1920’s Info

Question 1

What was the first commercial radio station?

Answer 1

KDKA

Question 2

What did the KDKA do?

Answer 2

Covered Harding-cox presidential election results

Question 3

By 1930, how many households own radios?

Answer 3

60%

Question 4

What was the popular dance among black South Americans?

Answer 4

The Charleston (1923)

Question 5

Who made the Charleston music?

Answer 5

James P. Johnson

Question 6

T/F: the Charleston popularized dancing

Answer 6

True

Question 7

T/F: The Charleston turned into a ballroom dance

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Who brought Mahjong to the west?

Answer 8

Abercrombie and Fitch

Question 9

How many sets of Mahjong were brought?

Answer 9

1200, 000

Question 10

Who popularized flagpole sitting?

Answer 10

Alvin “shipwreck” Kelly

Question 11

What was the law in the 18th amendment on 1922?

Answer 11

Ban alcohol

Question 12

What areas had the most problems with bootlegging?

Answer 12

NYC, Chicago, and Detroit

Question 13

Who was Al Capone?

Answer 13

Mafia boss

Question 14

What did Al Capone do?

Answer 14

“The Chicago outfit” mafia had monopoly over Chicago
- Bootlegging, gambling, murders, etc.

Question 15

How much money did Al Capone earn?

Answer 15

$1.5 mil

Question 16

How did mafias keep their power?

Answer 16

• Money Laundering
• Bribes (for silence)
• Rum running
  Etc.

Question 17

Who was the Texas Guinan?

Answer 17

Actress + speakeasy hostess
“Hello suckers!”
- Vibrant + loud personality

Question 18

What was the St Valentines Day Massacre? (1929, feb 14)

Answer 18

7 people from George Morgan’s gang shot dead in a garage

Question 19

Who was on suspicion of the Valentine’s Day massacre?

Answer 19

Al Capone

Question 20

Evidence against Capone

Answer 20

1. Cadillac sedan (James Morton)
   - borrowed by Magnus Olsen (associate of Capone)
2. Claude Maddox (former Al Capone man) owned the garage

Question 21

Who were Izzy and Moe?

Answer 21

Jewish prohibition agents in NYC (best)
- masters of disguise

Question 22

What happened to Izzy and Moe’s partnership?

Answer 22

Disbanded (1925) due to too much popularity (gangs caught on)

Question 23

What is east egg now?

Answer 23

Upper east side manhattan

Question 24

What is west egg now?

Answer 24

Great Neck, NYC Long Island

Question 25

What is valley of ashes now?

Answer 25

Brooklyn (most alcoholic + crime)

Question 26

What is the theme of Al Capone in reference to the Great Gatsby?

Answer 26

Money can get you out of any situation

Question 27

Who was Alice Paul?

Answer 27

Founded national women’s party + one of the first people to protect the White House - 7 months in prison

Question 28

Who was John scopes?

Answer 28

Teacher who taught Darwin’s theory (against the bible teachings)

Question 29

What did Lindbergh do?

Answer 29

1st to fly over transatlantic (33.5 hours) - took off in Long Island

Question 30

Who were Leopold and Loeb?

Answer 30

Killed 14 year old boy Bobby Franks (thought they were smarter + could commit perfect crime)

Question 31

Who were Sacco and Vanzetti respectively?

Answer 31

1. Shoemaker 2. Fish vendor Both were anarchists

Question 32

April 20, 1920, Robbery of shoe factory, what happened?

Answer 32

- 2 people were killed - $15,000 stolen

Question 33

What is “birth of a nation?”

Answer 33

Movie glorifying KKK

Question 34

T/F: 2 million ppl joined KKK

Answer 34

False: 4 million

Question 35

What happened in 1915?

Answer 35

Revival of KKK

Question 36

Why did the KKK shrink?

Answer 36

Not enough money to pay membership fees (Great depression)

Question 37

What Henry ford a Nazi?

Answer 37

Yes

Question 38

Who was Shoeless Joe Jackson?

Answer 38

Baseball (white Sox) player - took off shoes to win home run - Not guilty for scandal

Question 39

What did Joe do?

Answer 39

Took bribes

Question 40

Who is Richard Byrd?

Answer 40

US naval Academy veteran - Many Antarctic expeditions - medal of honour - 1st to fly over North Pole

Question 41

What did Byrd do?

Answer 41

- fake expeditions (controversial exploit)

Question 42

Who was Rudolph Valentino?

Answer 42

Actor, moved to LA from Italy

Question 43

What were some movies Valentino starred in?

Answer 43

- 4 horsemen of the apocalypse - The eagle

Question 44

What did Valentino do?

Answer 44

Cheated on wife, married mistress before divorce

Question 45

Who was Harry Houdini?

Answer 45

Magician (skills, not illusion) - Doesn’t like supernatural - most famous for Chinese water torture cell

Question 46

What was the book Tom Buchanan read?

Answer 46

“the rising of the coloured empires”

Question 47

Who was Fatty Arbuckle?

Answer 47

Silent film star (poor to rich and career ruined after charged with murder, not guilty)

Question 48

What does the cats meow mean?

Answer 48

Excellent (rich ppl)

Question 49

Define glad rags

Answer 49

Fancy clothes

Question 50

Define berry

Answer 50

Extravagant

Question 51

Define cake basket

Answer 51

Vehicle

Question 52

Define fire extinguisher

Answer 52

Ruin fun

Question 53

Define blue nosed

Answer 53

Overly proper

Question 54

Define egg

Answer 54

Rich person

Question 55

Define beenees

Answer 55

Well put on

Question 56

Types of meals?

Answer 56

Poor mans meal Meatloaf Oyster Rockefeller (most expensive)

Question 57

What’s a flapper?

Answer 57

Liberated and youthful girl