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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1886

See what you know about the year 1886

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. Who patented the first successful gasoline-driven automobile on January 29, 1886?

Henry Ford
Ransom E. Olds
Gottlieb Daimler
Karl Benz

2. The Treaty of Bucharest, which was signed on March 3, 1886, ended a war between what two countries?

Germany and France
Romania and the Ottoman Empire
Serbia and Bulgaria
Russia and Austria-Hungary

3. Who became the first recognized World Chess Champion on March 29, 1886?

Adolf Anderssen
Wilhelm Steinitz
Emanuel Lasker
Paul Morphy

4. On May 8, 1886 pharmacist Dr. John Stith Pemberton invented a carbonated beverage that would be named what?

Pepsi-Cola
Coca-Cola
Dr. Pepper
Barq's Root Beer

5. Who married Frances Folsom on June 2, 1886?

John D. Rockefeller
Mark Twain
U.S. President Grover Cleveland
Lord Randolph Churchill

6. On June 10, 1886 Mount Tarawera volcano erupted in what country?

New Zealand
China
Japan
Mexico

7. Who faked a jump from the Brooklyn Bridge on July 23, 1886?

William Grant
Charles Hall
Steve Brodie
William Ewart Gladstone

8. What news event happened on October 28, 1886?

Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba
Folies Bergere stages its first revue
Earthquake hits Charlestown, South Carolina
President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor

9. On March 17, 1886 the Carrolton Massacre, in which 20 African-Americans were killed, took place in what state?

Mississippi
Missouri
Louisiana
Texas

10. On January 1, 1886 what current country officially became part of the British Empire?

India
Myanmar (Burma)
Kenya
Zimbabwe

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1886</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1886</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. Who patented the first successful gasoline-driven automobile on January 29, 1886?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Henry Ford</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ransom E. Olds</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gottlieb Daimler</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Karl Benz</div>
<br>2. The Treaty of Bucharest, which was signed on March 3, 1886, ended a war between what two countries?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany and France</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Romania and the Ottoman Empire</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Serbia and Bulgaria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Russia and Austria-Hungary</div>
<br>3. Who became the first recognized World Chess Champion on March 29, 1886?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Adolf Anderssen</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wilhelm Steinitz</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Emanuel Lasker</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Paul Morphy</div>
<br>4. On May 8, 1886 pharmacist Dr. John Stith Pemberton invented a carbonated beverage that would be named what?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pepsi-Cola</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Coca-Cola</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dr. Pepper</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Barq's Root Beer</div>
<br>5. Who married Frances Folsom on June 2, 1886?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John D. Rockefeller</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mark Twain</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) U.S. President Grover Cleveland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lord Randolph Churchill</div>
<br>6. On June 10, 1886 Mount Tarawera volcano erupted in what country?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New Zealand</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) China</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Japan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mexico</div>
<br>7. Who faked a jump from the Brooklyn Bridge on July 23, 1886?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Grant</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Charles Hall</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Steve Brodie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Ewart Gladstone</div>
<br>8. What news event happened on October 28, 1886?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Folies Bergere stages its first revue </div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Earthquake hits Charlestown, South Carolina</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor</div>
<br>9. On March 17, 1886 the Carrolton Massacre, in which 20 African-Americans were killed,  took place in what state?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mississippi</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Missouri</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Louisiana</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Texas</div>
<br>10. On January 1, 1886 what current country officially became part of the British Empire?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) India</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Myanmar (Burma)</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kenya</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Zimbabwe</div>
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