The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1906
See what you know about the year 1906
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. Who wrote the famous American novel The Jungle, which was published on February 28, 1906?
(#) Upton Sinclair
(#) Mark Twain
(#) Frank Norris
(#) Theodore Dreiser
2. At what time did a devastating earthquake hit San Francisco, California on April 18, 1906?
(#) 5:12 AM
(#) 8:30 PM
(#) 5:07 PM
(#) 6:30 AM
3. What Italian city was devastated when Mount Vesuvius erupted on April 7, 1906?
(#) Rome
(#) Naples
(#) Florence
(#) Milan
4. King Haakon VII, who was crowned on June 22, 1906, was the king of what Scandinavian country?
(#) Finland
(#) Norway
(#) Sweden
(#) Denmark
5. Who was awarded the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize?
(#) Frederic Passy
(#) Theodore Roosevelt
(#) Henry Dunant
(#) Louis Renault
6. What country did President Theodore Roosevelt visit in November of 1906 when he became the first sitting President to travel abroad?
(#) Cuba
(#) Panama
(#) Mexico
(#) United Kingdom
7. What American city's school board sparked a diplomatic crisis with Japan when they ordered Japanese students to be taught in separate schools?
(#) San Francisco
(#) New York City
(#) Seattle
(#) Los Angeles
8. What team won the 1906 World Series?
(#) New York Giants
(#) Philadelphia Athletics
(#) Chicago White Sox
(#) Chicago Cubs
9. What automobile company was founded on March 15, 1906?
(#) Rolls-Royce Limited
(#) Ford Motor Company
(#) General Motors
(#) Mercedes-Benz
10. An earthquake in this South American country left approximately 20,000 dead on August 16, 1906?
(#) Brazil
(#) Colombia
(#) Chile
(#) Peru
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