The global stage in flames
Silent screens and slapstick dreams
Words that shook the world
Beats, brass, and early broadcasts
YOUR GOAL
Master of Sinking ships and silent screens in 1916
schopenhauer The 1916 Easter Proclamation
The words were printed in halves (In halves, yeah) / Because the letters ran out (They ran out, oh-oh)
schopenhauer James Joyce transformed modern fiction with the stream of consciousness technique.
schopenhauer Albert Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity in book form, fundamentally changing our understanding of the cosmos.
schopenhauer Disillusioned artists founded the anti-war Dada movement, using nonsense and absurdity to protest the madness of World War I.
schopenhauer Match the news, music, and movies to discover what people talked about in 1916.
Dada's random name: The word Dada was supposedly chosen at random by sticking a paper knife into a dictionary, where it meant hobbyhorse.
An official public announcement, especially one regarding a matter of great importance. In April 1916, Patrick Pearse read the Irish independence declaration outside Dublin's General Post Office.
Which American poet published his celebrated collection "Chicago Poems" in 1916, capturing the gritty energy of the Midwest?
schopenhauer Carl Sandburg wrote gritty poetry about the industrial American heartland.
In February 1916, the anti-war Dada art movement was founded at which famous cabaret in Zurich, Switzerland?
In December 1916, which Irish author published the groundbreaking modernist novel "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"?
Which influential American philosopher and educator published "Democracy and Education" in 1916?
Which famous physicist published his groundbreaking book explaining the General Theory of Relativity in 1916?
Written in 1916, which famous poem by W.B. Yeats reflects on the leaders of the Irish rebellion?
Which pioneering academic journal focused on Black history was founded by Carter G. Woodson in January 1916?
Which posthumous novel by Mark Twain, featuring a mysterious stranger visiting medieval Austria, was first published in 1916?