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WorksheetsPeople you NEED to Know The Roaring Twenties
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Who is Aaron Copeland?
American composer;
know for ballet and
orchestra music
African-American jazz singer and
blues queen
Became president with Harding died;
President who restored the public’s trust in government.
Supporter of business
Jazz musician
Led the swing movement
True artists with the piano
Who is Bessie Smith?
Painter of abstract art - known for her larger than life pictures of flowers
Jamaican immigrant who stated African Americans should move back to Africa
African-American jazz singer and
blues queen
African-American poet of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote about racial pride
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
American composer;
know for ballet and
orchestra music
American author
Wrote The Great Gatsby which captured the luxurious side of 1920’s life
Jamaican immigrant who stated African Americans should move back to Africa
Became president with Harding died;
President who restored the public’s trust in government.
Supporter of business
Who is Duke Ellington?
African-American jazz trumpet player from the Harlem Renaissance
Jazz musician
Led the swing movement
True artists with the piano
Brothers who invented the airplane
African-American poet of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote about racial pride
F. Scott Fitzgerald
American author
Wrote The Great Gatsby which captured the luxurious side of 1920’s life
American composer known for his Broadway style tunes
Painter of the Great Migration series showing African-Americans moving out of the south
Jamaican immigrant who stated African Americans should move back to Africa
Who is George Gershwin
Painter of the Great Migration series showing African-Americans moving out of the south
Painter of abstract art - known for her larger than life pictures of flowers
African-American jazz trumpet player from the Harlem Renaissance
American composer known for his Broadway style tunes
Who is Georgia O'Keefe
Painter of the Great Migration series showing African-Americans moving out of the south
Painter of abstract art - known for her larger than life pictures of flowers
African-American poet of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote about racial pride
Brothers who invented the airplane
Who is Jacob Lawrence?
Painter of the Great Migration series showing African-Americans moving out of the south
African-American poet of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote about racial pride
African-American jazz trumpet player from the Harlem Renaissance
Jamaican immigrant who stated African Americans should move back to Africa
Who is Langston Hughes
African-American jazz trumpet player from the Harlem Renaissance
Jamaican immigrant who stated African Americans should move back to Africa
African-American poet of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote about racial pride
American composer;
know for ballet and
orchestra music
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Painter of the Great Migration series showing African-Americans moving out of the south
African-American jazz trumpet player from the Harlem Renaissance
Brothers who invented the airplane
African-American jazz singer and
blues queen
Who is Marcus Garvey?
Jamaican immigrant who stated African Americans should move back to Africa
Became president with Harding died;
President who restored the public’s trust in government.
Supporter of business
African-American poet of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote about racial pride
American composer;
know for ballet and
orchestra music
Who were the Wright Brothers?
African-American jazz trumpet player from the Harlem Renaissance
Became president with Harding died;
President who restored the public’s trust in government.
Supporter of business
Painter of the Great Migration series showing African-Americans moving out of the south
Brothers who invented the airplane
