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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1886

See what you know about the year 1886

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. Who patented the first successful gasoline-driven automobile on January 29, 1886?

Karl Benz
Henry Ford
Gottlieb Daimler
Ransom E. Olds

2. The Treaty of Bucharest, which was signed on March 3, 1886, ended a war between what two countries?

Romania and the Ottoman Empire
Serbia and Bulgaria
Russia and Austria-Hungary
Germany and France

3. Who became the first recognized World Chess Champion on March 29, 1886?

Adolf Anderssen
Wilhelm Steinitz
Paul Morphy
Emanuel Lasker

4. On May 8, 1886 pharmacist Dr. John Stith Pemberton invented a carbonated beverage that would be named what?

Barq's Root Beer
Dr. Pepper
Coca-Cola
Pepsi-Cola

5. Who married Frances Folsom on June 2, 1886?

John D. Rockefeller
Mark Twain
U.S. President Grover Cleveland
Lord Randolph Churchill

6. On June 10, 1886 Mount Tarawera volcano erupted in what country?

China
Mexico
New Zealand
Japan

7. Who faked a jump from the Brooklyn Bridge on July 23, 1886?

William Ewart Gladstone
Steve Brodie
William Grant
Charles Hall

8. What news event happened on October 28, 1886?

President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor
Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba
Folies Bergere stages its first revue
Earthquake hits Charlestown, South Carolina

9. On March 17, 1886 the Carrolton Massacre, in which 20 African-Americans were killed, took place in what state?

Missouri
Texas
Mississippi
Louisiana

10. On January 1, 1886 what current country officially became part of the British Empire?

Zimbabwe
Myanmar (Burma)
Kenya
India

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1886</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1886</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. Who patented the first successful gasoline-driven automobile on January 29, 1886?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Karl Benz</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Henry Ford</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gottlieb Daimler</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ransom E. Olds</div>
<br>2. The Treaty of Bucharest, which was signed on March 3, 1886, ended a war between what two countries?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Romania and the Ottoman Empire</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Serbia and Bulgaria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Russia and Austria-Hungary</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany and France</div>
<br>3. Who became the first recognized World Chess Champion on March 29, 1886?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Adolf Anderssen</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wilhelm Steinitz</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Paul Morphy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Emanuel Lasker</div>
<br>4. On May 8, 1886 pharmacist Dr. John Stith Pemberton invented a carbonated beverage that would be named what?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Barq's Root Beer</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dr. Pepper</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Coca-Cola</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pepsi-Cola</div>
<br>5. Who married Frances Folsom on June 2, 1886?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John D. Rockefeller</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mark Twain</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) U.S. President Grover Cleveland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lord Randolph Churchill</div>
<br>6. On June 10, 1886 Mount Tarawera volcano erupted in what country?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) China</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mexico</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New Zealand</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Japan</div>
<br>7. Who faked a jump from the Brooklyn Bridge on July 23, 1886?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Ewart Gladstone</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Steve Brodie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Grant</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Charles Hall</div>
<br>8. What news event happened on October 28, 1886?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Folies Bergere stages its first revue </div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Earthquake hits Charlestown, South Carolina</div>
<br>9. On March 17, 1886 the Carrolton Massacre, in which 20 African-Americans were killed,  took place in what state?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Missouri</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Texas</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mississippi</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Louisiana</div>
<br>10. On January 1, 1886 what current country officially became part of the British Empire?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Zimbabwe</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Myanmar (Burma)</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kenya</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) India</div>
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