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Roaring 20s

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most popular symbol of the roaring 20s

a)

gun

b)

flapper

c)

money

d)

alcohol

2.

What did a flapper do?

a)

listened to jazz

b)

bobbed their hair

c)

were part of a gang

d)

smoked

3.

Who invented the car?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

William Durant

c)

Charles Duryea

d)

Ben Franklin

4.

What kind of music was popular?

a)

Pop

b)

Rock

c)

Country

d)

Jazz

5.

What are some nicknames for the 20s?

a)

Jazz Age

b)

Age of Wonderful Nonsense

c)

Age of Freedom

d)

Age of Intolerance

e)

Age of gangs

6.

When did probation start and end?

a)

1920 – December 5, 1933

b)

1923 -- December 18,1930

c)

1925 -- September 12,1931

d)

1927 -- August 27,1932

7.

What were some of the popular dances?

a)

Fox trot

b)

Boogie

c)

Tango

d)

The Waltz

e)

Do flips

8.

True or false; Did people sit on poles for fun?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Who first did pole sitting?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Aloysius Kelly

c)

Robert Ripely

d)

Harry Houdini

10.

What year did the roaring 20s end?

a)

1930

b)

1929

c)

2020

d)

1918

11.

What was not a popular sport in the 20s?

a)

Water Polo

b)

Basketball

c)

Soccer

d)

Boxing

12.

Who is not a president in the roaring 20s?

a)

Warren Harding

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Herbert Hoover

13.

How many presidents were there in the 20s?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

5

14.

Who was not a gangster in the 20s?

a)

Al Capone

b)

Bonnie and Clyde

c)

Pretty Boy Floyd

d)

Bumpy Johnson

15.

What was JC Penny in the 20s?

a)

clothes store

b)

post office

c)

basketball league

d)

land pile