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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1914

See what you know about the year 1914

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What team won the 1914 World Series?

New York Giants
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Boston Braves

2. In what city was the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife assassinated on June 28, 1914?

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Paris, France
Vienna, Austria
Belgrade, Serbia

3. Germany declared war on what country on August 1, 1914?

France
Russia
Serbia
Great Britain

4. Who became the 258th Pope on September 3, 1914?

Pope Benedict XV
Pope Pius X
Pope Pius XI
Pope Leo XIII

5. The last known of this species died at the Cincinnati Zoo on September 1, 1914?

Dodo
Passenger Pigeon
Goff's Pocket Gopher
Eastern Elk

6. This country saw the worst coal mine disaster in its history on December 15, 1914?

China
Japan
United States
United Kingdom

7. What future U.S. President's parents were married on October 7, 1914?

George H. W. Bush
John F. Kennedy
Ronald W. Reagan
Jimmy Carter

8. Who became President of Mexico on August 20, 1914?

Victoriano Huerta
Francisco I. Madero
Venustiano Carranza
Alvaro Obregon

9. What news event happened on May 14, 1914?

The United Kingdom's House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule
President Woodrow Wilson signs Mother's Day proclamation
President Wilson's envoy Edward M. House meets with Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
3000 U.S. Marines land in Vera Cruz, Mexico

10. What company announced an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day's labor on January 5, 1914?

U.S. Steel
International Business Machines
Ford Motor Company
General Motors

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1914</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1914</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 1914 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Giants</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Philadelphia Athletics</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boston Red Sox</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boston Braves</div>
<br>2. In what city was the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife assassinated on June 28, 1914?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Paris, France</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vienna, Austria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Belgrade, Serbia</div>
<br>3. Germany declared war on what country on August 1, 1914?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Russia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Serbia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Great Britain</div>
<br>4. Who became the 258th Pope on September 3, 1914?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Benedict XV</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Pius X</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Pius XI</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope Leo XIII</div>
<br>5. The last known of this species died at the Cincinnati Zoo on September 1, 1914?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dodo</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Passenger Pigeon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Goff's Pocket Gopher</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Eastern Elk</div>
<br>6. This country saw the worst coal mine disaster in its history on December 15, 1914?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) China</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Japan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) United States</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) United Kingdom</div>
<br>7. What future U.S. President's parents were married on October 7, 1914?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George H. W. Bush</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John F. Kennedy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ronald W. Reagan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jimmy Carter</div>
<br>8. Who became President of Mexico on August 20, 1914?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Victoriano Huerta</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Francisco I. Madero</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Venustiano Carranza</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alvaro Obregon</div>
<br>9. What news event happened on May 14, 1914?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The United Kingdom's House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) President Woodrow Wilson signs Mother's Day proclamation</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) President Wilson's envoy Edward M. House meets with Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 3000 U.S. Marines land in Vera Cruz, Mexico</div>
<br>10. What company announced an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day's labor on January 5, 1914?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) U.S. Steel</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) International Business Machines</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ford Motor Company</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) General Motors</div>
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