Roaring Twenties

Ah, 2019. That hopeful year when we all looked forward to a second go at the Roaring Twenties, before 2020 sent us all into lockdown to doom-scroll news about covid outbreaks, rising fascism and nationalism across the globe, increasingly terrifying climate change, and ever-more-bizarre (and believed) disinformation.

For this challenge, we're going to do our best to put all of that our of our minds for a grand episode of escapism to the Roaring Twenties with a bingo challenge. After all, Tolkien defended escapism and used his Roaring Twenties to do major reworking on the tale of Beren and Lúthien, an escapist text worthy of the optimism of the 1920s if ever there was one. Bingo cards are loaded with prompts from the 1920s, and you may pick your card(s), and use one prompt, complete rows or lines on the cards, or fill an entire card. We do not call numbers as part of regular bingo challenges, so choose the prompts you want and skip the ones you don't. If you choose multiple prompts, you can incorporate them into one or multiple fanworks.

Below, you will find cards as well as text prompts. Remember that if you need assistance in putting together rows or other patterns using the text prompts, you can contact the mods and we're happy to help.

Many thanks to Grundy for designing this month's bingo cards, banner, and stamps!

This challenge opened in August 2023 .

Prompts

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Jazz Age

Jazz Age text prompts:

B1 - The Great Gatsby. (novel, 1925) Original book cover - a dark blue background and a pair of eyes and lips floating over a colorful night cityscape.
B2 -  Flappers - black and white photo of Joan Crawford in a flapper dress and cloche hat
B3 - Rayon - closeup photo of colorful rayon knit
B4 - Pines of Rome, Ottorino Respighi. (tone poem, 1924) Photo of the Via Appia in Rome, with trees on either side.
B5 - Television. Cover of Radio News September 1928 edition. Color illustration showing a man sitting in an easy chair watching a cabinet television showing an announcer showing off menswear. The television appears to be controlled by a corded device held in the man's right hand. The caption on the illustation is "Soon!"

I1 - Return to Normalcy. Color illustration of a man dressed in a well fitted suit and hat against a blue with white fluffy clouds.
I2 - Bye Bye Black Bird - 1926 cover of sheet music, printed in England. Illustration of a woman in a flapper dress standing next to a rose trellis, gesturing or waving at a flying blackbird. Text: "Bye Bye Black Bird. Fox-trot song. Written by Mort Dixon. Composed by Ray Henderson. Francis, Day, & Hunter Ltd. 138-140 Charing Cross Road London WC2. Copyright 1926 by Jerome H. Remick & Co, New York & Detroit." 
I3 - Art Deco. Color photo of an Art Deco building entrance, with high arch and embellished revolving doors.
I4 - Frozen food. Color photo of frozen mixed vegetables.
I5 - Barnstorming. Black and white photo of Bessie Coleman in flying cap and goggles over her cap, 1921.

N1 - Bauhaus. Color photo of the Bauhaus building in Dessau, Germany.
N2 - Color palette showing colors from 1920s fashion illustrations.
    Yellow  (F9E3A7)
    Coral Pink (F1BFB1)
    Chinese Red (9E3E33)
    Mint (ABD1C9)
    Peacock (014E4C)
N3 - FREE SPACE
N4 - Moving pictures. Color photo of a display of movie theater popcorn in red and white striped boxes.
N5 - Bolero, Maurice Ravel, 1928. Black and white photo of Ida Rubenstein.

G1 - Charleston. Black and white photo of Josephine Baker dancing the Charleston on stage. (undated 1920s)
G2 - Penicillin. Discovered 1928. Early color photo of Alexander Fleming in his laboratory. (Photo ca. 1943.)
G3 - Rhapsody in Blue, George Gershwin (1924). Musical score showing  opening notes to Rhapsody in Blue.     
G4 - WWI Literature. Black and white photo of Przemysl Fortress in ruins, with two officers in the foreground amid the remains of trees.
G5 - Lost Generation. Color illustration of a young couple in the front seat of a car. The woman is in the driver's seat.

