1904
MCMIV. Wow. What a sight.
Quiz created by: Bill Graves
1. Who set the new automobile land speed record?
(#) Henry Ford
(#) Orville Wright
(#) Robert Goddard
(#) Wilbur Wright
2. How much did the United States pay for control of the Panama Canal?
(#) $143,763
(#) $10 million
(#) $4.3 million
(#) $100 billion
3. Who was the first to use Edison's cylinder to record a political document?
(#) Adolf Hitler
(#) Theodore Roosevelt
(#) Winston Churchill
(#) Kaiser Wilhelm II
4. Longacre Square was renamed to what?
(#) Jack London Square
(#) Times Square
(#) Piccadilly Square
(#) Trafalgar Square
5. Who threw the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball?
(#) Ty Cobb
(#) Cy Young
(#) Rollie Fingers
(#) Babe Ruth
6. What date was Bloomsday?
(#) February 30
(#) June 10
(#) June 16
(#) July 4
7. Whree were the Summer Olympics held?
(#) Moscow
(#) London
(#) Rio de Janeiro
(#) St. Louis
8. George Reid became prime minister of which nation?
(#) United States
(#) Canada
(#) Australia
(#) Britain
9. The Dalai Lama signed a treaty between Britain and which nation?
(#) Thailand
(#) China
(#) Manchuria
(#) Tibet
10. The first undergound line of the New York Subway is now which line?
(#) Jamaica Line
(#) 9th Avenue
(#) 5th Avenue
(#) Broadway Line
11. Who won the United States Presidential election?
(#) Theodore Roosevelt
(#) Alton B. Parker
(#) William Howard Taft
(#) Warren G. Harding
12. Where was New Year's Eve celebrated in New York City?
(#) The Bronx
(#) Times Square
(#) The Battery
(#) Brooklyn Bridge
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