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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1892

See how much you know about the year 1892

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. Who published the rules for the game of basketball on January 15, 1892?

William G. Morgan
James Naismith
Abner Doubleday
Joe F. Carr

2. Whose birthday was declared a national holiday on February 12, 1892?

Queen Victoria
Tsar Alexander III of Russia
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
Abraham Lincoln

3. In what state did the Johnson County War take place in April of 1892?

Texas
Kansas
Wyoming
Iowa

4. What company was established on April 15, 1892?

Montgomery Ward Company
General Electric Company
Abercrombie and Finch
Oscar Mayer

5. In what American city did John Muir organize the Sierra Club on May 28, 1892?

Reno, Nevada
Sacramento, California
San Francisco, California
Portland, Oregon

6. The Homestead Strike began in what state on June 30, 1892?

Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois

7. Who was elected President of the United States on November 8, 1892?

James G. Blaine
William Allison
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison

8. The city of Fall River, where the father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden were found murdered on August 4, 1892, is in what New England state?

Maine
Connecticut
Vermont
Massachusetts

9. The adventures of what fictional detective was published in a book on October 31, 1892?

Hercule Poirot
Sherlock Holmes
Philip Marlowe
Sam Spade

10. Who became British Prime Minister on August 18, 1892?

Earl of Rosebury
William E. Gladstone
Benjamin Disraeli
Marquess of Salisbury

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1892</h1><p>See how much you know about the year 1892</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. Who published the rules for the game of basketball on January 15, 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William G. Morgan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) James Naismith</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abner Doubleday</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Joe F. Carr</div>
<br>2. Whose birthday was declared a national holiday on February 12, 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Queen Victoria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tsar Alexander III of Russia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abraham Lincoln</div>
<br>3. In what state did the Johnson County War take place in April of 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Texas</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kansas</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wyoming</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Iowa</div>
<br>4. What company was established on April 15, 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Montgomery Ward Company</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) General Electric Company</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abercrombie and Finch</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oscar Mayer </div>
<br>5. In what American city did John Muir organize the Sierra Club on May 28, 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Reno, Nevada</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sacramento, California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Francisco, California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Portland, Oregon</div>
<br>6. The Homestead Strike began in what state on June 30, 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pennsylvania</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ohio</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Indiana</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Illinois</div>
<br>7. Who was elected President of the United States on November 8, 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) James G. Blaine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Allison</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Grover Cleveland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Harrison</div>
<br>8. The city of Fall River, where the father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden were found murdered on August 4, 1892, is in what New England state?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Maine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Connecticut</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vermont</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Massachusetts</div>
<br>9. The adventures of what fictional detective was published in a book on October 31, 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hercule Poirot</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sherlock Holmes</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Philip Marlowe</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sam Spade</div>
<br>10. Who became British Prime Minister on August 18, 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Earl of Rosebury</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William E. Gladstone</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Disraeli</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Marquess of Salisbury</div>
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