The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1919
See what you know about the year 1919
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. What team won the 1919 World Series?
(#) Cincinnati Reds
(#) Boston Red Sox
(#) New York Giants
(#) Chicago White Sox
2. The Great Molasses Flood, which killed 21 and injured 150, took place on January 15, 1919 in what U.S. city?
(#) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(#) Boston, Massachusetts
(#) Chicago, Illinois
(#) New York, New York
3. Who was elected President of Germany on February 11, 1919?
(#) Prince Maximilian of Baden
(#) Philipp Scheidemann
(#) Gustav Stresemann
(#) Friedrich Ebert
4. The Amritsar Massacre took place on April 13, 1919 in what modern day country?
(#) Russia
(#) India
(#) Pakistan
(#) Kazakhstan
5. What major university opened on May 23, 1919?
(#) University of Oklahoma
(#) University of Arizona
(#) University of New Mexico
(#) University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
6. What current NFL team was founded on August 11, 1919?
(#) Green Bay Packers
(#) New York Giants
(#) Arizona Cardinals
(#) Chicago Bears
7. The Treaty of Saint-Germain was signed on September 10, 1919, thus ending hostilities with what country?
(#) Germany
(#) the Ottoman Empire
(#) Italy
(#) Austria
8. Nancy Astor, on November 28, 1919, became the first woman to be elected to what legislative body?
(#) United States Senate
(#) United States House of Representatives
(#) Canadian House of Commons
(#) British House of Commons
9. What news event happened on October 2, 1919?
(#) The Elaine Race Riot breaks out in Arkansas
(#) The Boston Police Strike occurs
(#) Congress passes the Volstead Act which begins Prohibition
(#) President Woodrow Wilson suffered a massive stroke which left him partially paralyzed
10. A race riot took place in what Midwestern city on September 28, 1919?
(#) Omaha, Nebraska
(#) Indianapolis, Indiana
(#) St. Louis, Missouri
(#) Des Moines, Iowa
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