The 1920s Quiz

What was the time period of significant cultural growth, artistic innovation, and flourishing of jazz music in the 1920s known as?

• The Great Depression

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Roaring Twenties

• The Victorian Era

Which legislation, enacted in the United States in 1920, prohibited the sale, production, and transportation of alcoholic beverages?

• Suffrage Act

• Prohibition Act

• Temperance Act

• Liquor Ban Act

During the 1920s, which industry experienced significant growth and played a key role in driving the economy?

• Textile

• Steel

• Automobile

• Agriculture

Who was the famous American aviator who made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?

• Charles Lindbergh

• Amelia Earhart

• Howard Hughes

• Wilbur Wright

Which African American cultural movement of the 1920s centered in Harlem, New York, celebrated black culture through art, music, and literature?

• Renaissance Movement

• Harlem Revival

• Black Cultural Revolution

• Harlem Renaissance

The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1920, granted women the:

Who served as the President of the United States throughout most of the 1920s?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Calvin Coolidge

What catastrophic event occurred in 1929 that marked the end of the economic prosperity of the 1920s?

• Great Dust Bowl

• Stock Market Crash

• Presidential Assassination

• World War II

Which iconic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1925, portrays the extravagant lifestyle of the wealthy during the 1920s?

• The Great Gatsby

• To Kill a Mockingbird

• East of Eden

• Moby Dick

Who became a national hero and symbol of hope during the 1920s after his battle with polio and later presidency?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Harry S. Truman