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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1891

See how much you know about the year 1891

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. Who became the first native Texan to become governor of that state on January 20, 1891?

Jim Hogg
Charles Allen Culberson
Joseph D. Sayers
Lawrence Sullivan Ross

2. What did Jesse W. Reno patent on March 15, 1891?

an escalator
an elevator
a typewriter
a calculator

3. What company was founded on April 1, 1891 in Chicago, Illinois?

George A. Hormel and Company
Sears, Roebuck and Company
William Wrigley Jr. Company
Marshall Field and Company

4. What university was founded on October 1, 1891?

University of Colorado
University of Southern California
Stanford University
Purdue University

5. What two European countries concluded an alliance on August 27, 1891?

Austria-Hungary and Germany
France and Russia
England and France
Russia and Germany

6. The Music Hall in New York City, which opened on May 5, 1891, is now known as what?

Carnegie Hall
Rockefeller Plaza
Radio City Music Hall
Ed Sullivan Theater

7. What pope issued the encyclical "Rerum Novarum" on May 15, 1891?

Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius X
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Benedict XV

8. In what country did an 8.0 earthquake strike on October 27, 1891, taking the lives of over 7,000 and creating a 3-meter tall surface fault?

United States
Japan
Mexico
Russia

9. Who became Canada's 3rd Prime Minister on June 16, 1891?

Sir John A. Macdonald
Alexander Mackenzie
John Abbott
Sir John S. Thompson

10. Liliuokalani was proclaimed Queen of what kingdom on January 29, 1891?

China
Egypt
Hawaii
Siam

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1891</h1><p>See how much you know about the year 1891</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. Who became the first native Texan to become governor of that state on January 20, 1891?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jim Hogg</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Charles Allen Culberson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Joseph D. Sayers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lawrence Sullivan Ross</div>
<br>2. What did Jesse W. Reno patent on March 15, 1891?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) an escalator</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) an elevator</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) a typewriter</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) a calculator</div>
<br>3. What company was founded on April 1, 1891 in Chicago, Illinois?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George A. Hormel and Company</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sears, Roebuck and Company</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Wrigley Jr. Company</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Marshall Field and Company</div>
<br>4. What university was founded on October 1, 1891?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) University of Colorado</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) University of Southern California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Stanford University</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Purdue University</div>
<br>5. What two European countries concluded an alliance on August 27, 1891?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Austria-Hungary and Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France and Russia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) England and France</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Russia and Germany</div>
<br>6. The Music Hall in New York City, which opened on May 5, 1891, is now known as what?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Carnegie Hall</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rockefeller Plaza</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Radio City Music Hall</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ed Sullivan Theater</div>
<br>7. What pope issued the encyclical "Rerum Novarum" on May 15, 1891?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Pius IX</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Pius X</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Leo XIII</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Benedict XV</div>
<br>8. In what country did an 8.0 earthquake strike on October 27, 1891, taking the lives of over 7,000 and creating a 3-meter tall surface fault?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) United States </div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Japan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mexico</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Russia</div>
<br>9. Who became Canada's 3rd Prime Minister on June 16, 1891?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sir John A. Macdonald</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alexander Mackenzie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John Abbott</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sir John S. Thompson</div>
<br>10. Liliuokalani was proclaimed Queen of what kingdom on January 29, 1891?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) China</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Egypt</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hawaii</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Siam</div>
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