The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1894
See what you know about the year 1894
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. What product was sold in bottles for the first time on March 12, 1894?
(#) Coca-Cola
(#) Heinz Ketchup
(#) Bayer Aspirin
(#) Log Cabin pancake syrup
2. In what European city was the International Olympic Committee founded on June 23, 1894?
(#) Amsterdam, the Netherlands
(#) Paris, France
(#) London, the United Kingdom
(#) Athens, Greece
3. Who became the Prime Minister of Canada on December 21, 1894?
(#) Sir John Thompson
(#) Wilfrid Laurier
(#) Mackenzie Bowell
(#) Sir Charles Tupper
4. Who succeeded Tsar Alexander III of Russia on November 1, 1894?
(#) Tsar Peter III
(#) Tsar Alexander IV
(#) Tsar Nicholas I
(#) Tsar Nicholas II
5. A fire at the site of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in this American city in July of 1894 destroyed most of the remaining buildings?
(#) New Orleans, Louisiana
(#) Chicago, Illinois
(#) St. Louis, Missouri
(#) San Francisco, California
6. Who proclaimed the short-lived Republic of Hawaii on July 4, 1894?
(#) George R. Carter
(#) Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii
(#) John L. Stevens
(#) Sanford B. Dole
7. What two countries went to war against each other on August 1, 1894?
(#) United States and Mexico
(#) China and Japan
(#) Greece and the Ottoman Empire
(#) Austria-Hungary and Serbia
8. In what state did the Pullman Strike break out on May 11, 1894?
(#) Illinois
(#) Ohio
(#) Pennsylvania
(#) New York
9. In what American city did the May Day Riots take place on May 1, 1894?
(#) Cleveland, Ohio
(#) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(#) Minneapolis, Minnesota
(#) Denver, Colorado
10. What famous American actor and comedian was born on February 14, 1894?
(#) Jack Benny
(#) Bud Abbott
(#) Groucho Marx
(#) Stan Laurel
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