The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1885
See what you know about the year 1885
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. What did L.A. Thompson patent on January 20, 1885?
(#) the 3 speed fan
(#) the vacuum cleaner
(#) the roller coaster
(#) Lincoln Logs
2. What did Pres. Chester A. Arthur dedicate on February 21, 1885?
(#) the Smithsonian Institution
(#) the Jefferson Memorial
(#) the Washington Monument
(#) Arlington National Cemetery
3. On what continent did the Final Act of the Berlin Conference on February 26, 1885 regulate European colonization and trade?
(#) South America
(#) the Middle East
(#) Asia
(#) Africa
4. Who became the 22nd President of the United States on March 4, 1885?
(#) James G. Blaine
(#) Grover Cleveland
(#) Benjamin Harrison
(#) William Allison
5. What magazine went on sale for the first time on May 2, 1885?
(#) National Geographic
(#) Good Housekeeping
(#) Saturday Evening Post
(#) Reader's Digest
6. For what item did Sarah Goode, on July 14, 1885, become the first African American woman to receive a patent?
(#) the stapler
(#) the can opener
(#) the hideaway bed
(#) the electric blender
7. In what state did the Rock Springs Massacre, in which 150 white miners attacked their Chinese coworkers, take place on September 2, 1885?
(#) Wyoming
(#) Nevada
(#) Idaho
(#) California
8. What university was created on October 13, 1885?
(#) Tulane University
(#) University of Oregon
(#) University of Southern California
(#) Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
9. What famous World War II American General was born on November 11, 1885?
(#) Omar N. Bradley
(#) George C. Marshall
(#) Douglas MacArthur
(#) George S. Patton
10. What former President of the United States passed away on July 23, 1885?
(#) Rutherford B. Hayes
(#) Ulysses S. Grant
(#) James A. Garfield
(#) Andrew Johnson
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