WorksheetsThe Roaring 20s
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 5hrs 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the purpose of prohibition?
a)
A complete ban on the sale of food
b)
A complete ban on the sale of alcohol
c)
A complete ban on the sale of clothes
d)
A complete ban on the sale of cars
2.
Who built the Model T?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Al Capone
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Harry Truman
3.
Who was one of the most famous baseball players during the 1920's?
a)
Amelia Earhart
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Gertrude Ederle
d)
Derek Jeter
4.
_________________ were criminals that took over the alcohol business.
a)
Carpet Baggers
b)
Prohibitionists
c)
Senators
d)
Bootleggers
5.
Author who's depiction of the black experience was essential to the Harlem Renaissance.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Marcus Garvey
d)
Clarence Darrow
6.
What did the 18th Amendment State?
a)
This amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
b)
This amendment changed the age a person had to be to buy alcohol.
c)
This amendment outlawed the advertisment of alcohol.
d)
The amendment limited immigration.
7.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
Speakeasies
b)
Cellars
c)
Hidden spots
d)
Speaksoftly
8.
The Harlem Renaissance was focused on the writing and music related to
a)
African Americans
b)
Immigrants
c)
Communists
d)
Republicans
9.
Who was the Chicago gangster that made millions in bootlegging?
a)
Al Capone
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Charlie Chaplin
d)
Babe Ruth
10.
Which amendment ended prohibition?
a)
19th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
21st Amendment
d)
13th Amendment
11.
This type of music was developed in New Orleans, Louisiana and influenced by African Americans
a)
Rap
b)
Rock n Roll
c)
Jazz
d)
R&B
12.
Which was NOT a characteristic of a flapper?
a)
smoked and drank in public
b)
wore make up
c)
over 65 yrs. old
d)
rebellious, fun, and energetic
13.
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Bessie Smith
b)
Ruby Bridges
c)
Michelle Obama
d)
Amelia Earhart
14.
Who was the famous novelist that wrote the "Star Spangled Banner"?
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
c)
Michael Jackson
d)
Duke Ellington
15.
Which of these was a famous children's book character created in the 1920s?
a)
Mickey Mouse
b)
Fairly Oddparents
c)
Phineas and Ferb
d)
Scooby Doo
16.
George Washington Carver taught former slaves:
a)
How to build their own houses
b)
New farming methods
c)
How to escape
d)
How to read
17.
One of the most famous movie stars of the 1920s was:
a)
Vin Diesel
b)
Oscar Long
c)
Charlie Chaplin
d)
Charles Chambers
18.
The first movie to include sound was called:
a)
Gone with the Wind
b)
The Jazz Singer
c)
The Wizard of Oz
d)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
19.
Who invented the radio?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Nikolas Tesla
c)
Guglielmo Marconi
d)
Albert Einstein
20.
Radios were only used by the _______________ at first.
a)
T.V. commercials
b)
Military
c)
Music producers
d)
Everyday Americans
21.
The first radio station in the world was:
a)
KDKA
b)
WRBL
c)
WLTZ
d)
WXTX
22.
The 19th Amendment:
a)
Made selling and making alcohol illegal
b)
Made women’s voting legal
c)
Made alcohol legal
d)
Gave African American men the right to vote
23.
When women left factory jobs, they took jobs in:
a)
Factories
b)
Grocery Stores
c)
Offices
d)
Manufactories
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