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Roaring twenties 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A young woman in the 1920's who dressed and behaved in an independent and modern way was called a

a)

free bird

b)

Betty Boop

c)

Flapper

d)

Bob

2.

If you buy goods or services then you are a

a)

Flapper

b)

proprietor

c)

business

d)

consumer

3.

An economic boom is when

a)

an economy is healthy and growing rapidly

b)

an economy is declining quickly

c)

there is an explosion in a money factory

d)

everyone has a job

4.

When soldiers came home from WWI, this group of people were the first to lose their jobs

a)

women

b)

African Americans

c)

children

d)

the elderly

5.

West Tennessee played a major role in the development in the development of which type of music?

a)

R & B

b)

Blues

c)

Gospel

d)

Rap

6.

Jazz originated in which southern city

a)

Memphis

b)

Nashville

c)

Atlanta

d)

New Orleans

7.

Which 1920's blues musician was know as "Father of the Blues"

a)

Bessie Smith

b)

Gus Nennsteil

c)

Uncle Dave

d)

W.C. Handy

8.

In which style of music did musicians draw out the beat in a certain way (this was called ragging)

a)

ragtime

b)

blues

c)

country

d)

soul

9.

_____________,from Chattanooga, Tennessee, became one of the most successful African American performers of her time.

a)

Ella Fitzgerald

b)

Dolly Parton

c)

Billie Holiday

d)

Bessie Smith

10.

Which hate group made a come back in the 1920's?

a)

KKCC

b)

KKK

c)

loyalist

d)

Nazis