1924 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ramsay MacDonald

Ramsay MacDonald's tenure as Prime Minister was short-lived as the Labour government fell in November over the issue of recognizing the Soviet Union. MacDonald alternated power with Conservative Stanley Baldwin several times during the 1920s and 1930s. Clement Atlee was the next Labour Prime Minister to take office, replacing Winston Churchill in 1945. David Lloyd George, Prime Minister from 1916 to 1922, was a Liberal.

Answer: Chamonix

Chamonix, at the foot of Mont Blanc, was the site of the first Winter Olympics. Subsequent Winter Games were held in Grenoble (1968) and Albertville (1992).

Answer: Series of strokes

Lenin suffered strokes in 1922 and 1923 that left him debilitated. He was, in fact, shot and wounded in 1918 by a disaffected revolutionary, a woman named Fanya Kaplan, and this most likely contributed to his eventual decline.

Answer: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin

Rhapsody in Blue was performed with George Gershwin at the piano. 1924 was a busy year for Gershwin. Together with his brother Ira, he wrote the Broadway hit "Lady, Be Good!" that included songs such as "The Man I Love", "Fascinating Rhythm", and the title number. Ferde Grofé, who worked on the arrangement for Rhapsody in Blue for Whiteman's orchestra, finished his Grand Canyon Suite in 1931. Maurice Ravel's Bolero was first played in 1928 and Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring, a ballet score, premiered in 1944.

Answer: Chicago, Illinois

Leopold and Loeb were students at the University of Chicago. They killed the 14-year-old Bobby Franks, a cousin of Loeb's. Defended by Clarence Darrow, they pled guilty and were spared the death sentence. Loeb died in prison in 1936 after being attacked by another prisoner. Leopold was paroled in 1958 and died in 1971.

Answer: Charles Bruce

The remains of British mountain climbers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine were discovered in 1999 on the north face of Mount Everest about 2000 feet (600 meters) from the summit. Jacques Balmat, Edward Whymper, and Edmund Hillary were the conquerors of Mont Blanc (1786), the Matterhorn (1865), and Mount Everest (1953), respectively.

Answer: Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, was born in Plains, Georgia on October 1, 1924. Lyndon B. Johnson was born in 1908, while Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford were born in 1913.

Answer: John W. Davis

John W. Davis of West Virginia was selected as a compromise candidate after neither of the leading aspirants, William McAdoo of California or Al Smith of New York, could gain the necessary majority of delegates. Davis was soundly defeated by incumbent President Calvin Coolidge in the general election in November. William Jennings Bryan was the Democratic candidate in 1896, 1900, and 1908; James Cox the Democratic candidate in 1920; and Al Smith the Democratic candidate in 1928. All were unsuccessful.

Answer: Wyoming

Nellie Tayloe Ross, wife of Wyoming Governor William Bradford Ross, was nominated as candidate for governor after he died from appendectomy complications one month before the election. She was inaugurated on January 5, 1925. Wyoming was the first U.S. state or territory to grant women's suffrage, which it did while still a territory in 1869.

Answer: André Breton

While Salvador Dali and René Magritte were two of the most prominent Surrealist artists, the principles of Surrealism were first ennunciated by the writer, poet, and theorist André Breton. Marcel Duchamp is generally associated with the Dada movement.