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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1884

See what you know about the year 1884

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What European country saw the most destructive earthquake to hit it on April 22, 1884?

United Kingdom
France
Iceland
Spain

2. What future U.S. President was born on May 8, 1884?

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Herbert C. Hoover

3. What future First Lady was born on October 11, 1884?

Mamie Eisenhower
Eleanor Roosevelt
Bess Truman
Grace Coolidge

4. What famous American novel was first published in 1884?

Call of the Wild
Red Badge of Courage
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Sister Carrie

5. Who did Grover Cleveland defeat to win the 1884 U.S. Presidential Election?

Benjamin Harrison
James G. Blaine
Thomas A. Hendricks
William B. Allison

6. What American city hosted the World Cotton Centennial World's Fair in 1884?

Charleston, South Carolina
New Orleans, Louisiana
Birmingham, Alabama
Atlanta, Georgia

7. What current African country became the possession of Germany on July 5, 1884?

Cameroon
Nigeria
Tanzania
Somalia

8. What was established on October 6, 1884 in Newport, Rhode Island?

The United States Golf Association
The United States Coast Guard
the United States Merchant Marine
the United States Naval War College

9. Where in New York Harbor was the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty laid on August 5, 1884?

Bedloe's Island
Staten Island
Governors Island
Rikers Island

10. What World War II Axis leader was born on December 30, 1884?

Hideki Tojo
Emperor Hirohito
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1884</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1884</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What European country saw the most destructive earthquake to hit it on April 22, 1884?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) United Kingdom</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Iceland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Spain</div>
<br>2. What future U.S. President was born on May 8, 1884?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Franklin D. Roosevelt</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Harry S. Truman</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dwight D. Eisenhower</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Herbert C. Hoover</div>
<br>3. What future First Lady was born on October 11, 1884?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mamie Eisenhower</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Eleanor Roosevelt</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bess Truman</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Grace Coolidge</div>
<br>4. What famous American novel was first published in 1884?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Call of the Wild</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Red Badge of Courage</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sister Carrie</div>
<br>5. Who did Grover Cleveland defeat to win the 1884 U.S. Presidential Election?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Harrison</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) James G. Blaine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas A. Hendricks</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William B. Allison</div>
<br>6. What American city hosted the World Cotton Centennial World's Fair in 1884?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Charleston, South Carolina</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New Orleans, Louisiana</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Birmingham, Alabama</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Atlanta, Georgia</div>
<br>7. What current African country became the possession of Germany on July 5, 1884?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cameroon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nigeria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tanzania</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Somalia</div>
<br>8. What was established on October 6, 1884 in Newport, Rhode Island?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The United States Golf Association</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The United States Coast Guard</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the United States Merchant Marine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the United States Naval War College</div>
<br>9. Where in New York Harbor was the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty laid on August 5, 1884?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bedloe's Island</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Staten Island</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Governors Island</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rikers Island</div>
<br>10. What World War II Axis leader was born on December 30, 1884?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hideki Tojo</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Emperor Hirohito</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Adolf Hitler</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benito Mussolini</div>
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