Dive into the dazzling decade of the 1920s, an era famous for its jazz clubs, flappers, and significant social change. Known as the Roaring Twenties or the Jazz Age, this period brought a cultural explosion unlike any other, from the Harlem Renaissance to the rise of infamous gangsters and the landmark Prohibition era.
Can you name the daring pilots, iconic novels, and historic trials that shaped this unforgettable decade? Challenge yourself with these spirited trivia questions that test your knowledge of the highs, lows, and cultural shifts of the 1920s. Whether you’re a history buff or just love a good story, this quiz will get your brain buzzing.
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What other name, besides the Roaring Twenties, are the 1920’s often referred to?
The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age
The Golden Age
The Golden Age
The Age of Prosperity
The Age of Prosperity
The Flapper Era
The Flapper Era
What are the 1920s in the United States commonly called due to the period’s economic prosperity, cultural dynamism, and social change?
The Age of Invention
The Age of Invention
The Silent Years
The Silent Years
The New Era
The New Era
The “Roaring Twenties”
The “Roaring Twenties”
What did the term “flapper” refer to in the 1920s?
A popular newspaper advertisement
A popular newspaper advertisement
An early airplane pilot
An early airplane pilot
A type of dance shoe
A type of dance shoe
Young women who defied traditional norms
Young women who defied traditional norms
What were illegal prohibition era bars known as?
Soda shop
Soda shop
Tea house
Tea house
Speakeasy
Speakeasy
Blind pig
Blind pig
What was the cultural, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem, New York, from the 1910s into the mid-1930s?
The Jazz Awakening
The Jazz Awakening
The New York Bohemia
The New York Bohemia
The Black Arts Movement
The Black Arts Movement
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance
True or false, Jazz became popular through radio, clubs, and dance halls.
False, it was primarily spread through sheet music.
False, it was primarily spread through sheet music.
True
True
False, it was only popular in specific regions.
False, it was only popular in specific regions.
False, it was banned in most public venues.
False, it was banned in most public venues.
What was the title of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel that explores themes of wealth, excess, and the American Dream during the Jazz Age?
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
Who made the first solo transatlantic flight in 1927?
Orville Wright
Orville Wright
Glenn Curtiss
Glenn Curtiss
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
Black Tuesday on October 29th, 1929, is a reference to what event?
The ratification of a new amendment
The ratification of a new amendment
A significant labor strike
A significant labor strike
A major bank robbery
A major bank robbery
The crash of the U.S. stock market
The crash of the U.S. stock market
What was the Scopes Trial?
Fundamentalism VS Darwinism
Fundamentalism VS Darwinism
A trial about Prohibition enforcement
A trial about Prohibition enforcement
A lawsuit over patent rights for a new invention
A lawsuit over patent rights for a new invention
A court case regarding women’s suffrage
A court case regarding women’s suffrage
Who is this famous Chicago gangster?
George Moran
George Moran
Al Capone
Al Capone
John Dillinger
John Dillinger
Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano
What was fear of the spread of communism known as?
The Red Scare
The Red Scare
The Blacklist
The Blacklist
The Cold War
The Cold War
The McCarthyism
The McCarthyism
The 19th amendment, ratified on August 18th, 1920, was a civil rights bombshell that did what?
Abolished child labor nationwide
Abolished child labor nationwide
Established income tax
Established income tax
Granted citizenship to Native Americans
Granted citizenship to Native Americans
Gave women the right to vote
Gave women the right to vote
When was the 19th Amendment ratified, granting women the right to vote in the United States?
August 18, 1920
August 18, 1920
December 5, 1925
December 5, 1925
March 10, 1922
March 10, 1922
July 4, 1918
July 4, 1918
What did the 18th Amendment do?
Banned selling and manufacturing of alcohol
Banned selling and manufacturing of alcohol
Created the federal income tax
Created the federal income tax
Guaranteed freedom of speech
Guaranteed freedom of speech
Established universal suffrage for all citizens
Established universal suffrage for all citizens
What law prohibited manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors in the United States?
The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act
The Volstead Act
The Volstead Act
The Harrison Narcotics Tax Act
The Harrison Narcotics Tax Act
What era did the 18th Amendment launch?
The Suffrage Movement
The Suffrage Movement
The Civil Rights Era
The Civil Rights Era
Prohibition
Prohibition
The Great Depression
The Great Depression
The 18th amendment made what substance illegal during the 1920s?
Tobacco
Tobacco
Cannabis
Cannabis
Opium
Opium
Alcohol
Alcohol
What act provided the legal framework to implement and enforce Prohibition as mandated by the 18th Amendment?
The Volstead Act
The Volstead Act
The Sedition Act
The Sedition Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act
The Espionage Act
The Espionage Act
What were illicit establishments that sold alcoholic beverages during Prohibition known as?
Blind Tigers
Blind Tigers
Speakeasies
Speakeasies
Beer Halls
Beer Halls
Gin Joints
Gin Joints
What was the slang term used to describe suppliers of illegal alcohol?
Moonshiners
Moonshiners
Rumrunners
Rumrunners
Bootleggers
Bootleggers
Gangsters
Gangsters
What was the literacy movement of predominately African American writers?
The Beat Generation
The Beat Generation
The Lost Generation
The Lost Generation
Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
Negritude Movement
Negritude Movement
What was the movement of African-Americans seeking factory work to northern cities?
Urban Shift
Urban Shift
Southern Exodus
Southern Exodus
Rural Exodus
Rural Exodus
Great Migration
Great Migration
Who was dubbed “The King of Jazz” in the 1920s?
Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
The Broadway show “Runnin’ Wild” produced what tune that sparked one of the most popular dances of the 1920’s?
The Charleston
The Charleston
The Fox Trot
The Fox Trot
The Lindy Hop
The Lindy Hop
The Shimmy
The Shimmy
What did you call a group of women who had short hair, were rebellious, bold, and energetic?
Liberated Ladies
Liberated Ladies
Suffragettes
Suffragettes
Dandies
Dandies
Flappers
Flappers
On May 20 – 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, solo nonstop from New York to where?
Berlin
Berlin
Rome
Rome
Paris
Paris
London
London
In 1927, an unknown airmail pilot did what no man had succeeded at before. He flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Everyone knows the pilot was Charles Lindbergh. But, do you know the name of his plane?
Spirit of St. Louis
Spirit of St. Louis
The Lone Eagle
The Lone Eagle
The Atlantic Flyer
The Atlantic Flyer
The Silver Streak
The Silver Streak
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