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The Roaring Twenties was a time period where cartoons began to grow in popularity. What is the name of this cartoon feline who became an early icon of the medium?
Magnolia
Felix
Garfield
LuLu
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The Roaring Twenties were led-into by the end of what war that raged between 1914 and 1918?
The Crimean War
The Spanish War
World War One
World War Two
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Another important lead-up to the Roaring Twenties was an epidemic around 1918 of what illness that stalled global markets until the Twenties brought a relief from the outbreak?
Whopping cough
The scarlet fever
The measles
The Spanish flu
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What is the name of the African-American-invented music genre that was inspired by blues and soul music and that dominated the Roaring Twenties?
Trance
Blue grass
Rock and roll
Jazz
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The Roaring Twenties' economic prosperity and later economic downturn were the result of what type of economic policy that is the French word for "leave alone"?
Laissez-faire
Avons-mes
Cecille-forte
Kabara-tonne
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What is the name of the author of The Great Gatsby who, along with his wife Zelda, became an icon of the Twenties embodying the era's glamorous trappings?
Walt Whitman
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Heman Poppler
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What silent comedian known as "The Great Stone Face" starred in iconic Twenties comedies such as The General, Sherlock Jr., and The Cameraman?
Charlie Chaplin
Buster Keaton
Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
Michael Rhodes
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What is the common name given to the Tennessee trial during the 20s where it was hotly debated whether or not teachers at public schools could teach the theory of evolution?
The Children's Future Trial
The Origins of Mankind Trial
The Scopes Monkey Trial
The Dunkel-Darwin Trial
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What car, that is also known as the Tin Lizzy, became one of the first widely commercially available cars in America as it made Ford Motor Co. into an automotive empire during the Twenties?
The Sidewinder
The Laurie-Anne
The Model T
The Taurus
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The prosperity of the Roaring Twenties extended across most of the western world. In France, they called the era "Annees Folles" which translates to what in English?
The Crazy Years
The Fun Days
The Weekly Wonders
Heaven on Earth
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Feminism began to gain further steam in the Roaring Twenties following the approval of what constitutional amendment in America that gave women the right to vote?
The 17th Amendment
The 19th Amendment
The 22nd Amendment
The 25th Amendment
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What artistic style that features simple cubist shapes and bold pronounced colors dominated the Roaring Twenties in painting and architecture?
Fresco
Art Deco
Impressionism
Romanticism
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What is the name of the famous Polish Art Deco master who was particularly known for her work in portraiture of Europe's aristocracy?
Tamara de Lempicka
Leslie der Kurzlogge
Antonia Stoklasa
Regina Howe-Cabeller
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What man became the President of the United States from 1921-1923 thanks to his promise to Americans that he would make the country "Return to normalcy" following World War One?
Warren G. Harding
Harry S. Truman
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
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What is the common name given to the 1921-1923 political scandal in America where it was discovered that Warren G. Harding's Secretary of the Interior was accepting bribes to give oil companies preferred rates on drilling rights?
The Big Soup Scandal
The XYZ Affair
The Watergate Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal
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What is the name of the famous pilot who completed the world's first Transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis?
William Meynard
Audie Murphy
Charlie Chaplin
Charles Lindbergh
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The Era of Prohibition was started by what constitutional amendment in the U.S.?
The 18th Amendment
The 21st Amendment
The 23rd Amendment
The 25th Amendment
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Which of the following terms refers to the bars and clubs that would sell alcohol illegally in the U.S. during Prohibition?
Fluterrtons
Speakeasies
Jitterbugs
Hushdallies
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Mobsters like Johnny Torrio and Al Capone turned what American city into a mobster's paradise thanks to their bootlegging profits and racketeering?
Miami
Toledo
Chicago
San Diego
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One of the visionary voices of the Roaring Twenties was what "Busboy poet" who wrote such classics as "Mother to Son" and "The Weary Blues"?
Langston Hughes
Albert Foster
Malcolm Ironburgh
Calvin Dale
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What club in 1923 opened within Harlem to become one of the centers of culture in the Roaring Twenties thanks to its constant hosting of some of the era's most defining musicians?
The New York Knight
The Cotton Club
Joey's Corner
The Sing Sing
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What is the common nickname given to women during the Roaring Twenties who were known for their indulgences in the age's nightlife and for their greater independence than many generations of women who came before had?
Millies
Rollers
Flappers
Bobbies
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1928 saw the beginning of what monumental radio situation comedy about two men who ran a cab company together?
The Honeymooners
Taxi
Wallie Springs
Amos 'n' Andy
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The Weimar Republic of Germany experienced great economic turmoil through a good portion of the Twenties because of the country's debts from World War One that were placed upon them by what treaty?
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Greenville
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After President Warren G. Harding's death in 1923, what man ascended to the presidency largely carrying on the goals of his predecessor?
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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What is the name of the famous trumpet player called "Satchmo" who became a juggernaut in the jazz scene of the Roaring Twenties?
George Gershwin
Cab Calloway
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
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What is the name of the group of writers like Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein who embraced modernist trends following their disillusionment with mankind following World War One?
The Lost Generation
The Slaughterhouse Five
The Saps' Club
The Yesteryears
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In 1921, what American city experienced an infamous massacre where White citizens killed 29 of their Black neighbors and burnt down 35 square blocks of Black-owned property?
Detroit
Oakland
Mobile
Tulsa
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1924's "Rhapsody in Blue" was an iconic piece of music celebrating the jazz age and was written by what American composer?
George Gershwin
Michael Raelin
Oscar Patrick
Alexander Zellinger
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The Roaring Twenties came to an abrupt end in 1929 when what infamous day signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?
Black Tuesday
White Wednesday
Blue Saturday
Red Sunday
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