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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1878

See what you know about the year 1878

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. Who became the King of Italy on January 9, 1878?

Victor Emmanuel II
Humbert II
Victor Emmanuel III
Humbert I

2. Greece declared war on what nation on February 2, 1878?

Ottoman Empire
Serbia
Russia
Germany

3. What did Thomas Edison patent on February 19, 1878?

light bulb
motion picture camera
phonograph
electric lamp

4. Who became the 256th Pope on February 20, 1878?

Pope Pius X
Pope Gregory XVI
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Pius IX

5. The stock exchange in what major world city was established on May 15, 1878?

London
Tokyo
Paris
New York

6. Who became Prime Minister of Canada on October 17, 1878?

John A. Macdonald
Alexander Mackenzie
John Thompson
John Abbott

7. What American university was created on February 28, 1878?

San Jose State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
Oregon State University
Mississippi State University

8. The Wallingford Tornado of 1878, which took place on August 9 of that year, is the deadliest tornado in what state's history?

Connecticut
Missouri
Oregon
Mississippi

9. The Lincoln County War, which began on February 18, 1878, took place in what current U.S. state?

Arizona
Utah
New Mexico
Oklahoma

10. What famous American was born on July 4, 1878?

Jack Johnson
Carl Sandburg
George M. Cohan
Upton Sinclair

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1878</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1878</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. Who became the King of Italy on January 9, 1878?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Victor Emmanuel II</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Humbert II</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Victor Emmanuel III</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Humbert I</div>
<br>2. Greece declared war on what nation on February 2, 1878?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ottoman Empire</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Serbia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Russia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany</div>
<br>3. What did Thomas Edison patent on February 19, 1878?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) light bulb</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) motion picture camera</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) phonograph</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) electric lamp</div>
<br>4. Who became the 256th Pope on February 20, 1878?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Pius X</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Gregory XVI</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Leo XIII</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Pius IX</div>
<br>5. The stock exchange in what major world city was established on May 15, 1878?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) London</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tokyo</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Paris</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York</div>
<br>6. Who became Prime Minister of Canada on October 17, 1878?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John A. Macdonald</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alexander Mackenzie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John Thompson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John Abbott</div>
<br>7. What American university was created on February 28, 1878?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Jose State University</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oregon State University</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mississippi State University</div>
<br>8. The Wallingford Tornado of 1878, which took place on August 9 of that year, is the deadliest tornado in what state's history?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Connecticut</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Missouri</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oregon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mississippi</div>
<br>9. The Lincoln County War, which began on February 18, 1878, took place in what current U.S. state?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Arizona</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Utah</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New Mexico</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oklahoma</div>
<br>10. What famous American was born on July 4, 1878?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jack Johnson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Carl Sandburg</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George M. Cohan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Upton Sinclair</div>
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