Roaring Twenties quiz
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Which music gave the 1920s their nickname, 'the ... Age'?
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What were bob-haired young women of the 1920s called?
Answer: Flappers
Why: A 1921 Utah bill proposed penalties for wearing skirts more than three inches above the ankle.
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Which Americans struggled through most of the 1920s boom?
Answer: Farmers
Why: As Europe's farms recovered after World War I, demand for US crops fell and the surpluses sent prices tumbling.
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What filled the first book Simon & Schuster published, in 1924?
Answer: Crosswords
Why: Each copy sold for $1.35 with a pencil attached, ready for solving.
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Who wrote The Great Gatsby, published in 1925?
Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Why: It sold poorly at first: by October 1925, fewer than 20,000 copies had been sold.
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How long did the first Academy Awards ceremony, in 1929, last?
Answer: 15 minutes
Why: The winners had already been announced three months before the ceremony.
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Which day saw the Dow's steepest fall of the 1929 crash?
Answer: October 28
Why: Black Tuesday came next: on October 29 the Dow lost another 11.73% as about 16 million shares changed hands.
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