History Quiz / From the 1920s

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Can you name the people and things from the 1920s?

by moogles
Quiz Updated Jan 31, 2012

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This composer wrote Rhapsody in Blue in 1924
'Musical' nickname of the 1920s
This black nationalist leader was deported by the U.S. back to Jamaica in 1927
Nickname for films that incorporated spoken dialogue
This Egyptian's tomb was discovered intact in 1922
The color associated with the week of the Stock Market Crash of 1929
This art movement associated with Dali began in the early 1920s
He flew the first solo transatlantic flight, from New York to Paris
The African-American 'Renaissance' of cultural and intellectual life occurred in this US neighbourhood in the 1920s
This man became the leader of the world's first fascist government
The Scopes Monkey Trial took place in this U.S. State in 1925
He was the regent of Ethiopia during the entire decade
Term for the 'new breed' of young woman who flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behaviour
He was the MLB player with the most Home Runs, RBIs, and highest batting average in the National League over the course of the decade
The British government unilaterally ended its protectorate over this country
This dance named after a city in South Carolina became popular in 1923
Prohibition occurred in the U.S. for the entire decade thanks to this amendment
He was the Pope for most of the decade, beginning in February 1922
The name Gertrude Stein gave to the group of American expatriate writers and artists living in Europe during the decade
Iconic jazz trumpeter nicknamed 'Satchmo' who came to prominence in the 1920s
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