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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1901

See what you know about the year 1901

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What historical figure passed away on January 22, 1901?

Mark Twain
Wyatt Earp
Queen Victoria
Clara Barton

2. The Platt Amendment, which was passed by the U.S. Congress on March 2, 1901, limited the autonomy of what country?

Cuba
Panama
Nicaragua
The Philippines

3. What state was the first to require automobile license plates on April 25, 1901?

Illinois
New York
California
Connecticut

4. Where was the location of the Great Fire of 1901, which took place on May 3, 1901?

Jacksonville, Florida
Dubuque, Iowa
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oakland, California

5. In what city was President William McKinley shot on September 6, 1901?

Cleveland, Ohio
Washington D.C.
Buffalo, New York
Miami, Florida

6. Who was the assassin who shot President William McKinley on September 6, 1901?

Carl Weiss
Giuseppe Zangara
Charles Guiteau
Leon Czolgosz

7. What anniversary of its founding did Yale University celebrate on October 23, 1901?

300 years
150 years
200 years
100 years

8. Who did President Theodore Roosevelt invite to the White House on October 16, 1901?

Susan B. Anthony
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Booker T. Washington
Geronimo

9. What was Alferd Packer, who was released from prison after 18 years on January 7, 1901, originally charged with?

espionage
robbery
tax evasion
cannibalism

10. What state's new constitution, which was adopted on November 28, 1901, required voters to have passed a literacy test?

New York
Florida
Alabama
California

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1901</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1901</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What historical figure passed away on January 22, 1901?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mark Twain</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wyatt Earp</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Queen Victoria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Clara Barton</div>
<br>2. The Platt Amendment, which was passed by the U.S. Congress on March 2, 1901, limited the autonomy of what country?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cuba</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Panama</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nicaragua</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Philippines</div>
<br>3. What state was the first to require automobile license plates on April 25, 1901?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Illinois</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Connecticut</div>
<br>4. Where was the location of the Great Fire of 1901, which took place on May 3, 1901?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jacksonville, Florida</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dubuque, Iowa</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tulsa, Oklahoma</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oakland, California</div>
<br>5. In what city was President William McKinley shot on September 6, 1901?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cleveland, Ohio</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Washington D.C.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Buffalo, New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Miami, Florida</div>
<br>6. Who was the assassin who shot President William McKinley on September 6, 1901?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Carl Weiss</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Giuseppe Zangara</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Charles Guiteau</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Leon Czolgosz</div>
<br>7. What anniversary of its founding did Yale University celebrate on October 23, 1901?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 300 years</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 150 years</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 200 years</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 100 years</div>
<br>8. Who did President Theodore Roosevelt invite to the White House on October 16, 1901?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Susan B. Anthony</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) King Edward VII of the United Kingdom</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Booker T. Washington</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Geronimo</div>
<br>9. What was Alferd Packer, who was released from prison after 18 years on January 7, 1901, originally charged with?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) espionage</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) robbery</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) tax evasion</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) cannibalism</div>
<br>10. What state's new constitution, which was adopted on November 28, 1901, required voters to have passed a literacy test?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Florida</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alabama</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) California</div>
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