O1 - The Jazz Singer, Al Jolson. (1927) Movie poster showing illustration of a man playing piano and singing, leaning back to look at an older woman sitting in a chair behind him.
O2 - King Tut. (Tomb uncovered 1922) Photo of the head and shoulders of the gold funerary mask of Tutankhamun.
O3 - Harlem Renaissance. Photo of three stylishly dressed Black women on a sidewalk in Harlem, NY (1925).
O4 - Prohibition. (1920-1933) Photo of a Mary Pickford cocktail.
O5 - BBC. (founded 1922) Black and white photo of a vintage microphone with the letters BBC on it.

Roaring 20s

B1 - Crosswords (1920s; first crossword puzzle book 1924) - crossword puzzle grid, with the words "cross" and "word filled in.
B2 - Galaxies beyond the Milky Way (1924) - Photo of galaxy NGC 4414 (as observed by Hubble Space Telescope)
B3 - Am I Blue? (song, 1929) Photo of Ethel Waters wearing a white fur ruff.
B4 - Lady Chatterley's Lover (novel, 1928) - still of two lovers from a silent film.
B5 - The Sheik (film, 1921) - Movie poster, showing a white Englishwoman in the desert. She is dressed in safari costume and appears to be writing something in the sand with her riding crop. Text: The Sheik, Agnes Ayres, Rudolph Valentino

I1 - Book of the Month (1926) - photo of an open book, its pages forming an arch, on top of a stack of closed books.
I2 - Robin Hood (film, 1922) - Movie poster, color illustration of Robin Hood in a tree, with bow and arrow at the ready. Text "Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood"
I3 - Adhesive bandages (1920s) - various brands of adhesive bandages debut around the world from 1920-1928. Several of the early brands become genericized trademarks in their home countries.
I4 - The Lark Ascending, by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1920). Photo of a lark in flight against a blue sky.
I5 - Miss America (1921) Official winner's photo of the first Miss America, Margaret Gorman on a boardwalk by the ocean. She wears a beaded flapper dress, a spiky crown, and holds a striped cape reminiscent of the US flag behind her.

N1 - Bright Young Things (1920s) - Text superimposed over a photo of three women dressed in flapper style.
N2 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie (novel, 1926) First edition cover, showing a woman who appears to be searching for something in the drawer of a desk. The desk is messy, with papers spilling all over, and a candlestick telephone in one corner. Text above the woman's head gives the title and author.
N3 - FREE SPACE
N4 - British Empire Exhibition (1924-25) - Exhibition poster showing flags of various territories controlled by the British surrounding an illustration of the entrance gate of the India Pavilion.
N5 - Elgar's Jerusalem (1922) - Black and white photo of Edward Elgar at his desk, pipe in hand.

G1 - Talkies - Movie poster for Lights of New York (1928) showing a couple sitting together at a table, while a shadowy figure reaches out behind them.
G2 - Symphony for Organ & Orchestra, Aaron Copland (1925) Photo of Aaron Copland outdoors.
G3 - An American Tragedy, by Theodore Dreiser (1925) - Book cover; plain text on solid color background announcing "Theodore Dreiser's first novel since 1915" and the book title.
G4 - Non-Cooperation (1920-1922) - Photo of Mohandas Ghandi addressing a gathering (1922). Text above the photo "Non" in orange and "Cooperation" below in green echo the colors of the Indian flag.
G5 - Rockety (1920) Photo of Robert Goddard with one of his rockets. Goddard publishes an article in January 1920 explaining how humans could use rockets to go into space and even reach the moon. The New York Times ridicules him in a scathing editorial. (The Times issues a correction July 17, 1969.)

