HISTORY QUIZ NO. 18 20'S NOSTALGIA

[magpie in the 80's]

1. 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

[FlyingHigh]

17/ New York

[A Mum]

1) Wasn't a Mars Bar was it ??

[Ian]

1) Wasn't a Mars Bar was it ??

That was my first thought (the obvious one), but I'm not 100% sure. I think the Milky Way came first

[A Mum]

1) Wasn't a Mars Bar was it ??

That was my first thought (the obvious one), but I'm not 100% sure. I think the Milky Way came first

Well Magpie in the 80's is used to me having the 'dumb answer/questions' ... so I had to ask

[Ian]

You still could be right, I just seem to remember something about the Milky Way being a early Mars product

[Ian]

2 Amsterdam

[magpie in the 80's]

2 Amsterdam

CORRECT IAN

[magpie in the 80's]

1) Wasn't a Mars Bar was it ??

That was my first thought (the obvious one), but I'm not 100% sure. I think the Milky Way came first

CORRECT IAN

[magpie in the 80's]

1) Wasn't a Mars Bar was it ??

INCORRECT MUM

[magpie in the 80's]

17/ New York

INCORRECT FH

[Kahuna]

6/ Steamboat Willie
9/ False,didn't he write it in gaol?
19/ Alphonse

[magpie in the 80's]

6/ Steamboat Willie
9/ False,didn't he write it in gaol?
19/ Alphonse

ALL CORRECT K

[FattyLumpkin]

13. Al Jolson ??

[Hazbeen]

5. Dance
10. Karl Marx

[magpie in the 80's]

5. Dance........CLOSE ENOUGH
10. Karl Marx..............INCORRECT

[Ingall]

10 Trotsky ?

[magpie in the 80's]

13. Al Jolson ??

incorrect FL

[magpie in the 80's]

10 Trotsky ?

correct ingall

[magpie in the 80's]

what has happened to the history fans out there. still 14 Q's to answer here guys