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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1880

See what you know about the year 1880

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What American city became the first electrically lit city in the world on March 31, 1880?

Ottumwa, Iowa
Butte, Montana
Wabash, Indiana
Fresno, California

2. Who became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the second time on April 18, 1880?

William Ewart Gladstone
Benjamin Disraeli
The Earl of Rosebery
The Marquess of Salisbury

3. What did France annex on June 29, 1880?

Tahiti
Laos
Vietnam
Tunisia

4. What major American university opened its doors on October 6, 1880?

University of North Carolina
Syracuse University
The University of Southern California
Stanford University

5. Who did James Garfield defeat to win the 1880 U.S. Presidential Election?

Grover Cleveland
Winfield S. Hancock
Samuel J. Tilden
Rutherford B. Hayes

6. What was patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio on November 4, 1880?

escalator
coffee percolator
toaster
cash register

7. What famous American general was born on January 26, 1880?

George C. Marshall
George S. Patton
Claire Chennault
Douglas MacArthur

8. What vaudeville actress made her debut in New York City on November 22, 1880?

Sarah Bernhardt
Mrs. Leslie Carter
Lillie Langtry
Lillian Russell

9. Abdur Rahman Khan became the Emir of what country on July 22, 1880?

Egypt
Persia
the Ottoman Empire
Afghanistan

10. Which of these famous entertainers was not born in 1880?

W.C. Fields
Tom Mix
Buster Keaton
Mack Sennett

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1880</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1880</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What American city became the first electrically lit city in the world on March 31, 1880?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ottumwa, Iowa</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Butte, Montana</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wabash, Indiana</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fresno, California</div>
<br>2. Who became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the second time on April 18, 1880?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Ewart Gladstone</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Disraeli</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Earl of Rosebery</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Marquess of Salisbury</div>
<br>3. What did France annex on June 29, 1880?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tahiti</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Laos</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vietnam</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tunisia</div>
<br>4. What major American university opened its doors on October 6, 1880?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) University of North Carolina</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Syracuse University</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The University of Southern California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Stanford University</div>
<br>5. Who did James Garfield defeat to win the 1880 U.S. Presidential Election?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Grover Cleveland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Winfield S. Hancock</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Samuel J. Tilden</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rutherford B. Hayes</div>
<br>6. What was patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio on November 4, 1880?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) escalator</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) coffee percolator</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) toaster</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) cash register</div>
<br>7. What famous American general was born on January 26, 1880?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George C. Marshall</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George S. Patton</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Claire Chennault</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Douglas MacArthur</div>
<br>8. What vaudeville actress made her debut in New York City on November 22, 1880?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sarah Bernhardt</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mrs. Leslie Carter</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lillie Langtry</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lillian Russell</div>
<br>9. Abdur Rahman Khan became the Emir of what country on July 22, 1880?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Egypt</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Persia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the Ottoman Empire</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Afghanistan</div>
<br>10. Which of these famous entertainers was not born in 1880?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) W.C. Fields</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tom Mix</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Buster Keaton</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mack Sennett</div>
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