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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1898

See what you know about the year 1898

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the name of the ship that exploded and sank in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898?

USS Missouri
USS Iowa
USS Maine
USS Arizona

2. On what country did the United States declare war on April 25, 1898?

Cuba
Spain
Mexico
Germany

3. What country saw the Bava-Beccaris massacre take place on May 9, 1898?

Italy
France
Austria-Hungary
Russia

4. In what American city did the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition open on June 1, 1898?

St. Louis, Missouri
New York, New York
Omaha, Nebraska
New Orleans, Louisiana

5. What did the United States annex on July 7, 1898?

the Virgin Islands
the Hawaiian Islands
Alaska
Guam

6. What did Caleb Bradham name his new soft drink on August 28, 1898?

Coca-Cola
Pepsi-Cola
7-Up
Dr. Pepper

7. On September 10, 1898 Luigi Lucheni assassinated the Empress Elizabeth of what country?

Italy
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Germany

8. The Fashoda incident, which took place on September 18, 1898, was a diplomatic dispute between what two countries?

France and the United Kingdom
Russia and Japan
Japan and China
Germany and France

9. What war did the signing of the Treaty of Paris end on December 10, 1898?

Spanish-American War
Boer War
Mexican War
Franco-Prussian War

10. What team won the National League title in 1898?

New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Boston Beaneaters
Baltimore Orioles

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1898</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1898</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What was the name of the ship that exploded and sank in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) USS Missouri</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) USS Iowa</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) USS Maine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) USS Arizona</div>
<br>2. On what country did the United States declare war on April 25, 1898?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cuba</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Spain</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mexico</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany</div>
<br>3. What country saw the Bava-Beccaris massacre take place on May 9, 1898?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Italy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Austria-Hungary</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Russia</div>
<br>4. In what American city did the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition open on June 1, 1898?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) St. Louis, Missouri</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York, New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Omaha, Nebraska</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New Orleans, Louisiana</div>
<br>5. What did the United States annex on July 7, 1898?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the Virgin Islands</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the Hawaiian Islands</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alaska</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Guam</div>
<br>6. What did Caleb Bradham name his new soft drink on August 28, 1898?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Coca-Cola</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pepsi-Cola</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 7-Up</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dr. Pepper</div>
<br>7. On September 10, 1898 Luigi Lucheni assassinated the Empress Elizabeth of what country?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Italy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Russia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Austria-Hungary</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany</div>
<br>8. The Fashoda incident, which took place on September 18, 1898, was a diplomatic dispute between what two countries?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France and the United Kingdom</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Russia and Japan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Japan and China</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany and France</div>
<br>9. What war did the signing of the Treaty of Paris end on December 10, 1898?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Spanish-American War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boer War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mexican War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Franco-Prussian War</div>
<br>10. What team won the National League title in 1898?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Giants</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago Cubs</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boston Beaneaters</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Baltimore Orioles</div>
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