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Gatsby & 1920s Quiz Bowl
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1
+ in Spectator Sports was a result of more leisure time, disposable income and society’s need 4
Weekend naps
Overpaid athletes
Heroes to cheer for
.Competition
2
What was first discovered by Sir Fredrick Banting?
Sulfa drugs
Polio vaccine
Insulin
Pencillin
3
What were the themes of the Harlem Renaissance movement?
Life in urban areas, women's rights, & race
Recapture African past, race, & life in urban areas
Race, women's rights, & recapture African past
Recapture African past, life in urban areas, & women's right
4
What was widely known as the first anti-bacterial "wonder drug"?
Polio Vaccine
Insullin
Sulfa drugs
Penicillin
5
Hair in the 1920 came in many shapes. What was the most popular style?
Long and curly
Super short
Long and wavy
Short and frizzy
6
Where is Georgia O'Keefe from?
North Caroline
Wisconsin
Arizona
New Mexico
7
What is the 18th amendment?
Ended the ban on manufacture, transport, & sale of liquor
Gave African Americans the right to vote
Gave women the right to vote
banned the manufacture, transport & sale of liquors
8
Which was NOT an institution created or improved by the Harlem Renaissance?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Urban League
P.A.W. DuBois' The Chaos
Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association
9
Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis from New York to what European city?
Barcelona
Paris
London
Berlin
10
Tom wants everyone to read a book about...
How to get away with adultry
The finer nuances of football and its relevance to finance
Class warfare and keeping those with new money out.
Race warfare and keeping other ethnicities from taking over
11
When Daisy talked, Gatsby said it was full of...
Dreams
Lies
Beauty
Money
12
Gene Tunney (boxer) started his career where?
New York
Marines
France
Texas
13
Which one of these art forms were not around during the 1920?
Bauhous
Art Deco
Impressionism
Futurism
14
John T. Scopes taught Darwin’s theory of evolution on purpose so the issue would go to court.
True
False
15
Gertrude Ederle pushed the physical limits of the human body when she swam what body of water?
The Straits of Gibraltar
The Suez Canal
The English Channel
Friendship Lake
16
Why was the League of Nations created?
To separate nations from one another
To help establish boundaries for countries after WWI
To help create peace around the world after WWI
To keep peace throughout U.S. after WWI
17
Sociologists Robert & Helen Lynd interviewed which group of people?
Adults
Elderly
Children
Teenagers
18
Who was first put in charge of enforcing prohibition?
The police
Internal Revenue Service
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
19
What revolutionary pieces of technology did most people buy in middle class homes of the 20s?
Vacuum, refrigerator, freezer, & washing machine
Television, vacuum, washing machine, stove
Vacuum, stove, washing machine, television
Television, refrigerator, freezer, & washing machine
20
Ads during the 1920's are best described as...?
Brimming with optimism and confidence
Organized in the best way possible
Monumental to how we create ads now
Scientifically based
21
What is NOT a feature of the Art Deco style?
Streamline Shapes
Organic Shapes
Geometric Shapes
Expensive Ornamentation
22
On November 2, 1920 where did the first live radio transmission take place?
Hollywood, CA
Boston, MA
New York, NY
Pittsburgh, PA
23
Did the U.S. join the League of Nations at its inception?
Yes
No
99, 100
Maybe so...
24
Birth Control was one of the advancements in medicine for the 20s.
True
False
25
What was Babe Ruth's batting average?
.362
.500
.342
.324
26
What are some of the similar style characteristics of Art Nouveau? (right before 20s)
Architecture motifs
Simple clean lines
Sharp geometric designs
Flowing Organic shapes
27
Who discovered penicillin in 1928?
Philip Drinker
Louis Shaw
Amelia Earhardt
Alexander Fleming
28
Men's Fashion included items like...
Hats
Canes
All of the above
Bow Ties
29
Which invention(s) were made in the 20s?
Hair dryer
All of the above
Light bulb
Radio
30
According to Omerta, the mafia believes you do this to obtain justice...
Work it out with the commision
Take to the boss of the rival family
Take care of it through the family
Go to the police
31
What was the name & year of the first talking movie?
The Jazz Singer-1927
The Gold Rush-1925
The Big Parade-1925
City Lights-1929
32
This person from the Scopes Trial died a few days after which was held in extremely hot weather
John T. Scopes
Clarence Darrow
William Jennings Bryan
E. Jenike Palmer
33
How many gangsters were killed during prohibition in Chicago?
650
1200
800
1125
34
A surrealist technique where an artist moves their hands randomly across a paper is called...
Decabmania
Grattage
Frottage
Automatic drawing
35
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
Z. Scott Fitzgerald
Dorothy Parker
Ernest Hemmingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
36
Where did Jazz originate?
African culture
Both African & European
None of the above
European culture
37
Why did women become flappers (why did it start)?
Women liked to party and be wild
Fashion from France made it's way to the U.S.
Girls didn't want to be boring
After the war, women didn't want to return to old rules
38
For what crime was Al Capone convicted?
Murder
Racketeering
Bootlegging
Tax evasion
39
Was William Potts an inventor or author?
Neither
Inventor
Author
Both
40
What were the impacts of the Harlem Renaissance?
Both
Neither
Many mainstream publishers/critics took them seriously
Reinforced racial pride
41
What's another name for a speakeasy?
Fast Donkey
Blind Tiger
Slim Pig
Slow Monkey
42
Howard Carter discovered whose tomb in Egypt?
King Tut
King Nebuchadnezzar
Queen Cleopatra
Queen Latifah
43
Why is the 20s called the "Jazz Age"?
Louis Armstrong loved and is considered the father of jazz
People really liked jazz music
Jazz made people want to dance & party
It had an enormous effect on culture (values, fashion, etc.)
44
What was Fitzgerald's message about the American Dream (AD) of the 1920s?
AD was about material wealth and it ruined the idea of it
AD of the 20s was something to go for and believe in
AD is about recovering your past at any cost
AD was about living life to the fullest before it's all gone
45
Who said this quote?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
John T. Scopes
Woodrow Wilson
Clarence Darrow
46
How did Europeans & Americans respond to Sacco/Vanzetti's executions?
Sad to see such nice men die.
Angry they were not able to execute them in Europe.
Angry at America’s treatment of immigrants.
Happy to see justice served.
47
What instrument is Louis Armstrong known for?
trumpet
saxophone
clarinet
piano
48
Why did people start participating in watching sports in the 20s?
All of the above
Industrialization
More free time
Economy
49
The art movement designed as a protest toward traditional art is called what?
Harlem Renaissance
Dada
Surrealism
Art Deco
50
What do the glasses of T.J. Eckleberg represent?
The eyes of God juding
Owl Eyes making judgements
An oculist looking down
The eyes of God approving
51
What method did advertisers start to use during the 1920?
Paid celebrities to model/sponsor their produces
Created adds with lots of patterns to entice buyers
Used ads with large font for eye catching results
Creating ads that had proven health benefits
52
Fashion created during this time created what type of line for women?
Layered like an A
Zig Zag like a Z
Curvy like an S
Straight like an I
53
Historians believe Sacco & Vanzetti were targeted for this reason...
They were angry Native Americans protesting land rights
They were immigrants connected to radicals
They hated the police
They were ex-convicts with long criminal histories
54
Which one of these did we talk about?
Oreo
Chips Ahoy
Little Debbie
Pepperidge Farm
55
What does the GREEN LIGHT symbolize?
Gatsby's Hopes & Dreams
Daisy's house
Money & Class
Love
