The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1909
See what you know about the year 1909
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. What organization was founded on February 12, 1909?
(#) Salvation Army
(#) N.A.A.C.P. (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
(#) International Red Cross
(#) The Boy Scouts of America
2. What current NHL team was founded on December 4, 1909?
(#) Montreal Canadiens
(#) Ottawa Senators
(#) Toronto Maple Leafs
(#) Detroit Red Wings
3. What team won the 1909 World Series?
(#) Detroit Tigers
(#) Pittsburgh Pirates
(#) Chicago Cubs
(#) Philadelphia Athletics
4. What country saw the departure of U.S. troops on January 28, 1909?
(#) Nicaragua
(#) Cuba
(#) Dominican Republic
(#) The Philippines
5. Who was sworn in as the 27th President of the United States on March 4, 1909?
(#) William Jennings Bryan
(#) William Howard Taft
(#) Charles W. Fairbanks
(#) Theodore Roosevelt
6. What automobile company started on February 24, 1909?
(#) Packard Motor Car Company
(#) Duesenberg Automobiles and Motors Company
(#) Studebaker Corporation
(#) The Hudson Motor Car Company
7. What did a 22 year old housewife named Alice Huyler Ramsey accomplish on June 9, 1909?
(#) She was first woman to swim the English Channel
(#) She became the first woman to drive across the United States
(#) She was the first woman to fly across the United States
(#) She was the first person to reach the North Pole
8. On October 26, 1909, the Prime Minister of what country was assassinated?
(#) Japan
(#) France
(#) Germany
(#) Russia
9. On December 17, 1909, this European country saw the passing of their monarch King Leopold II?
(#) Belgium
(#) Denmark
(#) Netherlands
(#) Romania
10. On November 18, 1909 two U.S. warships were sent to what Latin American country?
(#) Colombia
(#) Brazil
(#) Nicaragua
(#) Panama
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