Roaring Twenties People

Question 1

Played the trumpet and sang; set new standards for jazz musicians; product of New Orlean’s rich musical culture; nickname Satchmo

Answer 1

Louis Armstrong

Question 2

Italian American actor; known as the Latin Lover; starred in The Sheik; died at 31 causing mass hysteria among females

Answer 2

Rudolph Valentino

Question 3

“The Little Tramp”; icon of the Silent Film Era; kept a positive outlook on life in a world full of chaos; showed that the human spirit has and always will remain the same

Answer 3

Charlie Chaplin

Question 4

First to fly solo across the Atlantic; called the “Lone Eagle”; flew in the Spirit of St. Louis; national hero; infant son was kidnapped from home in Hopewell, NJ and killed

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Charles Lindbergh

Question 5

Hungarian-American; remembered for sensational escape acts; traveled throughout America and Europe; world’s greatest magician

Answer 5

Harry Houdini

Question 6

Golfer; helped create the Masters Tournament; won 4 major golf tournaments in 1 year; most successful amateur golfer ever

Answer 6

Bobby Jones

Question 7

Dancer, singer, and actress; sensation in France though many in America rejected her; known as Creole Goddess; first African American woman to star in films

Answer 7

Josephine Baker

Question 8

“Galloping Ghost”; played for the Chicago Bears; charted member of the Football Hall of Fame; in 2008, ESPN said he was the greatest football player of all time

Answer 8

Red Grange

Question 9

American stage and screen actor; member of the most famous generation of the most theatrical family in America; also its most acclaimed star; nicknamed “The Great Profile”

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John Barrymore

Question 10

“The Flapper!”; nicknamed the “It” girl; starred in 58 films and was America’s first sex symbol

Answer 10

Clara Bow

Question 11

Boxer; had iron strength and killer left hooks; won the heavyweight title and defended it 6 times; universally accepted sports star

Answer 11

Jack Dempsey

Question 12

American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer; had many swashbuckling roles such as Robin Hood and the Thief of Baghdad; hosted the first Oscar Awards ceremony

Answer 12

Douglas Fairbanks

Question 13

American cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, social commentator, and motion picture actor; one of the world’s best-known celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s; had a folksy wit and out shows on Broadway

Answer 13

Will Rogers

Question 14

Evangelist and media celebrity; liked to reach people by the radio; held huge public-faith healing ceremonies; believed America was founded and sustained by divine inspiration

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Aimee Semple McPherson

Question 15

America’s Sweetheart; founding member of the Motion Picture Arts and Science; was recently voted the 24th most important female star; one of her films was Coquette; had a bob; husband was Douglas Fairbanks

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Mary Pickford

Question 16

Associated with football and Notre Dame; considered one of the greatest football coaches of all time; emphasized quickness, deception, and finesse; had 5 undefeated teams and won 3 national championships

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Knute Rockne

Question 17

“Bambino”; played 22 seasons in major league baseball; most remembered as a Yankee; was premiere left hand pitcher; in the Baseball Hall of Fame

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Babe Ruth

Question 18

Boxer and world heavy weight champion of the world; retired undefeated; ring magazines first ever Boxer of the Year; wrote a book called A Man Must Fight

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Gene Tunney

Question 19

Baseball player who became an evangelist; attracted large crowds with the new electronic sound system; supported Prohibition; on average, preached 42 sermons a month

Answer 19

Billy Sunday

Question 20

American who competed in the Olympics; first woman to swim the English Channel

Answer 20

Gertrude Ederle