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WHHS Scavenger Hunt
1920s
Question | Answer |
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Flapper | giddy, attractive and slightly unconventional young thing who was a somewhat foolish girl inclined to be rebellious |
Great Commoner | William Jennings Bryan |
Harlem Renaissance | 1920s black literature and music flourishes in Harlem, NYC |
Empress of the Blues | Bessie Smith |
Charleston | popular dance in 1920s |
Jazz | the term applied to a way of dancing, a type of music, and a synonym for sexual intercourse |
two names for 1920s | Jazz Age, Roaring Twenties |
William Randolph Hearst | wealthy newspaper and magazine owner |
Erte | famous fashion illustrator for Harper's Bazaar magazine |
St. Valentine's Day Massacre | end of the Moran gang by Al Capone |
Charles Lindberg | aviator who made the first transatlantic flight alone |
Clara Bow's nickname | The "It girl" |
Lord Carnarvon | found King Tut's tomb |
How did magician Harry Houdini die? | ruptured appendix |
birthplace of jazz | New Orleans |