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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1892

See how much you know about the year 1892

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. Who published the rules for the game of basketball on January 15, 1892?

Abner Doubleday
William G. Morgan
James Naismith
Joe F. Carr

2. Whose birthday was declared a national holiday on February 12, 1892?

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
Queen Victoria
Abraham Lincoln
Tsar Alexander III of Russia

3. In what state did the Johnson County War take place in April of 1892?

Texas
Iowa
Wyoming
Kansas

4. What company was established on April 15, 1892?

General Electric Company
Abercrombie and Finch
Montgomery Ward Company
Oscar Mayer

5. In what American city did John Muir organize the Sierra Club on May 28, 1892?

Portland, Oregon
Reno, Nevada
Sacramento, California
San Francisco, California

6. The Homestead Strike began in what state on June 30, 1892?

Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Pennsylvania

7. Who was elected President of the United States on November 8, 1892?

Benjamin Harrison
James G. Blaine
William Allison
Grover Cleveland

8. The city of Fall River, where the father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden were found murdered on August 4, 1892, is in what New England state?

Massachusetts
Maine
Connecticut
Vermont

9. The adventures of what fictional detective was published in a book on October 31, 1892?

Hercule Poirot
Sherlock Holmes
Sam Spade
Philip Marlowe

10. Who became British Prime Minister on August 18, 1892?

William E. Gladstone
Benjamin Disraeli
Earl of Rosebury
Marquess of Salisbury

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1892</h1><p>See how much you know about the year 1892</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. Who published the rules for the game of basketball on January 15, 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abner Doubleday</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William G. Morgan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) James Naismith</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Joe F. Carr</div>
<br>2. Whose birthday was declared a national holiday on February 12, 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Queen Victoria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abraham Lincoln</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tsar Alexander III of Russia</div>
<br>3. In what state did the Johnson County War take place in April of 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Texas</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Iowa</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wyoming</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kansas</div>
<br>4. What company was established on April 15, 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) General Electric Company</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abercrombie and Finch</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Montgomery Ward Company</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oscar Mayer </div>
<br>5. In what American city did John Muir organize the Sierra Club on May 28, 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Portland, Oregon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Reno, Nevada</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sacramento, California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Francisco, California</div>
<br>6. The Homestead Strike began in what state on June 30, 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ohio</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Indiana</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Illinois</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pennsylvania</div>
<br>7. Who was elected President of the United States on November 8, 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Harrison</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) James G. Blaine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Allison</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Grover Cleveland</div>
<br>8. The city of Fall River, where the father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden were found murdered on August 4, 1892, is in what New England state?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Massachusetts</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Maine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Connecticut</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vermont</div>
<br>9. The adventures of what fictional detective was published in a book on October 31, 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hercule Poirot</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sherlock Holmes</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sam Spade</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Philip Marlowe</div>
<br>10. Who became British Prime Minister on August 18, 1892?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William E. Gladstone</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Disraeli</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Earl of Rosebury</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Marquess of Salisbury</div>
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