Jazz Age and Entertainment

Question 1

Name one famous musician from 1920s USA.

Answer 1

Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holliday

Question 2

By 1929 how many homes had a radio?

Answer 2

10 million

Question 3

Name 3 sports that increased in popularity in 1920s.

Answer 3

Golf, baseball, boxing, American football

Question 4

How did an interest in sports increase car ownership?

Answer 4

travelling to see sports

Question 5

What were the Charleston and Black bottom?

Answer 5

Dances

Question 6

By 1929 how many people were going to the cinema each week?

Answer 6

110 million

Question 7

Name a big film company that developed in LA during 1920s.

Answer 7

MGM, Paramount, Warner Bros

Question 8

Who starred in the first talkie ‘Jazz Singer’?

Answer 8

Al Jolson

Question 9

Name any famous actor/comedian from 1920s?

Answer 9

Rudolf Valentino, Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy

Question 10

Why was Charles Lindbergh an American hero?

Answer 10

First man to fly solo across Atlantic

Question 11

During the 1920s, average weekly wages rose by what?

Answer 11

11% ( more disposable income for leisure and entertainment)

Question 12

How many radio stations were there by the end of 1922 in America?

Answer 12

508

Question 13

Name two famous baseball teams in the 1920s?

Answer 13

Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees

Question 14

What is the name of the film industry based in LA that flourished in the 1920s with silent films and the first talkies?

Answer 14

Hollywood