The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1902
See what you know about the year 1902
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. What two universities played in the first Rose Bowl, which took place on January 1, 1902?
(#) Minnesota and Georgia
(#) Michigan and Stanford
(#) Alabama and California-Berkeley
(#) Ohio State and USC
2. A magnitude 7.5 earthquake, in which 2,000 were killed, hit what Central American country on April 19, 1902?
(#) Costa Rica
(#) El Salvador
(#) Guatemala
(#) Nicaragua
3. On May 13, 1902 King Alfonso XIII of what European country began his reign?
(#) Romania
(#) Spain
(#) Serbia
(#) Portugal
4. What Caribbean island saw its Mount Pelee erupt on May 8, 1902, in which the town of Saint-Pierre was destroyed and over 30,000 were killed?
(#) Bermuda
(#) Haiti
(#) Martinique
(#) Jamaica
5. For what team did Luis Castro, who was the first Latin-American to play Major League Baseball, debut with on April 23, 1902?
(#) Boston Americans
(#) New York Giants
(#) Pittsburgh Pirates
(#) Philadelphia Athletics
6. Who was crowned as the King of the United Kingdom on August 9, 1902?
(#) King Edward VIII
(#) King George V
(#) King Edward VI
(#) King Edward VII
7. On June 15, 1902, the New York Central railroad began the 20th Century Limited passenger train between what two cities?
(#) New York City and Washington D.C.
(#) Chicago and New York City
(#) Chicago and Philadelphia
(#) Boston and New York City
8. The Coal Strike of 1902 took place in what country?
(#) United Kingdom
(#) United States
(#) Russia
(#) Germany
9. President Theodore Roosevelt became the first President to do this on August 22, 1902?
(#) throw out the first pitch at a baseball game
(#) appear in a motion picture
(#) talk on radio
(#) ride in an automobile
10. A snowstorm in what Asian country killed 199 individuals during a military training exercise on January 25, 1902?
(#) Japan
(#) Siam
(#) Russia
(#) China
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