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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1872

See what you know about the year 1872

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What became the world's first national park on March 1, 1872?

Yellowstone National Park
Death Valley National Park
Yosemite National Park
Grand Teton National Park

2. Who was the first woman to be nominated for President of the United States on May 10, 1872?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Clara Barton
Victoria Woodhull
Susan B. Anthony

3. Who did President Ulysses S. Grant defeat to win a second term on November 5, 1872?

Horace Greeley
Samuel J. Tilden
Andrew Johnson
Horatio Seymour

4. What university began its first academic session on October 1, 1872?

Texas Tech University
University of California-Berkeley
Virginia Tech University
University of Missouri-Columbia

5. A huge fire in this American city caused $60 million in damage on November 9 and 10, 1872?

Detroit, Michigan
New York, New York
Chicago, Illinois
Boston, Massachusetts

6. What future President of the United States was born on July 4, 1872?

Warren G. Harding
Herbert C. Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson

7. On November 27, 1872, a meteor shower was seen over this European country?

Russia
Norway
Italy
France

8. Who patented the "failsafe" automatic railway air brake on March 5, 1872?

Thomas A. Edison
Elihu Thomson
Alexander Graham Bell
George Westinghouse

9. Trade unions were legalized in what country on June 14, 1872?

United States
France
United Kingdom
Canada

10. The ship Mary Celeste set sail from what American city on November 7, 1872, bound for Genoa, Italy?

New York City
Boston
Baltimore
Philadelphia

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1872</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1872</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What became the world's first national park on March 1, 1872?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Yellowstone National Park</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Death Valley National Park</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Yosemite National Park</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Grand Teton National Park</div>
<br>2. Who was the first woman to be nominated for President of the United States on May 10, 1872?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Elizabeth Cady Stanton</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Clara Barton</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Victoria Woodhull</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Susan B. Anthony</div>
<br>3. Who did President Ulysses S. Grant defeat to win a second term on November 5, 1872?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Horace Greeley</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Samuel J. Tilden</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Andrew Johnson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Horatio Seymour</div>
<br>4. What university began its first academic session on October 1, 1872?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Texas Tech University</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) University of California-Berkeley</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Virginia Tech University</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) University of Missouri-Columbia</div>
<br>5. A huge fire in this American city caused $60 million in damage on November 9 and 10, 1872?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit, Michigan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York, New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago, Illinois</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boston, Massachusetts</div>
<br>6. What future President of the United States was born on July 4, 1872?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Warren G. Harding</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Herbert C. Hoover</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Calvin Coolidge</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Woodrow Wilson</div>
<br>7. On November 27, 1872, a meteor shower was seen over this European country?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Russia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Norway</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Italy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France</div>
<br>8. Who patented the "failsafe" automatic railway air brake on March 5, 1872?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas A. Edison</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Elihu Thomson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alexander Graham Bell</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Westinghouse</div>
<br>9. Trade unions were legalized in what country on June 14, 1872?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) United States</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) United Kingdom</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Canada</div>
<br>10. The ship Mary Celeste set sail from what American city on November 7, 1872, bound for Genoa, Italy?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York City</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boston</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Baltimore</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Philadelphia</div>
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