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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1879

See what you know about the year 1879

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What American city saw the first artificial ice rink in North America open on February 12, 1879?

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

2. What American city saw the first 5 and 10-cent Woolworth store open on February 22, 1879?

Grand Rapids, Michigan
Atlanta, Georgia
Chicago, Illinois
Utica, New York

3. What two countries made up the Dual Alliance which was formed on October 7, 1879?

Germany and Austria-Hungary
Germany and Italy
Russia and France
France and United Kingdom

4. What Nobel Prize-winning scientist was born on March 14, 1879?

J.N. Bronsted
Otto Hahn
Albert Einstein
Owen Willans Richardson

5. The current constitution of what state was ratified in January of 1879?

Illinois
Florida
Texas
California

6. What President, on February 15, 1879, signed a bill which allowed female attorneys to argue cases before the United States Supreme Court?

Rutherford B. Hayes
Ulysses S. Grant
James Garfield
Chester A. Arthur

7. What was Gilmores Garden in New York City renamed on May 30, 1879?

Times Square
Madison Square Garden
Carnegie Hall
Rockefeller Center

8. What state saw the Meeker Massacre take place on September 29, 1879?

Nebraska
Texas
Colorado
California

9. What three South American countries were involved in the War of the Pacific which started on February 14, 1879?

Venezuela, Colombia, and Bolivia
Brazil, Argentina, and Chile
Chile, Peru, and Bolivia
Uruguay, Paraguay, and Peru

10. The city of Sofia became the capital of what country on April 4, 1879?

Albania
Romania
Bulgaria
Greece

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1879</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1879</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What American city saw the first artificial ice rink in North America open on February 12, 1879?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit, Michigan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boston, Massachusetts</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago, Illinois</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York City</div>
<br>2. What American city saw the first 5 and 10-cent Woolworth store open on February 22, 1879?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Grand Rapids, Michigan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Atlanta, Georgia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago, Illinois</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Utica, New York</div>
<br>3. What two countries made up the Dual Alliance which was formed on October 7, 1879?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany and Austria-Hungary</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany and Italy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Russia and France</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France and United Kingdom</div>
<br>4. What Nobel Prize-winning scientist was born on March 14, 1879?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) J.N. Bronsted</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Otto Hahn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Albert Einstein</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Owen Willans Richardson</div>
<br>5. The current constitution of what state was ratified in January of 1879?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Illinois</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Florida</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Texas</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) California</div>
<br>6. What President, on February 15, 1879, signed a bill which allowed female attorneys to argue cases before the United States Supreme Court?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rutherford B. Hayes</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ulysses S. Grant</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) James Garfield</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chester A. Arthur</div>
<br>7. What was Gilmores Garden in New York City renamed on May 30, 1879?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Times Square</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Madison Square Garden</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Carnegie Hall</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rockefeller Center</div>
<br>8. What state saw the Meeker Massacre take place on September 29, 1879?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nebraska</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Texas</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Colorado</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) California</div>
<br>9. What three South American countries were involved in the War of the Pacific which started on February 14, 1879?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Venezuela, Colombia, and Bolivia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brazil, Argentina, and Chile</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chile, Peru, and Bolivia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Uruguay, Paraguay, and Peru</div>
<br>10. The city of Sofia became the capital of what country on April 4, 1879?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Albania</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Romania</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bulgaria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Greece</div>
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