O1 - I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (song, 1927) Record cover. Text giving the song title, a photo of The Maryland Collegians band, with illustrations of four leaf clovers on either side. Text "Lyric by Mort Dixon, Music by Harry Woods."
O2 - Women's Suffrage (1920s) - The symobol for female, with a check mark in the ring.
O3 - The Kid (film, 1921) - Movie poster showing The Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) holding The Kid (Jackie Coogan), text "Charlie Chaplin in 'The Kid'".
O4 - Insulin (1922) - illustration of a bottle of insulin, syringe, and auto-injector.
O5 - Oxford Bags (mid 1920s) - excerpt from a magazine, showing a photo of a man wearing trousers with very wide oversize legs. Text "Oxford Bags at their widest were seen in the West End of London when a man, wanting to win a wager, walked out in trousers measuring forth-eight inches across each leg. The fashion of extra-wide trousers, begun in 1923, though still popular among undergraduates was now dying out generally, but trousers have never got back to the narrow widths of pre-war days."

Les Années folles

B1 - L'École de Paris - Paris par la fenetre (Marc Chagall)
       The School of Paris - Paris through the window (Marc Chagall)

B2 - La Creation du monde (Darius Milhaud, 1923) -  La Création du Monde, un dessin de rideau de scène (Fernand Léger)
       The Creation of the World (Darius Milhaud, 1923) - The Creation of the World, drawing of stage curtain (Fernand Léger)

B3 - Le bronzage - « Sur la plage », Zinaïda Evguenievna Serebriakova (1927)
       Suntans - "On The Beach", Zenaida Serebriakova (1927)

B4 - Les Aventures de Tintin, Reporteur du «Petit Vingtieme» - la première apparition dans l'album "Tintin au pays des Soviets" (1929)
       The Adventures of Tintin, reporter of "Le Petit Vingtieme" - first appearance of Tintin in the comic book "In the Land of the Soviets" (1929)

B5 - Côte d'Azur - une affiche de voyage Le Train Bleu, un train de luxe, officiellement baptisé « Calais-Méditerranée-Express », qui relie Calais a Paris et au Méditerranée.
       French Riviera - travel poster for the Blue Train (officially the Calais-Mediterranean Express), a deluxe train connecting Calais to Paris and the Riviera.

I1 - Le soleil se lève aussi, de Ernest Hemingway - La couverture de la première édition, qui représente une femme assis qui porte un peignoir, la tête penchée sur l'épaule, les yeux fermés, une main tenant une pomme, les épaules et une cuisse exposées. La couverture était intentionnellement sexy pour attirer les "lectrices féminines".
     The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway - Cover of the first edition, showing a seated, robed woman, her head bent to her shoulder, eyes closed, one hand holding an apple, her shoulders and a thigh exposed. The cover was intentionally sexy to attract "feminine readers".

I2 - Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes, Paris, 1925 - la affiche de la exposition, ??
     Paris Exposition 1925 (International Exhibition of Modern Deocrative and Industrial Arts)- poster for the expositon (would anyone like to take a crack at summing this up? I'm not sure what to say about it in English, nevermind French.)

I3 - Oedipus Rex, opera-oratorio, Igor Stravinsky, 1927

I4 - Josephine Baker (chanteuse, danseuse, actrice, meneuse de revue) en costume burlesque dans La Revue des Revues en 1927
     Josephine Baker (singer, dancer, actress, revue headliner) pictured in costume for La Revue des Revues, 1927.

I5 - Man Ray (photographe) - Noire et blanche, avec Kiki de Montparnasse comme modèle et un masque africain (1926)
     Man Ray (photographer) -  Black and white, with model Kiki de Montparnasse and an African mask (1926)

N1 - Mistinguett (chanteuse, danseuse, actrice) - affiche, 1922. Recording «Ça, c'est Paris»
     Mistinguett (singer, dancer, actress) - poster, 1922 Link: Recording "Ça, c'est Paris"

N2 - Guide Michelin - edition 1929 - En 1926, le Guide régional Michelin et les « étoiles de bonne table » apparaissent pour désigner les meilleurs restaurants.
     Michelin Guide - 1929 edition - In 1926, the Michelin Regional Guide begins rating the best restaurants with stars.  

