The Roaring Rhymes Crossword
Across
- 2. The definitive 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald capturing the wealth, excess, and disillusionment of the decade.
- 5. The entertainment medium that exploded in popularity, transitioning from silent films to "talkies."
- 6. The home entertainment technology that grew rapidly, broadcasting jazz, news, and sports to millions.
- 8. Illegal drinking spots that fostered a socially integrated, rebellious nightlife culture.
- 11. The nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.
- 12. The notorious Chicago gangster who dominated the Prohibition-era underworld.
- 14. A highly popular, high-energy dance craze that symbolized the carefree attitude of the era.
Down
- 1. The day in 1929 when Al Capone's gang massacred rival mob members in Chicago.
- 3. The famous 1925 trial in Tennessee that pitted modern science against traditional religious fundamentalism.
- 4. The legendary baseball slugger who became a towering sports icon for the New York Yankees.
- 7. A fashionable young woman of the 1920s known for short hair, short skirts, and rebellion against traditional norms.
- 9. The term coined by F. Scott Fitzgerald to describe the cultural and musical boom of the decade.
- 10. A person who smuggled or manufactured illegal liquor.
- 13. Henry Ford's mass-produced invention that fundamentally changed American society and mobility.