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1. Presidential scandals have been around almost as long as presidents. In 1923, President Warren G. Harding was sweating over the Teapot Dome Scandal. What was it all about?

2. Each decade seems to bring a new "trial of the century." Which sensational murder trial took place in 1924?

3. The first "talking picture" was released in 1927, and movies would never be the same. What was it?

4. In 1922 one of ancient Egypt's most spectacular tombs was discovered, leading to an Egyptian craze in fad and fashion. Which monarch lay inside?

5. This star of The Sheik and Blood and Sand wooed millions of fans in the 20s with his Latin Lover screen persona.

1. Presidential scandals have been around almost as long as presidents. In 1923, President Warren G. Harding was sweating over the Teapot Dome Scandal. What was it all about?
Oil

2. Each decade seems to bring a new "trial of the century." Which sensational murder trial took place in 1924?
Leopold and Loeb

3. The first "talking picture" was released in 1927, and movies would never be the same. What was it?
The Jazz Singer

4. In 1922 one of ancient Egypt's most spectacular tombs was discovered, leading to an Egyptian craze in fad and fashion. Which monarch lay inside?
King Tutankhamen

5. This star of The Sheik and Blood and Sand wooed millions of fans in the 20s with his Latin Lover screen persona.
Rudolph Valentino

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