N3 - FREE SPACE  

N4 - Maillot de bain moulants - Modèle 1920   
     Form-fitting swimsuits - vintage fashion photo, ca 1920.

N5 - Un Américain à Paris, George Gershwin, 1928 
     An American in Paris, George Gershwin, 1928  

G1 - Surréalisme -   La Trahison des Images, René Magritte 1929. Un tableau représentant une pipe, avec la légende: « Ceci n’est pas une pipe. » en dessous.
     Surrealism - The Treachery of Images, René Magritte 1929. Painting depicting a pipe, with the caption "Ceci n'est pas une pipe." (This is not a pipe.) beneath it.
    
G2 -  Bricktop - Ada Smith, danseuse, chanteuse de jazz, actrice de music-hall, propriétaire de boîte de nuit qui se décrit elle-même comme une gardienne de saloon. Photo par Man Ray, 1928.
         Bricktop - Ada Smith, dancer, jazz singer, vaudeville performer, nightclub owner, self-described saloon keeper. Photo by Man Ray, 1928.

G3 - Culture de café - photo de une café Parisienne.
        Café culture - photo of a café in Paris

G4 - Jazz dans la nuit - Planche en couleurs Paris la nuit, dans un dancing de Montmatre, Manuel Orazi (1927) Lien: Jazz dans la nuit, Op. 38 Albert Roussel  (1928)
       Jazz in the Night - Color engraving Paris at night, in a dance hall in Montmarte, Manuel Orazi (1927) Link: Jazz dans la nuit, Op. 38 Albert Roussel (1928)

G5 - Tennis - Photo: René Lacoste dans une veste avec son insigne signature (ca. 1926)
        Tennis - Photo: René Lacoste in a jacket with his signature insignia. (ca. 1926)
     

O1 - Petite robe noire - photo de trois garçonnes en petites robes noires, 1920s.
        The Little Black Dress - photo of three flappers in little black dresses, mid 1920s.

O2 - Le Corbusier, photo par Villa Savoye (CC-BY-SA, Photographie Michal Lewi)
        Le Corbusier, photo of the Villa Savoye (CC-BY-SA, photographer Michal Lewi)

O3 - Maurice Chevalier (chanteur, acteur) - affiche, Zig, 1926. «Valentine», 1925.
        Maurice Chevalier (singer, actor) - poster by Zig, 1926.   "Valentine", 1925.

O4 - Première Jeux olympiques d'hiver, 1924, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc - Affiche représentant le patinage artistique.
        First Winter Olympics, 1924, Chamonix -  Poster showing figure skating.

O5 - Les Enfants Terribles de Jean Cocteau, 1929. Couverture de livre, la edition américaine.
        The Holy Terrors by Jean Cocteau, 1929. Book cover, American edition.

Die goldenen 20er

Title background: Großstadt (Triptychon), Otto Dix (1927-28)
                             Metropolis (triptych), Otto Dix (1927-28)

B1 - Das Land ohne Frauen Filmplakat (mit Conrad Veidt)
        The Land Without Women Movie Poster (featuring Conrad Veidt)

B2 - EEG (Electroencephalogramm) - erstes EEG eines Menschen, aufgenommen von Hans Berger im Jahr 1924. Oben das EEG, unten ein 10Hz Referenzsignal.  
       EEG (Electroencephalogram) - first EEG of a human, taken by Hans Berger in 1924. Top EEG, bottom 10Hz reference signal.

B3 - Neue Sachlichkeit. Foto einer Gruppe Stühle im Bauhaus. Stühle entworfen von Marcel Breuer, 1925-26.
       New Objectivity. Photo of chairs in the Bauhaus building. Chairs were designed by Marcel Breuer 1925-26.

B4 - Der Zauberberg von Thomas Mann (Hintergrund: eine alte Farbpostkarte aus Davos, Schweiz.)
       The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann. (Background: an old color postcard of Davos, Switzerland.)

