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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1884

See what you know about the year 1884

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What European country saw the most destructive earthquake to hit it on April 22, 1884?

Iceland
United Kingdom
Spain
France

2. What future U.S. President was born on May 8, 1884?

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert C. Hoover
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman

3. What future First Lady was born on October 11, 1884?

Mamie Eisenhower
Bess Truman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Grace Coolidge

4. What famous American novel was first published in 1884?

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Sister Carrie
Red Badge of Courage
Call of the Wild

5. Who did Grover Cleveland defeat to win the 1884 U.S. Presidential Election?

Thomas A. Hendricks
William B. Allison
Benjamin Harrison
James G. Blaine

6. What American city hosted the World Cotton Centennial World's Fair in 1884?

Birmingham, Alabama
New Orleans, Louisiana
Atlanta, Georgia
Charleston, South Carolina

7. What current African country became the possession of Germany on July 5, 1884?

Somalia
Nigeria
Cameroon
Tanzania

8. What was established on October 6, 1884 in Newport, Rhode Island?

The United States Golf Association
the United States Merchant Marine
the United States Naval War College
The United States Coast Guard

9. Where in New York Harbor was the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty laid on August 5, 1884?

Bedloe's Island
Rikers Island
Staten Island
Governors Island

10. What World War II Axis leader was born on December 30, 1884?

Emperor Hirohito
Hideki Tojo
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1884</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1884</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What European country saw the most destructive earthquake to hit it on April 22, 1884?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Iceland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) United Kingdom</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Spain</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France</div>
<br>2. What future U.S. President was born on May 8, 1884?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Franklin D. Roosevelt</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Herbert C. Hoover</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dwight D. Eisenhower</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Harry S. Truman</div>
<br>3. What future First Lady was born on October 11, 1884?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mamie Eisenhower</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bess Truman</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Eleanor Roosevelt</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Grace Coolidge</div>
<br>4. What famous American novel was first published in 1884?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sister Carrie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Red Badge of Courage</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Call of the Wild</div>
<br>5. Who did Grover Cleveland defeat to win the 1884 U.S. Presidential Election?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas A. Hendricks</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William B. Allison</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Harrison</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) James G. Blaine</div>
<br>6. What American city hosted the World Cotton Centennial World's Fair in 1884?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Birmingham, Alabama</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New Orleans, Louisiana</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Atlanta, Georgia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Charleston, South Carolina</div>
<br>7. What current African country became the possession of Germany on July 5, 1884?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Somalia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nigeria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cameroon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tanzania</div>
<br>8. What was established on October 6, 1884 in Newport, Rhode Island?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The United States Golf Association</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the United States Merchant Marine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the United States Naval War College</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The United States Coast Guard</div>
<br>9. Where in New York Harbor was the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty laid on August 5, 1884?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bedloe's Island</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rikers Island</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Staten Island</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Governors Island</div>
<br>10. What World War II Axis leader was born on December 30, 1884?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Emperor Hirohito</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hideki Tojo</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benito Mussolini</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Adolf Hitler</div>
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