The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1904
See what you know about the year 1904
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. What American city saw a devastating fire on February 7, 1904 in which 1,500 buildings were destroyed?
(#) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(#) Boston, Massachusetts
(#) Baltimore, Maryland
(#) Chicago, Illinois
2. Who became the first person to make a political recording of a document using Thomas Edison's cylinder on March 3, 1904?
(#) Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
(#) Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
(#) King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
(#) President Theodore Roosevelt
3. What baseball pitcher became the first pitcher to throw a perfect game in baseball's modern era, on May 5, 1904?
(#) Walter Johnson
(#) Cy Young
(#) Christy Mathewson
(#) Addie Joss
4. What city hosted the 1904 Summer Olympics?
(#) Paris, France
(#) London, United Kingdom
(#) Amsterdam, the Netherlands
(#) St. Louis, Missouri
5. Who did Theodore Roosevelt defeat in the 1904 U.S. Presidential Election?
(#) Alton B. Parker
(#) Garret Hobart
(#) Charles W. Fairbanks
(#) William Jennings Bryan
6. What famous stage play premiered in London, United Kingdom on December 27, 1904?
(#) Peter Pan
(#) Pygmalion
(#) A Christmas Carol
(#) MacBeth
7. What team won the 1904 World Series?
(#) Nobody, there wasn't a World Series that year
(#) New York Giants
(#) Boston Americans
(#) Pittsburgh Pirates
8. What food item was invented at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition on July 23, 1904?
(#) corn dog
(#) chocolate chip cookie
(#) ice cream cone
(#) hot dog in a bun
9. Ismael Montes became President of what South American country on August 14, 1904?
(#) Bolivia
(#) Argentina
(#) Venezuela
(#) Brazil
10. What two countries signed the Entente Cordiale on April 8, 1904?
(#) Germany and Russia
(#) Germany and Austria-Hungary
(#) France and Russia
(#) England and France
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