7. What state did Sen. Smith W. Brookhart, who was unseated by the United States Senate on April 12, 1926 after just serving over one year, represent?

Florida
Iowa
Missouri
New Jersey

8. Who passed away on October 31, 1926?

Claude Monet
Rudolph Valentino
Robert Todd Lincoln
Harry Houdini

9. What country left the League of Nations on September 11, 1926?

Greece
Poland
Spain
Italy

10. Who became Prime Minister of Canada on June 29, 1926?

Arthur Meighen
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Richard Bedford Bennett
Louis St. Laurent

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1926</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1926</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 1926 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Washington Senators</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Yankees</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) St. Louis Cardinals</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pittsburgh Pirates</div>
<br>2. Who disappeared on May 18, 1926 while visiting a Venice, California beach?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Al Capone</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Writer Agatha Christie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Judge Joseph Crater</div>
<br>3. Who became the first woman to swim the English Channel from France to England on August 6, 1926?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ethelda Bleibtrey</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fanny Durack</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gertrude Ederle</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ethel Lackie</div>
<br>4. Who became the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion on September 26, 1926?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jack Sharkey</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Primo Carnera</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jack Dempsey</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gene Tunney</div>
<br>5. Who was crowned the 124th Emperor of Japan on November 10, 1926?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Taisho</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Akihito</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Meiji</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hirohito</div>
<br>6. Who launched the first liquid-fueled rocket at Auburn, Massachusetts on March 16, 1926?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Robert Goddard</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Orville Wright</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Harvey Firestone</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wernher Von Braun</div>
<br>7. What state did Sen. Smith W. Brookhart, who was unseated by the United States Senate on April 12, 1926 after just serving over one year, represent?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Florida</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Iowa</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Missouri</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New Jersey</div>
<br>8. Who passed away on October 31, 1926?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Claude Monet</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rudolph Valentino</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Robert Todd Lincoln</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Harry Houdini</div>
<br>9. What country left the League of Nations on September 11, 1926?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Greece</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Poland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Spain</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Italy</div>
<br>10. Who became Prime Minister of Canada on June 29, 1926?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Arthur Meighen</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Lyon Mackenzie King</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Richard Bedford Bennett</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Louis St. Laurent</div>
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