HISTORY QUIZ NO. 18 20'S NOSTALGIA
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:34 pm1. In 1923 confectioner Frank C. Mars had a hit with his first candy bar. What was it?
MILKY WAY
2. Where were the 1928 summer Olympics held?
AMSTERDAM
3. In the 1920s who established the first Soviet forced labor camp?
LEWIN
4. What was Charles Lindbergh's nickname?
THE LONE EAGLE
5. Bill Robinson was known as Mr. Bojangles. What did he do in the entertainment field?
TAP DANCE
6. The first sound cartoon was in 1928. Can you name it?
STEAMBOAT WILLIE
7. How much did Model T Fords sell for in 1924?
A. $500.00 B. $100.00 C. $290.00 D. $400.00
C) $290.00
8. What was the first nationwide radio network?
A. NBC B. ABC C. BBC D. CBS
A) NBC
9. (True or False) 'Mein Kampf' was written by Hitler in his mountain hideaway?
FALSE
10. Who was exiled from Russia in 1928?
TROTSKY
11. Songwriter Irving Berlin was born on the Lower East Side of New York City. True or False
FALSE
12. Charles Lindbergh's father did what for a living?
POLITICIAN
13. In the Broadway version of 'The Jazz Singer' who played the lead?
GEORGE JESSEL
14. America's' Cowboy Philosopher', Will Rogers, was born in what state?
OKLAHOMA
15. What was the name of Edgar Bergen's first dummy?
CHARLIE MCCARTHY
16. In 1928 Amelia Earhart flew across the Atlantic Ocean. True or False
TRUE
17. Where was the locale of F. Scott Fitzgerald's, 'The Great Gatsby'?
LONG ISLAND'S NORTH SHORE
18. In what year did the production of Ford's Model A begin?
A. 1927 B. 1928 C. 1925 D. 1930
A) 1927
19. What was Al Capone's first name?
ALPHONSE
20. Primo De Rivera became the dictator of what country in the 20s?
SPAIN
MILKY WAY
2. Where were the 1928 summer Olympics held?
AMSTERDAM
3. In the 1920s who established the first Soviet forced labor camp?
LEWIN
4. What was Charles Lindbergh's nickname?
THE LONE EAGLE
5. Bill Robinson was known as Mr. Bojangles. What did he do in the entertainment field?
TAP DANCE
6. The first sound cartoon was in 1928. Can you name it?
STEAMBOAT WILLIE
7. How much did Model T Fords sell for in 1924?
A. $500.00 B. $100.00 C. $290.00 D. $400.00
C) $290.00
8. What was the first nationwide radio network?
A. NBC B. ABC C. BBC D. CBS
A) NBC
9. (True or False) 'Mein Kampf' was written by Hitler in his mountain hideaway?
FALSE
10. Who was exiled from Russia in 1928?
TROTSKY
11. Songwriter Irving Berlin was born on the Lower East Side of New York City. True or False
FALSE
12. Charles Lindbergh's father did what for a living?
POLITICIAN
13. In the Broadway version of 'The Jazz Singer' who played the lead?
GEORGE JESSEL
14. America's' Cowboy Philosopher', Will Rogers, was born in what state?
OKLAHOMA
15. What was the name of Edgar Bergen's first dummy?
CHARLIE MCCARTHY
16. In 1928 Amelia Earhart flew across the Atlantic Ocean. True or False
TRUE
17. Where was the locale of F. Scott Fitzgerald's, 'The Great Gatsby'?
LONG ISLAND'S NORTH SHORE
18. In what year did the production of Ford's Model A begin?
A. 1927 B. 1928 C. 1925 D. 1930
A) 1927
19. What was Al Capone's first name?
ALPHONSE
20. Primo De Rivera became the dictator of what country in the 20s?
SPAIN
