The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1883
See what you know about the year 1883
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. What famous music composer passed away on February 13, 1883?
(#) Richard Wagner
(#) Modest Mussorgsky
(#) Bedrich Smetana
(#) Giuseppe Verdi
2. What magazine was first published on February 16, 1883?
(#) Ladies Home Journal
(#) Sporting News
(#) Saturday Evening Post
(#) Life
3. What state was the first to enact an antitrust law on February 23, 1883?
(#) Alabama
(#) Massachusetts
(#) Pennsylvania
(#) New York
4. What famous structure was opened on May 24, 1883?
(#) Eiffel Tower
(#) Statue of Liberty
(#) Lincoln Memorial
(#) Brooklyn Bridge
5. On July 4, 1883 the world's first rodeo was held in what state?
(#) Kansas
(#) Texas
(#) California
(#) Nevada
6. What university was established on September 15, 1883?
(#) University of Pittsburgh
(#) Louisiana State University
(#) University of Texas-Austin
(#) Ohio State University
7. Which two South American countries signed the Treaty of Ancon on October 20, 1883, thus ending the War of the Pacific?
(#) Uruguay and Argentina
(#) Colombia and Paraguay
(#) Venezuela and Brazil
(#) Peru and Chile
8. What World War II leader was born on July 29, 1883?
(#) Joseph Stalin
(#) Adolf Hitler
(#) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(#) Benito Mussolini
9. The quagga, which became extinct after the last known one passed away on August 12, 1883, was part of this animal family?
(#) wolf
(#) zebra
(#) elephant
(#) gorilla
10. Krakatoa volcano, which erupted on August 26, 1883, is part of what current country?
(#) United States
(#) China
(#) Japan
(#) Indonesia
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