Jeopardy: 1920s Remix

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Jeopardy 1920s Remix

• Ms. Zomparelli
• English 211H
• Fall 2008

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Facts about Fitzgerald For 100

• True or False Fitzgerald believed the American
  dream was achievable.

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Facts about Fitzgerald For 200

• Fitzgeralds Lake Forest girlfriend dumped him
  because he was
• Not attractive enough
• Not rich enough
• Not funny enough
• Not famous enough

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Facts about Fitzgerald For 300

• From what addiction did Francis Scott Keys
  Fitzgerald (F. Scott) suffer?
• Alcoholism
• Gambling
• Cocaine
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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Facts about Fitzgerald For 400

• Approximately how much money did Fitzgerald make
  in royalties on The Great Gatsby?
• 13.13
• 131.30
• 1313.00
• 13,130.00

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Facts about Fitzgerald For 500

• Which of the following writers both admired
  Fitzgerald and criticized his flawed,
  self-defeating personality?
• Sylvia Plath
• Henry David Thoreau
• Ernest Hemmingway
• Arthur Miller

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Fitzgerald Family Ties For 100

• When Fitzgerald was engaged to his future wife,
  why did she break off the engagement for a time?
• She was still in love with someone else.
• She thought Fitzgerald cheated on her.
• She didnt think he could financially support
  her.
• Her father didnt approve.

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Fitzgerald Family Ties For 200

• Fitzgerald married a gorgeous daredevil other men
  were in love with, and her name was
• Zelda
• Jeanie
• Katerina
• Melinda

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Fitzgerald Family Ties For 300

• Fitzgerald quit his schooling at Princeton
  University in 1917 to
• Travel Europe to find inspiration for his current
  novel
• Care for his dying father in St. Paul, Minnesota.
• Join the army and serve in WWI
• Write anti-war editorials for the New York Times

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Fitzgerald Family Ties For 400

• Fitzgerald was attracted to his wifes wildness,
  but it was this source of the wildness that
  destroyed their marriage.
• Uncontrollable attraction to men
• Obsession with materialism
• Addiction to alcohol drugs
• Mental illness

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Fitzgerald Family Ties For 500

• What event occurred in the Fitzgeralds marriage
  that
• F. Scott Fitzgerald used as fuel for his
  writing?
• A possible affair
• A spiritual renewal
• An inability to have children
• Financial bankruptcy

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Lifestyles in the 1920s For 100

• This term was the label for women who wore short
  skirts and bobbed their hair. They smoked,
  drank, wore makeup and were considered
  promiscuous.

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Lifestyles in the 1920s For 200

• All of the following were inventions of the 1920s
  EXCEPT
• Mr. Potato Head
• Hairdryer
• Kool Aid
• The Lie Detector

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Lifestyles in the 1920s For 300

• What percentage of Americans had electricity in
  their homes in 1920?
• 20
• 35
• 50
• 65

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Lifestyles in the 1920s For 400

• Which of the following was NOT a popular dance in
  the 1920s?
• Charleston
• Shimmy
• Black Bottom
• Twist

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Lifestyles in the 1920s For 500

• 100 in 1920 would be the equivalent of how much
  money in 2005?
• 505
• 1005
• 3055
• 10,505

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1920s in the News for 100

• The 18th Amendment to the Constitution banned the
  sale or consumption of alcohol in 1920 under
  President Woodrow Wilson, but was later repealed
  in 1933. This time period is often referred to
  by what name?

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1920s in the News for 200

• The Chicago Black Sox were given this name in
  1919 because
• They all wore black socks for good luck.
• They were the first team to have an African
  American player.
• They accepted bribes and threw the World Series.
• They used profane language against the Cincinnati
  Reds after losing.

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1920s in the News for 300

• The womens suffrage movement had a huge victory
  when this happened on August 18, 1920.
• The 19th Amendment was passed.
• California allowed women to own property.
• Anita Hill won a sexual harassment case that was
  taken to the Supreme Court.
• The New York Times hired a female journalist to
  cover the front page headlines.

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1920s in the News for 400

• John Scopes, a high school teacher, was found
  guilty of violating the Butler Act when he taught
  this topic in school, beginning a controversial
  debate that continues today.
• Abortion
• Communism
• Civil Rights
• Evolution

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1920s in the News for 500

• The first commercial radio station went on air
  in 1920 in this city.
• Pittsburg
• Los Angeles
• Charleston
• Detroit

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The Culture of the Twenties For 100

• In the 1920s, people who illegally sold alcohol
  were referred to by this name.

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The Culture of the Twenties For 200

• This type of music became popular in the Roaring
  Twenties.
• Tango
• Bluegrass
• Jazz
• Ragtime

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The Culture of the Twenties For 300

• African American music and literature first
  exploded in a New York City neighborhood,
  sparking what cultural renaissance?

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The Culture of the Twenties For 400

• A new Chevy superior roadster, one of the first
  cars, cost how much in 1924?
• 180
• 490
• 1090
• 3475

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The Culture of the Twenties For 500

• Which of the following foods are matched with
  their correct prices in 1925?
• 10 lbs of potatoes cost 0.10
• ½ gallon of milk cost 0.28
• 1 lb of round beef steak cost 0.99
• 1 dozen eggs cost 0.25

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