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Remember the 20s? Trivia Quiz

How much do you remember the 1920s? Harding dies in office and Coolidge is elected US president. Stalin assumes dictatorial powers in the USSR. Hitler is imprisoned. The stock market crashed. What else??

A multiple-choice quiz by arsalanrizvi. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
arsalanrizvi

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
87,334

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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2581

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Question 1 of 10

1. 1921. The ___________ philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein writes the "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus". Hint

Austrian

Swiss

French

Romanian

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Question 2 of 10

2. 1922. The __________________ opens in Washington, D.C. Hint

Jefferson Memorial

Jackson Memorial

Washington Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

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Question 3 of 10

3. 1923. Spanish painter ________________ finishes 'The Lovers'. Hint

Lautrec

Michelangelo

Degas

Picasso

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Question 4 of 10

4. 1924. The first winter Olympics were held in ___________. Hint

USA

Japan

USSR

France

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Question 5 of 10

5. 1925. _________________ publishes "The Hollow Men". Hint

Sinclair Lewis

F. Scott Fitzgerald

T. S. Eliot

Gertrude Stein

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Question 6 of 10

6. 1926. In China _________________ assumes control of government. Hint

Min Chu Lhe

Chiang Kai-Shek

Zhiang Pun-Chi

Mao Zedong

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Question 7 of 10

7. 1927. Al Capone becomes one of the richest men in the USA.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. 1928. _________________ Party candidate Herbert Hoover is elected the 31st US President.

Democratic

Republican

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Question 9 of 10

9. 1929. Stalin expels ________________ from the USSR. Hint

Trotsky

Nicholas II

Kerensky

Lenin

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Question 10 of 10

10. 1930. _______________ wins the first FIFA World Cup. Hint

Argentina

Uruguay

Brazil

USA

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 1921. The ___________ philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein writes the "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus".

Answer: Austrian

The book dealt with the school of philosophy known as logical positivism.

2. 1922. The __________________ opens in Washington, D.C.

Answer: Lincoln Memorial

The memorial was built at a cost of three million dollars on the banks of the Potomac River.

3. 1923. Spanish painter ________________ finishes 'The Lovers'.

Answer: Picasso

4. 1924. The first winter Olympics were held in ___________.

Answer: France

They were held in Chamonix, France.

5. 1925. _________________ publishes "The Hollow Men".

Answer: T. S. Eliot

6. 1926. In China _________________ assumes control of government.

Answer: Chiang Kai-Shek

He was a great nationalist. He assumed control after the death of Sun Yat Sen the previous year.

7. 1927. Al Capone becomes one of the richest men in the USA.

Answer: True

The Supreme Court declares that illegal activities can be taxed; another attempt to handicap the Chicago crime boss.

8. 1928. _________________ Party candidate Herbert Hoover is elected the 31st US President.

Answer: Republican

He served for one term and was replaced by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933.

9. 1929. Stalin expels ________________ from the USSR.

Answer: Trotsky

Trotsky was assassinated by a Soviet agent in Mexico City, Mexico, eleven years later.

10. 1930. _______________ wins the first FIFA World Cup.

Answer: Uruguay

Uruguay defeated Argentine 4-2.

Source: Author arsalanrizvi

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