1874
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Quiz created by: Bill Graves
1. Which burrough was annexed by New York City?
(#) The Bronx
(#) Queens
(#) Brooklyn
(#) Harlem
2. Levi Strauss & Jacob Davis patented what?
(#) Coat Hangers
(#) Telephone
(#) Tents
(#) Blue Jeans
3. What did Mathew Evans and Henry Woodward patent?
(#) Blue Jeans
(#) Telephone
(#) Incandescent lamp
(#) Coat Hangers
4. Which party gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives?
(#) Republican
(#) Torrey
(#) Whig
(#) Democratic
5. Which territory gave exclusive trading rights to the United States?
(#) Mexico
(#) Canada
(#) Cuba
(#) Hawaii
6. What game did Walter Clopton Wingfield patent?
(#) Croquet
(#) Lawn Tennis
(#) Cricket
(#) Bocci
7. Where was the first public zoo in the United States?
(#) Philadelphia
(#) Chicago
(#) Sacramento
(#) New York
8. Thomas Nast is considered the first to use what political symbol?
(#) Elephant for the Republican Party
(#) Donkey for the Democratic Party
(#) Frog for the Greenback Party
(#) Moose for the Progressive Party
9. Where did the horse drawn carriage make it's first appearance?
(#) Beijing
(#) Rome
(#) London
(#) Bombay
10. The Duke of Edinburgh married the daughter of the leader of which nation?
(#) France
(#) Prussia
(#) Russia
(#) Luxembourg
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