History of US Culture (20th Century )

Question 1

Called the "Bambino", he (1895-1948 CE) played for the Red Sox and then the Yankees.

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Babe Ruth

Question 2

Jack London (1876-1916 CE), a novelist, journalist, and social activist wrote this famous work.

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The Call of the Wild

Question 3

The 3 members of the Vaudeville team the Three Stooges at its peak of popularity 1934-1946 were

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Larry, Curly, and Moe

Question 4

This 1939 CE fantasy film, starring Judy Garland, pioneered the use of Technicolor.

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The Wizard of Oz

Question 5

The unexpected 1962 CE death of this 36yo actress inspired Elton John's "Candle in the Wind".

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Marilyn Monroe

Question 6

Marion Morrison (1907-1979 CE) was a famous cowboy actor. He is better known by the name

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John Wayne

Question 7

This 1939 CE film about the Civil War South was the most successful film in box office history.

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Gone with the Wind

Question 8

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961 CE), wrote The Sun Also Rises, The Old Man and the Sea, and

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A Farewell to Arms

Question 9

This artist (1904-1991 CE) made The Cat in the Hat and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

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Dr. Seuss

Question 10

This man (1919-1972 CE) broke "the color barrier" when the Brooklyn Dodgers hired him in 1947.

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Jackie Robinson

Question 11

Rodgers & Hammerstein made many musicals plays, such as the King and I and this 1959 CE work.

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The Sound of Music

Question 12

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940 CE) wrote This Side of Paradise and

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The Great Gatsby

Question 13

Charles M. Schultz created this comic strip (1950-2000 CE) about a boy and his dog.

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Peanuts

Question 14

J. D. Salinger wrote this 1951 CE novel about Holden Caulfield and his teenage rebellion.

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The Catcher in the Rye

Question 15

This professional boxer (1942-2016 CE) said "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee".

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Muhammad Ali

Question 16

This jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909-1986 CE) was known as the "King of Swing".

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Benny Goodman

Question 17

This man (1915-1998 CE) was one of the most popular and influential musicians of all time.

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Frank Sinatra

Question 18

George Orwell (1903-1950 CE) wrote "Homage to Catalonia", Animal Farm, and this 1948 novel.

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1984

Question 19

Eleanor Fagan (1915-1959 CE) was an influential jazz musician. She is better known as

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Billie Holiday

Question 20

This songwriter's 1911 CE hit "Alexander's Ragtime Band" sparked an international dance craze.

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Irving Berlin

Question 21

This 1927 musical film heralded the era of the "talkies" (i.e. films with sound).

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The Jazz Singer

Question 22

This Yankees center fielder (1914-1999 CE) had a famous 56 game hitting streak.

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Joe DiMaggio

Question 23

This Cherokee man (1879-1935 CE) was a newspaper columnist and vaudeville and film actor.

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Will Rogers

Question 24

This 1912-1956 CE Abstract Expressionist painter was known for his unique drip paintings.

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Jackson Pollock

Question 25

Lucille Ball with Desi Arnaz starred in the classic 1951-1957 "situational comedy".

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I Love Lucy

Question 26

Set in Morocco during WWII, this 1942 CE film stars Humphrey Bogart & Ingrid Bergman.

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Casablanca

Question 27

This August 15-18 1969 CE music festival took place in upstate New York.

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Woodstock

Question 28

Andy Warhol (1928-1987 CE) is an artist and film director associated with this art movement.

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Pop Art

Question 29

Jesse Owens (1913-1980 CE) won four gold medals at the 1936 CE Summer Olympics in

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Berlin

Question 30

This African-American trumpeter (1901-1971 CE) was one of the most influential figures in jazz.

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Louis Armstrong

Question 31

Grant Wood (1891-1942 CE) painted this famous picture in 1930 CE.

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American Gothic

Question 32

This man (1874-1926 CE) was a magician known for his daring escape acts.

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Harry Houdini

Question 33

This jazz singer (1917-1996 CE) was known as the "Lady of Song" and "the Queen of Jazz".

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Ella Fitzgerald

Question 34

John Steinbeck (1902-1968 CE) wrote this novel about migrant workers fleeing the Dust Bowl.

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The Grapes of Wrath

Question 35

Harper Lee (1926-2016 CE) wrote this 1960 YA novel, which recently got a sequel.

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To Kill a Mockinbird

Question 36

This man (1889-1977 CE) was an influential director in silent film and portrayed "The Tramp".

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Charlie Chaplin

Question 37

Orson Welles in 1941 CE made this film, which is often ranked as the greatest film ever made:

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Citizen Kane

Question 38

A 1920s intellectual, social, and artistic movement took placed in this black NYC neighborhood.

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Harlem

Question 39

William Faulkner (1897-1962 CE) wrote As I Lay Dying, Absalom! Absalom!, "A Rose for Emily" and

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The Sound and the Fury

Question 40

This man was a composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra in 1923-1974 CE.

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Duke Ellington

Question 41

The mid-1960s "British Invasion" was started by John, Paul, George & Ringo. They are called

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The Beatles

Question 42

This child actor (1928-2014 CE) starred in Heidi, Dimples, and The Little Princess.

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Shirley Temple

History of US Culture (20th Century )

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