1920’s Quiz

1. 1) What was the major global economic event that marked the end of the 1920s?

   • The Industrial Revolution
   • The Rise of Communism
   • The Wall Street Crash of 1929
   • The Formation of the United Nations

2. 2) Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution, passed in 1920, granted women the right to vote?

   • The 19th Amendment
   • The 18th Amendment
   • The 20th Amendment
   • The 17th Amendment

3. 3) What was the popular name for the 1920s, reflecting the decade’s cultural dynamism?

   • The Roaring Twenties
   • The Soaring Twenties
   • The Booming Twenties
   • The Glowing Twenties

4. 4) Which 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald is considered a quintessential portrayal of the Jazz Age?

   • The Great Gatsby
   • This Side of Paradise
   • Ulysses
   • Brave New World

5. 5) Who was a famous trumpet player and singer who became an influential figure in jazz during the 1920s?

   • Louis Armstrong
   • Duke Ellington
   • Benny Goodman
   • John Coltrane

6. 6) What was the cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance?

   • A flourishing of African-American art, music, and literature in New York City
   • An architectural movement in Chicago
   • A political movement in Washington, D.C.
   • A technological boom in Silicon Valley

7. 7) Which event, starting in the late 1920s, significantly impacted U.S. agriculture?

   • The Dust Bowl
   • The Gold Rush
   • The Industrial Revolution
   • The Tech Boom

8. 8) What was the major illegal activity associated with the Prohibition era in the 1920s?

   • Bootlegging
   • Bank Robbery
   • Insider Trading
   • Cybercrime

9. 9) Which famous American pilot made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?

   • Charles Lindbergh
   • Amelia Earhart
   • Howard Hughes
   • Wright Brothers

10. 10) What type of music, emerging primarily from African American communities in the 1920s, became very popular during this decade?

    • Jazz
    • Rock n’ Roll
    • Classical
    • Blues

“Great job! You’ve jazzed your way through the Roaring Twenties! Keep swinging to the rhythm of learning!”

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