roaring 20s entertainment

Question 1

radio

who was Reginald Fessenden?

Answer 1

in 1901, he became the first to make a wireless transmission

Question 2

radio

who was Guglielmo Marconi?

Answer 2

in 1901, he started the first Canadian radio station

Question 3

radio

__% of Saskatchewan was rural farms

Answer 3

70

Question 4

radio

what did the radios give people living in isolated areas?

Answer 4

instant news

Question 5

radio

how many radios were there in Canada in 1923?

Answer 5

10 000

Question 6

radio

how many radios were there in Canada in 1929?

Answer 6

297 000

Question 7

radio

what was invented in 1929?

Answer 7

the battery free radio

Question 8

radio

what was introduced on March 22nd, 1923?

Answer 8

Hockey Night in Canada

Question 9

radio

who was Foster Hewitt?

Answer 9

he did the play by play for Hockey Night

Question 10

radio

what influence did the radios introduce?

Answer 10

American

Question 11

sports entertainment

why did amateur and professional women’s sports flourish during this decade?

Answer 11

because of the new sense of women’s equality and extra time

Question 12

sports entertainment

what were the 1920s also known as?

Answer 12

the Golden Age

Question 13

sports entertainment

what was the Bluenose?

Answer 13

a boat which dominated international boating events with an unbeaten record

Question 14

sports entertainment

what was the most prominent sport?

Answer 14

hockey

Question 15

sports entertainment

how did various personalities rise to superstardom?

Answer 15

the radio

Question 16

sports entertainment

what was an example of a major event?

Answer 16

the Grey Cup

Question 17

transportation

how many Canadian communities had street cars?

Answer 17

47

Question 18

transportation

what did the expansion of the railway allow for the first time?

Answer 18

domestic mobility for the wealthy

Question 19

transportation

__________ were in mass production

Answer 19

automobiles

Question 20

transportation
even though the working class could not afford cars, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 20

many homes had a car by 1929

Question 21

steam ship travel

_____________ made life easier for people in the Maritimes and Great Lakes

Answer 21

steam ship travel

Question 22

steam ship travel

though airplanes were still not transporting passengers, they were _____________

Answer 22

delivering mail faster than ever before

Question 23

music and the jazz age

what were the 1920s all about?

Answer 23

jazz

Question 24

music and the jazz age

what was jazz?

Answer 24

a blending of European and West African musical styles of originating in Black America

Question 25

music and the jazz age

who became popular during this period?

Answer 25

Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington

Question 26

music and the jazz age

what was Chautaugua?

Answer 26

a travelling variety show which shared new thoughts, magic shows, and styles of music around Canada

Question 27

fashion

in 1919, teachers contracts stated that dresses and skirts had to be ____________________

Answer 27

less than 2 inches above the ankle

Question 28

fashion

in only a few years, why did hem lines begin to rise?

Answer 28

influence of American silent movies, star personalities, and culture

Question 29

fashion

what did flappers who enjoyed the jazz scene wear and why?

Answer 29

loose fitting clothing and very short hair- they were challenging gender roles

Question 30

fashion

what did men wear?

Answer 30

3 piece suits, jackets, and hats of all kinds

Question 31

fashion

how you dressed indicated your __________________

Answer 31

wealth and class in society