U.S. History Quiz: The Roaring Twenties
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 194
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Questions and Answers
- 1.In 1920, the passing of the 19th amendment establishing gender equality at the polling booths hinged on the vote of this state.
- A.
Illinois
- B.
Tennessee
- C.
California
- D.
Wisconsin
- 2.“So much depends upon” this object, according to William Carlos Williams’ 1923 Imagist poem.
- A.
A handwritten letter
- B.
A dollar bill
- C.
The hands of a clock
- D.
A red wheelbarrow
- 3.This famous baseballer, one of the so-called “Murderers’ Row,” was a prolific hitter for the Yankees throughout the ‘20s and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936.
- A.
Leon Allen "Goose" Goslin
- B.
Bob Meusel
- C.
Babe Ruth
- D.
Joe DiMaggio
- 4.In 1925, this legal case involving a biology teacher brought the issue of evolution curriculum to the nation’s attention.
- A.
The Scopes Trial
- B.
Sacco and Vanzetti
- C.
The Sweet Trials
- D.
Leopold and Loeb
- 5.In “The Great Gatsby,” F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel about the ‘20s, this becomes a symbol of hope.
- A.
A baby’s crib
- B.
A grandfather clock
- C.
A green light
- D.
A cravat
- 6.Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop trans-Atlantic flight in 1927 in a plane with this name.
- A.
The Douglas World Cruiser
- B.
The Wright Flyer
- C.
The Lindy Hop
- D.
The Spirit of St. Louis
- 7.This 1927 feature-length movie was the first with synchronized dialogue, music and sound effects, and gave rise to more “talkies.”
- A.
All Quiet on the Western Front
- B.
King Kong
- C.
The Jazz Singer
- D.
Frankenstein
- 8.In “California, Here I Come,” recorded by Al Jolson in 1924, a “sunkissed miss” says:
- A.
“Don’t be late!”
- B.
“Come on in!”
- C.
“Stay awhile!”
- D.
“Wear some sunscreen!”
- 9.This famed poet is known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance and is the author of “The Weary Blues.”
- A.
Ezra Pound
- B.
T.S. Eliot
- C.
Langston Hughes
- D.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
- 10.This bribery scandal tarnished the image of Warren G. Harding’s administration.
- A.
Hardinggate
- B.
Teapot Dome
- C.
The Flapper Affair
- D.
Watergate
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