See what you know about the year 1896
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. What state became the 45th state to be admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896?
2. Whose discovery of a type of radiation later known as X-rays was reported by an Austrian newspaper on January 5, 1896?
3. The Raines law, which passed the New York legislature on March 23, 1896, prohibited the sale of alcohol in all places except hotels on what day?
4. Where were the 1896 Summer Olympics held?
5. What was the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which took place on May 18, 1896, which introduced the "separate but equal" doctrine and upheld segregation?
6. Who delivered his famous "Cross of Gold" speech on July 9, 1896?
7. Wilfrid Laurier became the Prime Minister of what country on July 11, 1896?
8. What monarch did Queen Victoria surpass on September 22, 1896 as the longest reigning in British history?
9. Who did William McKinley defeat to win the 1896 U.S. Presidential Election?
10. An earthquake and tsunami in this country killed 27,000 people on June 15, 1896?
