The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1927
See what you know about the year 1927
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. What team won the 1927 World Series?
(#) St. Louis Cardinals
(#) New York Yankees
(#) Pittsburgh Pirates
(#) Philadelphia Athletics
2. What was the top grossing film of 1927?
(#) Wings
(#) The King of Kings
(#) Seventh Heaven
(#) The Jazz Singer
3. The Cristero War erupted on January 1, 1927 in what country?
(#) Mexico
(#) Bolivia
(#) Cuba
(#) Colombia
4. What country did the United Kingdom sever diplomatic relations with on May 24, 1927?
(#) Soviet Union
(#) Germany
(#) Italy
(#) China
5. Who flew the first solo non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris on May 20 and 21, 1927?
(#) Wiley Post
(#) Amelia Earhart
(#) Howard Hughes
(#) Charles Lindbergh
6. What did the Ford Motor Company unveil on December 2, 1927?
(#) Ford Model A
(#) Ford Model R
(#) Ford Model S
(#) Ford Model T
7. What opened to traffic on November 12, 1927?
(#) The Holland Tunnel under the Hudson River
(#) The Peace Bridge between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York
(#) George Washington Bridge
(#) The Brooklyn Bridge
8. What news event happened on August 2, 1927?
(#) Hurricane hits Atlantic shore of Canada causing massive damage
(#) The movie Jazz Singer opens in theaters
(#) President Calvin Coolidge issues statement in which he stated he would not run for President in 1928
(#) Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are executed in Massacusetts
9. What was introduced by Edwin Perkins and his wife Kitty in Hastings, Nebraska in 1927?
(#) Kool-Aid
(#) Cool Whip
(#) Jell-O
(#) Wonder Bread
10. What happened on January 7, 1927?
(#) Britain sends troops to China
(#) Earthquake in Yugoslavia kills 700 people
(#) A military rebellion was crushed in Lisbon, Portugal
(#) The first transatlantic telephone call was made from New York City to London
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