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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1908

See what you know about the year 1908

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What team won the 1908 World Series?

Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Pittsburgh Pirates

2. Where were the 1908 Summer Olympics held?

London, United Kingdom
Paris, France
St. Louis, Missouri
Stockholm, Sweden

3. In what state did the Collinwood School Fire, in which 174 individuals were killed, take place on March 4, 1908?

Mississippi
Ohio
Kansas
New York

4. Who did Republican William Howard Taft defeat in the 1908 Presidential Election?

William Jennings Bryan
James M. Cox
Alton B. Parker
Theodore Roosevelt

5. What country declared their independence from the Ottoman Empire on October 5, 1908?

Iraq
Albania
Bulgaria
Egypt

6. What western outlaw (along with his partner) was supposedly killed in Bolivia on November 6, 1908?

Jesse James
Ike Clanton
Butch Cassidy
John Wesley Hardin

7. What was observed for the first time on May 10, 1908 at Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia?

Father's Day
Arbor Day
Mother's Day
May Day

8. On February 1, 1908, King Carlos I of what European country was assassinated?

Portugal
Serbia
Spain
Italy

9. On December 28, 1908, what European country saw a devastating earthquake in which over 75,000 individuals were killed?

Russia
France
Greece
Italy

10. What current government agency was created on July 26, 1908?

F.B.I. (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
F.C.C. (Federal Communications Commission)
F.D.A. (Food and Drug Administration)
C.I.A. (Central Intelligence Agency)

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1908</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1908</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What team won the 1908 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago Cubs</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Philadelphia Athletics</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit Tigers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pittsburgh Pirates</div>
<br>2. Where were the 1908 Summer Olympics held?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) London, United Kingdom</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Paris, France</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) St. Louis, Missouri</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Stockholm, Sweden</div>
<br>3. In what state did the Collinwood School Fire, in which 174 individuals were killed, take place on March 4, 1908?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mississippi</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ohio</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kansas</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York</div>
<br>4. Who did Republican William Howard Taft defeat in the 1908 Presidential Election?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Jennings Bryan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) James M. Cox</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alton B. Parker</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Theodore Roosevelt</div>
<br>5. What country declared their independence from the Ottoman Empire on October 5, 1908?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Iraq</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Albania</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bulgaria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Egypt</div>
<br>6. What western outlaw (along with his partner) was supposedly killed in Bolivia on November 6, 1908?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jesse James</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ike Clanton</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Butch Cassidy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John Wesley Hardin</div>
<br>7. What was observed for the first time on May 10, 1908 at Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Father's Day</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Arbor Day</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mother's Day</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) May Day</div>
<br>8. On February 1, 1908, King Carlos I of what European country was assassinated?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Portugal</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Serbia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Spain</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Italy</div>
<br>9. On December 28, 1908, what European country saw a devastating earthquake in which over 75,000 individuals were killed?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Russia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Greece</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Italy</div>
<br>10. What current government agency was created on July 26, 1908?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) F.B.I.  (Federal Bureau of Investigation)</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) F.C.C. (Federal Communications Commission)</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) F.D.A. (Food and Drug Administration)</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) C.I.A. (Central Intelligence Agency)</div>
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