The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1901
See what you know about the year 1901
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. What historical figure passed away on January 22, 1901?
(#) Mark Twain
(#) Clara Barton
(#) Wyatt Earp
(#) Queen Victoria
2. The Platt Amendment, which was passed by the U.S. Congress on March 2, 1901, limited the autonomy of what country?
(#) Nicaragua
(#) Cuba
(#) The Philippines
(#) Panama
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?
(#) Oakland, California
(#) Jacksonville, Florida
(#) Tulsa, Oklahoma
(#) Dubuque, Iowa
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?
(#) Leon Czolgosz
(#) Giuseppe Zangara
(#) Charles Guiteau
(#) Carl Weiss
7. What anniversary of its founding did Yale University celebrate on October 23, 1901?
(#) 150 years
(#) 200 years
(#) 100 years
(#) 300 years
8. Who did President Theodore Roosevelt invite to the White House on October 16, 1901?
(#) King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
(#) Susan B. Anthony
(#) Geronimo
(#) Booker T. Washington
9. What was Alferd Packer, who was released from prison after 18 years on January 7, 1901, originally charged with?
(#) robbery
(#) cannibalism
(#) espionage
(#) tax evasion
10. What state's new constitution, which was adopted on November 28, 1901, required voters to have passed a literacy test?
(#) Florida
(#) Alabama
(#) New York
(#) California
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