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