Historical Events and Innovations in 1920s America Quiz

Test your knowledge of the Roaring Twenties with questions on Prohibition, Jazz Age, iconic figures, inventions, and cultural movements!

#1

Who was famously known as 'The Great Gatsby' in the 1920s?

F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Sinclair Lewis
T.S. Eliot
#2

Which cultural movement, advocating for the rejection of traditional norms and values, emerged in the 1920s?

Suffrage Movement
Flapper Movement
Temperance Movement
Civil Rights Movement
#3

Who was the President of the United States during most of the 1920s, often associated with the era of prosperity?

Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
#4

What iconic music genre, characterized by improvisation and syncopation, gained popularity during the Harlem Renaissance?

Blues
Jazz
Country
Classical
#5

What landmark legislation was passed in 1920 granting women the right to vote in the United States?

Civil Rights Act of 1964
19th Amendment
Equal Rights Amendment
Reconstruction Acts
#6

Which famous gangster rose to prominence during the 1920s due to his involvement in bootlegging and organized crime?

Al Capone
John Dillinger
Bonnie Parker
John Gotti
#7

Which event marked the beginning of Prohibition in the United States?

Passage of the Volstead Act
Ratification of the 18th Amendment
Wall Street Crash of 1929
Stock Market Boom of 1920
#8

Who was the iconic figure associated with the Harlem Renaissance, known for his poems, essays, and plays?

Langston Hughes
Zora Neale Hurston
W.E.B. Du Bois
James Weldon Johnson
#9

What significant event occurred on October 29, 1929, which is considered the start of the Great Depression?

Passage of the Social Security Act
Stock Market Crash
The Bonus Army March
Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
#10

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928?

Amelia Earhart
Bessie Coleman
Katherine Stinson
Harriet Quimby
#11

Which famous novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald captures the spirit of the Roaring Twenties and critiques the American Dream?

The Sun Also Rises
A Farewell to Arms
This Side of Paradise
The Great Gatsby
#12

What major scandal rocked the United States during the presidency of Warren G. Harding?

Watergate Scandal
Teapot Dome Scandal
Iran-Contra Affair
Whiskey Ring Scandal
#13

Which innovation greatly contributed to the rise of consumer culture in the 1920s?

Assembly line production
Television broadcasting
Internet connectivity
Telegraph communication
#14

Who invented the first practical television system in the 1920s?

Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
John Logie Baird
Alexander Graham Bell
#15

Who coined the term 'the Jazz Age' to describe the cultural boom of the 1920s?

Langston Hughes
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Zelda Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
#16

What was the name of the movement promoting the consumption and production of alcohol in defiance of Prohibition laws in the 1920s?

Temperance Movement
Suffrage Movement
Flapper Movement
Speakeasy Movement

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