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WorksheetsRoaring 1920's Quizziz Game
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
Which of the following was the first character made by Walt Disney?
Goofy
Mickey Mouse
Oswalt the Cat
Donald Duck
What genre of music became popularized in the early 1920's and 1930's?
Jazz
Country
Hip-Hope
Rock n Roll
Metal
What term best describes the United States economy after World War I?
Stagnant
Depression
Warlike
Prosperity
Select the individuals who contributed to the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920's and 1930's.
John Steinbeck
Louis Armstrong
Bessie Smith
Langston Hughes
George Gershwin
The painting featured here reflects what event in US history?
Great Depression
Civil Rights Movement
Emancipation of Slavery
Great Migration
What individual was referred to as "The Empress of the Blues?"
Billie Holiday
Georgia O'Keefe
Ella Baker
Martha Graham
Bessie Smith
What professional sport became popular in the 1920's?
Football
Hockey
Basketball
Baseball
Complete the analogy. Duke Ellington: Musician as F. Scott Fitzgerald: ______________________________
Literature
Politics
Artist
Military
The term given for the free spirited American woman in the 1920's with fancy hats, short hair, who wore short skirts and frequented speakeasies were-
Fly Girls
Goo-Goo Girls
Rosie the Riveter
Flappers
What African American writer and poet wrote poems that expressed black culture and about racial equality during the Harlem Renaissance?
Louis Armstrong
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Langston Hughes
Oprah Winfrey
Illegal drinking clubs that sold alcohol during Prohibition were called-
Speakeasies
Saloons
Social Clubs
Settlement Houses
What famous African American poet and novelist who combined the experiences of African and American cultural roots?
Ernest Hemingway
John Steinbeck
Louis Armstrong
Langston Hughes
This newspaper headline reflects support for-
Women's Suffrage
New Deal Conservation Programs
Banning of Alcohol
Taxation of Personal Incomes
What musicians wrote uniquely American music in the 1920's and 1930's?
Billie Holiday
George Gershwin
Louis Armstrong
Aaron Copland
Which of the following are TRUE about the musician featured?
He wrote uniquely American musical compositions such as Appalachian Spring and The Tender Land.
He was a famous jazz trumpeter from New Orleans.
He was pianist who had big bands and performed "Take the A-train."
He sung the song "Oh What A Wonderful World."
He was a novelist who wrote stories about the strength of migrant workers during the Great Depression.
What event brought the Roaring 1920's to an end?
World War One
Cold War
Stock Market Crash
Hebert Hoover's Presidency
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 happened because-
International tariffs were declining
War broke out in Europe
Americans stopped purchasing stocks
Investors over-speculated the price of stocks and when market crashed, they couldn't repay the money they borrowed for stocks
What famous female aviator was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. She disappeared without a trace.
Sally Ride
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Betsy Coleman
Amelia Earhart
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 was based on the controversial topic of-
Prohibition
the Back To Africa Movement
the Teapot Dome Scandal
Evolution being taught in schools
The Red Scare of the 1920's was the fear of the rise of _____________________ in the United States.
Racial Violence
People wearing red
Fascism
Communism
Democracy
What female artist painted urban scenes, scenes from the Southwest, and artwork that up close and detailed?
Georgia O'Keefe
Zora Neale Hurston
Maya Angelou
Bessie Smith
What was the name for the social and cultural movement that focused on the rebirth of black culture in the United States in the 1920's and 1930's?
Back to Africa Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Black Reconstruction
Harlem Renaissance
Select the impacts the automobile had on the daily life of the American in the early 20th century.
People lived where they worked.
Growth of suburban areas
Increased mobility to travel anywhere
People didn't have live where they worked.
Industries such as oil, steel, auto, gas stations, hotels, road construction, and drive in movie business grew
Besides movies, what other form of entertainment did Americans begin to enjoy in the 1920's and 1930's?
Social Media
Radio
Television
Writing letters
David Sarnoff and Guglielmo Marconi were inventors who influenced what major American industry?
Steel
Radio Broadcasting
Oil and Gas
Textile
Meatpacking
What writer and novelist coined the phrase "Jazz Age?"
Langston Hughes
John Steinbeck
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
In what city did Jazz music originate?
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
New Orleans
What American novelist and author wrote books that portrayed the strength of migrant workers during the Great Depression?
Robert Frost
John Steinbeck
Ernest Hemingway
Langston Hughes
After what conflict in US history did Americans have much hope and optimism during the early 1900's?
Spanish American War
Great Depression
Civil War
World War I
World War II
Select the THREE major advancements that improved communication for Americans in the early 1900's.
Television
Radio
Internet
Movies
Telephone
True of False: In the 1920's, more Americans moved from rural areas to cities.
True
False
Complete the analogy. Wright Brothers: Airplane as _____________________: Telephone
Garrett A. Morgan
James Watt
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Illegal drink clubs where people bought and consumed alcohol during Prohibition were called-
Settlement Houses
Community Centers
Saloons
Speakeasies
The rise of gangsters and organized crime were-
negative effects of the Great Depression
negative effects of Industrialization
negative effects of Prohibition
negative effects of World War I
What was the name of Charles Lindbergh's plane?
Secretariat
Black Beauty
Air Force One
The Spirt of St. Louis
What famous jazz singer performed with a big band, was known for his fancy top hats, performed Moody Blues, and performed during the song "Take the A-train.?"
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Louis Armstrong
Bennie Goodman
What musician performed Rhapsody in Blue?
George Gershwin
Duke Ellington
Aaron Copland
John Steinbeck
What novelist wrote the novel The Great Gatsby?
John Steinbeck
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mark Twain
Babe Ruth
Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath which was about a migrant family who traveled to California from the Midwest during the Great Depression?
Ernest Hemingway
Robert Frost
John Steinbeck
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Wright Brothers made this innovation which was an improvement in-
Economics
Transportation
Communication
Electrification