B5 - Zwölftontechnik, mit Foto von Komponist Arnold Schönberg, 1927 von Man Ray aufgenommen. Link: Variationen für Orchester, op. 31
       12 tone technique, with a photo of composer Arnold Schoenberg taken by Man Ray in 1927. Link: Variations for Orchestra, op. 31

I1 – Wirtschaftliche Schwierigkeiten, mit Bild "Arbeit schändet" (frühe 1920er, wahrscheinlich 1920-21), George Scholz
       Economic Issues, with painging "Work Disgraces" (early 1920s, probably 1920-21), George Scholz

I2 – Bubikopf (Frisur) - Foto einer Frau mit Bubikopf und erhobenem Glas
       The Bob (haircut) - photo of a woman wearing her hair in a bob, holding a drink

I3 - Bambi: Eine Lebensgeschichte aus dem Walde, von Felix Salten (Buch). Buchumschlag zeigt einen Bach im Wald mit Waldlichtung in der Ferne.
      Bambi: A Life in the Woods by Felix Salten (book). Cover depicts a stream running through a forest, with a clearing in the distance.

I4 - Watsch your step, Fred Ross Jazz Band (1921) - Photo einer Schallplatte, Beka 31087. Link zur Tonaufnahme.
      Watsch your step, Fred Ross Jazz Band (1921) - Photo of a record, Beka 31087. Link to recording.
    

I5 - LGBT Kultur - Plakat des Berliner Cabarets Eldorado aus den späten 20ern. Plakat zeigt einen fröhlichen Menschen mit Bart, der in einem kurzen Kleid, hohen Strümpfen und High Heels tanzt. Plakattext: "Das original Eldorado nur vis-a-vis SKALA Lutherstr. Internationaler Betrieb.. Interessante Nächte...." Link: Das Lila Lied
     LGBT Culture - Poster for the Berlin Cabaret Eldorado from the late 20s. Poster shows a joyful bearded person dancing in a short dress, stockings, and high heels. Poster text: The original Eldorado only vis-a-vis SKALA Luther St. International establishment.. Interesting nights...." Link: The Purple Song

N1 - Rhönrad - Photo eines Menschen beim Radturnen.
     Wheel gymnastics - photo of a person doing wheel gymnastics.

N2 - Dreigroschenoper von Bertolt Brecht - Plakat der Originalaufführung in Berlin, 1928. Expressionistische Darstellung eines schreitenden Menschen im Anzug mit Stock und Hut, der den Betrachter mit einem bösartigen Grinsen anschaut; im Hintergrund sind schemenhaft rauchende Fabrikschornsteine, Gebäude und eine weitere Person zu erkennen. Aufschrift: the beggar's opera – die 3 Groschen-Oper. Link: "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer", gesungen von Lotte Lenya
     Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht - Poster for the original show in Berlin, 1928. Expressionist ink painting of a walking person in a suit with a walking stick and hat, looking at the viewer with a malicious grin. Roughly sketched smoking industrial chimneys, buildings and a second person in the background. Heading: the beggar's opera – the 3 penny opera. Link: "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" sung by Lotte Lenya in the original German

N3 - FREE SPACE

N4 - Fürstenenteignung. Hintergrundphoto zeigt Wahlpropaganda für das Volksbegehren 1926. "Den Fürsten keinen Pfennig! Sie haben genug! Rettet dem Volk 2 Milliarden" (Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-00685 / Georg Pahl)
       Expropriation of the princes. Background photo is an electioneering wagon in 1926 showing a large poster depicting caricatures of princes and nobles, with the slogan "For the princes not a penny! They have enough! Save 2 billion for the people" (German Federal Archives, Bild 102-00685 / Georg Pahl)

N5 - Quantenmechanik - farbreiche künstlerische Darstellung von Quantenmechanik
     Quantum Mechanics - colorful artistic impression of quantum mechanics

