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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1897

See what you know about the year 1897

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. Who won the world heavyweight boxing championship on March 17, 1897?

James J. Corbett
Bob Fitzsimmons
John L. Sullivan
James J. Jeffries

2. Who became the 25th President of the United States on March 4, 1897?

Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
Grover Cleveland
William Jennings Bryan

3. What president's burial site was dedicated on April 27, 1897?

Abraham Lincoln
Chester A. Arthur
Ulysses S. Grant
James A. Garfield

4. Who was the author of the novel Dracula, which was published on May 18, 1897?

Bram Stoker
H.G. Wells
Mary Shelley
Edgar Allan Poe

5. Who, on June 2, 1897, when responding to rumors that he was dead, stated that the report of his death was an exaggeration?

Wyatt Earp
Grover Cleveland
Mark Twain
Butch Cassidy

6. What did Queen Victoria celebrate on June 22, 1897?

her Golden Jubilee
her Silver Jubilee
her Platinum Jubilee
her Diamond Jubilee

7. On September 10, 1897 the Lattimer Massacre took place in what state?

Pennsylvania
Nevada
New York
Indiana

8. What two countries signed an agreement to end their war on September 20, 1897?

France and Germany
Greece and the Ottoman Empire
Russia and Japan
the United States and Spain

9. In what city was the first underground metro in North America opened on September 1, 1897?

New York City
San Francisco, California
Chicago, Illinois
Boston, Massachusetts

10. In what city was the Tennessee Centennial Exposition opened on May 1, 1897?

Knoxville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Nashville

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1897</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1897</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. Who won the world heavyweight boxing championship on March 17, 1897?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) James J. Corbett</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bob Fitzsimmons</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John L. Sullivan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) James J. Jeffries</div>
<br>2. Who became the 25th President of the United States on March 4, 1897?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Harrison</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William McKinley</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Grover Cleveland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Jennings Bryan</div>
<br>3. What president's burial site was dedicated on April 27, 1897?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abraham Lincoln</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chester A. Arthur</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ulysses S. Grant</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) James A. Garfield</div>
<br>4. Who was the author of the novel Dracula, which was published on May 18, 1897?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bram Stoker</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) H.G. Wells</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mary Shelley</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Edgar Allan Poe</div>
<br>5. Who, on June 2, 1897, when responding to rumors that he was dead, stated that the report of his death was an exaggeration?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wyatt Earp</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Grover Cleveland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mark Twain</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Butch Cassidy</div>
<br>6. What did Queen Victoria celebrate on June 22, 1897?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) her Golden Jubilee</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) her Silver Jubilee</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) her Platinum Jubilee</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) her Diamond Jubilee</div>
<br>7. On September 10, 1897 the Lattimer Massacre took place in what state?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pennsylvania</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nevada</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Indiana</div>
<br>8. What two countries signed an agreement to end their war on September 20, 1897?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France and Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Greece and the Ottoman Empire</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Russia and Japan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the United States and Spain</div>
<br>9. In what city was the first underground metro in North America opened on September 1, 1897?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York City</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Francisco, California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago, Illinois</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boston, Massachusetts</div>
<br>10. In what city was the Tennessee Centennial Exposition opened on May 1, 1897?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Knoxville</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Memphis</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chattanooga</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nashville</div>
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