The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1921
See what you know about the year 1921
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. What university won the 1921 Rose Bowl?
(#) University of Southern California
(#) University of California - Berkeley
(#) University of Alabama
(#) Ohio State University
2. Who became the Vice President of the United States on March 4, 1921?
(#) Thomas Marshall
(#) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(#) James M. Cox
(#) Calvin Coolidge
3. At what ballpark did the first baseball game ever broadcast on radio take place on August 5, 1921?
(#) Forbes Field in Pittsburgh
(#) Ebbets Field in Brooklyn
(#) Polo Grounds in New York City
(#) Baker Bowl in Philadelphia
4. Who won the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy (and was later declared the first Miss America) on September 8, 1921?
(#) Mary Katherine Campbell
(#) Margaret Gorman
(#) Dorothy Knapp
(#) Ruth Malcomson
5. What was dedicated on November 11, 1921 by President Warren G. Harding?
(#) Lincoln Memorial
(#) the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery
(#) Jefferson Memorial
(#) Washington Monument
6. Who passed away on August 2, 1921?
(#) former President Woodrow Wilson
(#) famed opera star Enrico Caruso
(#) magician Harry Houdini
(#) actor Rudolph Valentino
7. What happened on July 2, 1921?
(#) Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are found guilty of first degree murder by a Massachusetts jury
(#) the Red Army captures Mongolia and establishes the Mongolian People's Republic
(#) President Warren G. Harding signs a joint congressional resolution ending war with Germany and Austria - Hungary
(#) Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the German Nazi Party
8. How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit during the 1921 season in which he established a new single-season record for the third consecutive year?
(#) 59
(#) 57
(#) 60
(#) 58
9. What was the top grossing film of 1921?
(#) The Sheik
(#) The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
(#) The Kid
(#) The Three Musketeers
10. What film actor was originally charged with manslaughter in the death of actress Virginia Rappe which took place on September 9, 1921?
(#) Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
(#) Buster Keaton
(#) Charlie Chaplin
(#) Mack Sennett
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