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A general quiz on the Roaring 20's #roaring20s
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1
This son of a slave, became a major dramatic actor.
Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong
"Duke" Ellington
Paul Robeson
2
Which Constitutional Amendment Prohibited the sale, manufacture and distribution of alcohol?
19
18
20
21
3
Which classic novel of the 1920's is depicted in these film clips?
Manhattan Transfer
The Age of Innocence
The Great Gatsby
This Side of Paradise
4
Which of these novels was NOT written by Ernest Hemingway?
A Farewell to Arms
The Old Man and the Sea
The Sun Also Rises
The Sound & the Fury
5
____ was an emancipated young woman who embraced the new fashions and urban attitudes.
flapper
flat tire
jelly beans
fly boy
6
President during the Oct. 1929 Stock Market Crash (Black Tuesday) -started the Great Depression
President Roosevelt
President Coolidge
President Harding
President Hoover
7
This jazz pianist, and one of America’s greatest composers, played at the famous Cotton Club.
Langston Hughes
Paul Robeson
"Duke" Ellington
Louis Armstrong
8
Who was the composer of this famous symphony from the 1920s?
Duke Ellington
George Gershwin
Beethoven
Sorcerer Mickey
9
Who is the poet from the Harlem Renaissance that wrote this poem, The Weary Blues?
Langston Hughes
T.S. Elliot
Zora Neale Hurston
Robert Frost
10
From 1910-20, the Great Migration saw hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved to _____
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
All 3
11
This American author criticized the glorification of war, and wrote the novels in the picture?
Ernest Hemingway
Willa Cather
F. Scott Fitzgerald
William Faulkner
12
The _________ was an emergence of black culture and heritage in the 1920's.
Brooklyn Revival
Harlem Reniassance
Manhattan Movement
New York Wave
13
His poems, which were put to music, described the difficult lives of working-class blacks
Paul Robeson
Langston Hughes
"Duke" Ellington
Louis Armstrong
14
Which Constitutional Amendment gave the right to vote to women?
21
18
19
20
15
The 1920s saw the automobile roar into American culture. What car maker made this beauty?
1927 Ford Model A
1923 Lincoln L-Series
1924 Cadillac Phaeton
1924 Chrysler B-70
16
_____ is considered the most important and influential musician in the history of jazz
"Duke" Ellington
Paul Robeson
Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong
17
The first movie with sound was called ________
Wizard of Oz
Steamboat Willie
The Jazz Siner
All that Jazz
18
Who coined the phrase "Jazz Age"?
Ernest Hemingway
Stephen King
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Franz Kafka
19
Which famous 1920s musician is featured in this video?
Wynton Marsalis
Billie Holiday
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
20
Women earned the same as men and worked many traditional male jobs during the 1920s.
False
True
21
Who was America's first Sports Hero?
Jack Johnson
Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
22
The Roaring 20's happened immediately after which war?
World War I
Civil War
Revolutionary War
World War II
23
Who was America's most beloved hero?
Charlie Chaplin
Charles de Gaul
Prince Charles of Wales
Charles Lindberg
24
What was the most powerful communications medium to emerge in the 1920s?
the telephone
the television
the radio
Mass produced newspapers