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Roaring 1920's Quizziz Game

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was the first character made by Walt Disney?

a)

Goofy

b)

Mickey Mouse

c)

Oswalt the Cat

d)

Donald Duck

2.

What genre of music became popularized in the early 1920's and 1930's?

a)

Jazz

b)

Country

c)

Hip-Hope

d)

Rock n Roll

e)

Metal

3.

What term best describes the United States economy after World War I?

a)

Stagnant

b)

Depression

c)

Warlike

d)

Prosperity

4.

Select the individuals who contributed to the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920's and 1930's.

a)

John Steinbeck

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Bessie Smith

d)

Langston Hughes

e)

George Gershwin

5.

The painting featured here reflects what event in US history?

a)

Great Depression

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

Emancipation of Slavery

d)

Great Migration

6.

What individual was referred to as "The Empress of the Blues?"

a)

Billie Holiday

b)

Georgia O'Keefe

c)

Ella Baker

d)

Martha Graham

e)

Bessie Smith

7.

What professional sport became popular in the 1920's?

a)

Football

b)

Hockey

c)

Basketball

d)

Baseball

8.

Complete the analogy. Duke Ellington: Musician as F. Scott Fitzgerald: ______________________________

a)

Literature

b)

Politics

c)

Artist

d)

Military

9.

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-

a)

Fly Girls

b)

Goo-Goo Girls

c)

Rosie the Riveter

d)

Flappers

10.

What African American writer and poet wrote poems that expressed black culture and about racial equality during the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Paul Lawrence Dunbar

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

Oprah Winfrey

11.

Illegal drinking clubs that sold alcohol during Prohibition were called-

a)

Speakeasies

b)

Saloons

c)

Social Clubs

d)

Settlement Houses

12.

What famous African American poet and novelist who combined the experiences of African and American cultural roots?

a)

Ernest Hemingway

b)

John Steinbeck

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Langston Hughes

13.

This newspaper headline reflects support for-

a)

Women's Suffrage

b)

New Deal Conservation Programs

c)

Banning of Alcohol

d)

Taxation of Personal Incomes

14.

What musicians wrote uniquely American music in the 1920's and 1930's?

a)

Billie Holiday

b)

George Gershwin

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Aaron Copland

15.

Which of the following are TRUE about the musician featured?

a)

He wrote uniquely American musical compositions such as Appalachian Spring and The Tender Land.

b)

He was a famous jazz trumpeter from New Orleans.

c)

He was pianist who had big bands and performed "Take the A-train."

d)

He sung the song "Oh What A Wonderful World."

e)

He was a novelist who wrote stories about the strength of migrant workers during the Great Depression.

16.

What event brought the Roaring 1920's to an end?

a)

World War One

b)

Cold War

c)

Stock Market Crash

d)

Hebert Hoover's Presidency

17.

The Stock Market Crash of 1929 happened because-

a)

International tariffs were declining

b)

War broke out in Europe

c)

Americans stopped purchasing stocks

d)

Investors over-speculated the price of stocks and when market crashed, they couldn't repay the money they borrowed for stocks

18.

What famous female aviator was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. She disappeared without a trace.

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Babe Didrikson Zaharias

c)

Betsy Coleman

d)

Amelia Earhart

19.

The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 was based on the controversial topic of-

a)

Prohibition

b)

the Back To Africa Movement

c)

the Teapot Dome Scandal

d)

Evolution being taught in schools

20.

The Red Scare of the 1920's was the fear of the rise of _____________________ in the United States.

a)

Racial Violence

b)

People wearing red

c)

Fascism

d)

Communism

e)

Democracy

21.

What female artist painted urban scenes, scenes from the Southwest, and artwork that up close and detailed?

a)

Georgia O'Keefe

b)

Zora Neale Hurston

c)

Maya Angelou

d)

Bessie Smith

22.

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?

a)

Back to Africa Movement

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

Black Reconstruction

d)

Harlem Renaissance

23.

Select the impacts the automobile had on the daily life of the American in the early 20th century.

a)

People lived where they worked.

b)

Growth of suburban areas

c)

Increased mobility to travel anywhere

d)

People didn't have live where they worked.

e)

Industries such as oil, steel, auto, gas stations, hotels, road construction, and drive in movie business grew

24.

Besides movies, what other form of entertainment did Americans begin to enjoy in the 1920's and 1930's?

a)

Social Media

b)

Radio

c)

Television

d)

Writing letters

25.

David Sarnoff and Guglielmo Marconi were inventors who influenced what major American industry?

a)

Steel

b)

Radio Broadcasting

c)

Oil and Gas

d)

Textile

e)

Meatpacking

26.

What writer and novelist coined the phrase "Jazz Age?"

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

John Steinbeck

c)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

d)

Ernest Hemingway

27.

In what city did Jazz music originate?

a)

Chicago

b)

New York

c)

Atlanta

d)

New Orleans

28.

What American novelist and author wrote books that portrayed the strength of migrant workers during the Great Depression?

a)

Robert Frost

b)

John Steinbeck

c)

Ernest Hemingway

d)

Langston Hughes

29.

After what conflict in US history did Americans have much hope and optimism during the early 1900's?

a)

Spanish American War

b)

Great Depression

c)

Civil War

d)

World War I

e)

World War II

30.

Select the THREE major advancements that improved communication for Americans in the early 1900's.

a)

Television

b)

Radio

c)

Internet

d)

Movies

e)

Telephone

31.

True of False: In the 1920's, more Americans moved from rural areas to cities.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Complete the analogy. Wright Brothers: Airplane as _____________________: Telephone

a)

Garrett A. Morgan

b)

James Watt

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

33.

Illegal drink clubs where people bought and consumed alcohol during Prohibition were called-

a)

Settlement Houses

b)

Community Centers

c)

Saloons

d)

Speakeasies

34.

The rise of gangsters and organized crime were-

a)

negative effects of the Great Depression

b)

negative effects of Industrialization

c)

negative effects of Prohibition

d)

negative effects of World War I

35.

What was the name of Charles Lindbergh's plane?

a)

Secretariat

b)

Black Beauty

c)

Air Force One

d)

The Spirt of St. Louis

36.

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.?"

a)

Duke Ellington

b)

Count Basie

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Bennie Goodman

37.

What musician performed Rhapsody in Blue?

a)

George Gershwin

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

Aaron Copland

d)

John Steinbeck

38.

What novelist wrote the novel The Great Gatsby?

a)

John Steinbeck

b)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

c)

Mark Twain

d)

Babe Ruth

39.

Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath which was about a migrant family who traveled to California from the Midwest during the Great Depression?

a)

Ernest Hemingway

b)

Robert Frost

c)

John Steinbeck

d)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

40.

The Wright Brothers made this innovation which was an improvement in-

a)

Economics

b)

Transportation

c)

Communication

d)

Electrification