G1 - Die Tote Stadt, Op. 12, Erich Korngold, 1920. Link: Aufnahme, Renee Fleming singt "Glück, das mir verblieb (Mariettas Lied)" aus Die Tote Stadt
       The Dead City, Op. 12, Erich Korngold, 1920. Link: Recording, Renee Fleming singing "Marietta's Lied" from Die Tote Stadt
    
G2 - Otto Dix, Sturmtruppe geht unter Gas vor, aus Der Krieg, 1924  
        Otto Dix, Stormtroopers Advancing Under Gas, from The War, 1924.

G3 - Frauen in Hosen. Hintergundphoto zeigt eine Gruppe Frauen, von denen fast alle Hosen tragen. (1924)
       Women wearing trousers - background photo shows a group of women in which nearly all are wearing trousers. (1924)

G4 - Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (Film, 1920) Plakat zum Film, expressionistische Darstellung einer Straßenszene. Im Vordergrund liegt im Licht einer Straßenlaterne eine Frau im weißen Kleid mit ausgebreiteten Armen auf dem Boden. Neben ihr kniet ein blasser Mann mit stark geschminkten, weit aufgerissenen Augen und grimmigem Gesichtsausdruck, der mit einer krallenartigen Hand nach ihrer Schulter greift. Auf einer Brücke im Hintergrund scheint ein Mann mit Zylinder die Szene entsetzt zu beobachten; er hat einen Arm erhoben, als wollte er um Hilfe rufen oder aus der Ferne eingreifen.
     The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (film, 1920) Movie poster. Expressionist depiction of a street scene. In the foreground, a woman in a white dress is lying on the ground in the light of a street lamp. A man with a pale face and strong eyeliner is kneeling next to her, staring at her with a fierce expression while reaching for a shoulder with a claw-like hand. A person wearing a top had is standing on a bridge in the background and appears to call for help or reach out as if to intervene from the distance.

G5 - Emil und die Detektive von Erich Kästner (Buch, 1929.) Buchumschlag zeigt zwei Kinder, die hinter einem Litfaßsäule versteckt einen Mann beobachten.
     Emil And The Detectives by Erich Kästner (book, 1929.) Book cover showing two children observing a man from behind an advertising column.

O1 - Im Westen nichts Neues von Erich Maria Remarque (1928-29). Buchumschlag mit Titel in Fraktur. (Nicht sichtbar: Zitat von Walter von Molo: "Remarques Buch ist das Denkmal unseres unbekannten Soldaten von allen Toten geschrieben")
     All's Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (1929). Book cover with the German title in Fraktur. (Not visible: quote from Walter von Molo, "Remarque's book is the monument to our unknown soldier, written by all the dead.")

O2 - Frankfurter Küche (1926), Rekonstruktion.
        Frankfurt kitchen (1926), reconstruction.

O3 - FKK (Freikörperkultur) - Standbild aus dem Film "Wege zur Kraft und Schönheit". Zwei nackte Menschen stehen sich mit hoch erhobenen Armen gegenüber, als wollten sie ein Rad schlagen. (1925)
     Naturism - still from the film "Paths to strength and beauty". Two naked people stand facing each other with raised arms as if preparing to do a cartwheel. (1925)

O4 - Paul Hindemith, Komponist (1923) Link: Aufnahme von "Ouvertüre zum „Fliegenden Holländer“, wie sie eine schlechte Kurkapelle morgens um 7 am Brunnen vom Blatt spielt"
     Paul Hindemith, composer (1923) Link: recording of "Overture to the Flying Dutchman as Sight-read by a Bad Spa Orchestra at 7 in the Morning by the Well"

O5 - Metropolis (film, Fritz Lang, 1927) Filmplakat, mit Hochhäusern im Hintergrund und einem Androiden vorne.
        Metropolis (film, Fritz Lang, 1927) Movie poster, showing an android against a background of skyscrapers