Credit
25
What color did Americans call communists, anarchists, and radicals?
Blacks
Whites
Reds
Blues
26
Who was the most famous baseball player of the decade?
Pee Wee Reese
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Lou Gehrig
27
What were nightclubs called that sold alcohol illegally?
Hush Pub
Quiet Bar
Speakeasy
Silent Spot
28
Who was the most famous actor of the time?
Charlie Chan
Charlie Sheen
Charlie Brown
Charlie Chaplin
29
One of the most loved athletes of the 1920s was boxer __________.
Mike Tyson
Charles Lindberg
Jack Dempsey
Charlie Chaplin