Roaring Twenties 2

What we call country music today was called ___________________music in the 1920's.

• hillbilly music

• honkey tonk music

• bango music

• twang music

Middle & East Tennessee is credited for creating with getting what kind of music started.

• jazz

• blues

• rock-n-roll

• country

Which event is known today as being one of the most important events in country music history?

• Uncle Dave performance of his hit song "Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy"

• Nashville's Grand Ol Opry recording session

• the Bristol Sessions

• The Victor Talking Machine Company Concert

Thomas Edison invented the first sound playing machine called the ______________________.

• Photogram

• telegraph

• tape player

• phonograph

In addition to new forms of music, ______________________became an important kind of entertainment in the 1920's.

• tap dancing

• turtle racing

• picture shows

• puppet shows

Why were the first movie theaters called nickelodeons?

• the creators wanted to honor Thomas Jefferson by naming it after the nickel

• it cost five cents, or a nickel to go

• the movie theater building was made from iron and nickel

• the builders decided to name them after a famous actress named Nicole O'Deon

The first motion picture shows or "movies", did not have any________________.

• female actresses

• smells

• music or dancing

• sound

Once sound was added to movies, they became known as _________________

• talking shows

• speak easy

• nickelodeons

• talkies

This was a new invention in the 1920's that allowed sound to travel through the air

• telegraph

• radio

• phonograph

• cellular phone towers

The radio was one of the most important inventions in the twenties because it allowed people to hear about ___________________ for the first time in history

• news and events around the world immediately after they happen

• fashions

• commercials

• which artists wrote what songs