The 1920's

1.               Which of these did not contribute to the stock market crash of 1929?

• Speculating on stocks in margin accounts

• Companies losing money from overpaying employees

• A surplus of farm products causing low prices for farmers

• Banks using deposited money for stock purchases

Which amendment started Prohibition?

• 18th
• 19th
• 20th
• 21st

Answer explanation

A major result of Prohibition during the 1920s was

• increased restrictions on immigration

• spread of communism

• destruction of family values

• rise of organized crime

What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?

• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Country
• Rock

What was the name for the illegal places where people drank alcohol?

• speakeasies
• speaksoftly
• cellars 
• hidden spots

Answer explanation

Who became the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?

• Babe Ruth
• Charles Lindbergh
• Amelia Earhart
• Jimmy Doolittle

Answer explanation

This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.

• Radio
• Television
• Telephone
• Microwave.

Answer explanation

Name given to women who challenged traditional standards of behavior during the 1920s.

• Fashionistas

• Pearls

• Charlestons

• Flappers

Infamous mob boss in Chicago during the age of Prohibition who was eventually arrested for tax fraud.

• Al Capone

• Bugsy Siegal

• Frank Costello

• Lucky Luciano

Answer explanation

The era in which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages was against the law was known as:

• Jazz Age
• Prohibition
• The Red Scare
• Harlem Renaissance