Worksheets1920s Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What were flappers rebelling against?
a)
Social norms for women at the time.
b)
WWI
c)
The expectation that the U.S. should be imperialistic.
d)
Women going to college.
2.
Who was known as the "Empress of Blues"?
a)
Ella Fitzgerald
b)
Bessie Smith
c)
Zora N. Hurston
d)
Clara Bow
3.
Which of the following was NOT a popular sport of this time period?
a)
Baseball
b)
Boxing
c)
Tennis
d)
Soccer
4.
How did flappers rebel during the 1920s?
a)
Wearing short skirts and having long hair.
b)
Having short hair and smoking & drinking.
c)
Having short hair and never wearing makeup.
d)
Not being fashionable and never dancing.
5.
What was the result of the "Monkey Trial"?
a)
Teaching evolution was promoted in schools
b)
Teaching evolution was illegal in schools
c)
The theory of evolution was proved incorrect.
d)
Big bang theory overruled evolution.
6.
Who was the famous gangster who made money off of bootlegging?
a)
J "Tough Stuff" Friedy
b)
Charlie Chaplin
c)
Al Capone
d)
Beyonce
7.
Which amendment created prohibition?
a)
18th
b)
19th
c)
20th
d)
21st
8.
What is the correct definition of "nativism"
a)
A preference of Native Americans
b)
A dislike of immigrants, preferring native born white
c)
Welcoming of immigrants into the U.S.
d)
A preference for immigrants over Native Americans
9.
Because of prohibition, these illegal spots to drink popped up.
a)
Bootlegs
b)
Flappers
c)
Bathtub gin
d)
Speakeasy
10.
This was the rebirth of African American culture, focusing on pride in the experiences in America.
a)
Scopes Trial
b)
Prohibition
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Quota System
11.
She is a famous Harlem Renaissance author, most well-known for exploring the black women's experience in the South.
a)
Zora N. Hurston
b)
Bessie Smith
c)
Clara Bow
d)
Helen Wills
12.
What was created to restrict the numbers of immigrants in 1924 entering the U.S.?
a)
Speakeasies
b)
21st Amendment
c)
Evolution
d)
Quota System
13.
This author is most famous for his poem "A Dream Deferred," - who is he?
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
John Scopes
d)
Langston Hughes
14.
Who is best known for his acting in silent comedies?
a)
Al Capone
b)
Charlie Chaplin
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Duke Ellington
15.
This art form is uniquely American, born in the African American communities of the 1920s and popularized throughout this era.
a)
Jazz
b)
Charleston
c)
Flappers
d)
Poetry
16.
Who was the famous heavyweight champion of the 1920s?
a)
Charlie Chaplin
b)
Duke Ellington
c)
Babe Ruth
d)
Jack Dempsey
17.
What was the debate in the Scopes Trial between?
a)
Science v. Education
b)
Evolution v. Religion
c)
Religion v. Education
d)
Science v. Evolution
18.
What did the 19th amendment do?
a)
End prohibition.
b)
Create prohibition.
c)
Grant women the right to vote.
d)
Create federal income taxes
19.
What is Charles Lindbergh most famous for?
a)
Flying the first solo flight across the Atlantic.
b)
Creating the Lindy Hop dance!
c)
Flying solo across the Pacific Ocean, hopping over Hawaii.
d)
Inventing the airplane
20.
What did Henry Ford do during the 1920s?
a)
Invent the automobile.
b)
Use the assembly line for automobile assembly.
c)
Create colorful options for the model T.
d)
Invent the Chevy Impala.
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