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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1929

See what you know about the year 1929

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the name of the University of California player who ran the wrong way during the 1929 Rose Bowl?

Jim Marshall
Roy Riegels
Nibs Price
Benny Lom

2. What team won the 1929 World Series?

Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Yankees

3. What comic strip character made his debut on January 17, 1929?

Popeye
Happy Hooligan
Lil Abner
Beetle Bailey

4. Who was the leader of the gang that were gunned down in a Chicago garage on February 14, 1929?

Johnny Torrio
"Machine Gun" Jack McGurn
Earl "Hymie" Weiss
Bugs Moran

5. Who was sworn in as the 31st President of the United States on March 4, 1929?

Warren G. Harding
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert C. Hoover

6. What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which went into effect on July 24, 1929, do?

it limited each signatory's armed forces
it officially ended World War I
it renounced war as an instrument of foreign policy
it limited each signatory's navy

7. Who said on December 3, 1929 that the American people had regained faith in the economy after the stock market crash in October of 1929?

Calvin Coolidge
Herbert C. Hoover
Andrew Mellon
John D. Rockefeller

8. What famous radio show made its debut on August 19, 1929?

Burns and Allen
Fibber McGee and Molly
The Jack Benny Show
Amos and Andy

9. The Lateran Treaty, which was ratified on June 7, 1929, gave full sovereignty to what area?

Vatican City
Monaco
Liechtenstein
Italy

10. What national park was established on February 26, 1929?

Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Teton National Park

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1929</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1929</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What was the name of the University of California player who ran the wrong way during the 1929 Rose Bowl?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jim Marshall</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Roy Riegels</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nibs Price</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benny Lom</div>
<br>2. What team won the 1929 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago Cubs</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) St. Louis Cardinals</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Philadelphia Athletics</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Yankees</div>
<br>3. What comic strip character made his debut on January 17, 1929?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Popeye</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Happy Hooligan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lil Abner</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Beetle Bailey</div>
<br>4. Who was the leader of the gang that were gunned down in a Chicago garage on February 14, 1929?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Johnny Torrio</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Earl "Hymie" Weiss</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bugs Moran</div>
<br>5. Who was sworn in as the 31st President of the United States on March 4, 1929?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Warren G. Harding</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Franklin D. Roosevelt</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Calvin Coolidge</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Herbert C. Hoover</div>
<br>6. What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which went into effect on July 24, 1929, do?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) it limited each signatory's armed forces</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) it officially ended World War I</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) it renounced war as an instrument of foreign policy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) it limited each signatory's navy</div>
<br>7. Who said on December 3, 1929 that the American people had regained faith in the economy after the stock market crash in October of 1929?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Calvin Coolidge</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Herbert C. Hoover</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Andrew Mellon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John D. Rockefeller</div>
<br>8. What famous radio show made its debut on August 19, 1929?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Burns and Allen</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fibber McGee and Molly</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Jack Benny Show</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Amos and Andy</div>
<br>9. The Lateran Treaty, which was ratified on June 7, 1929, gave full sovereignty to what area?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vatican City</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Monaco</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Liechtenstein</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Italy</div>
<br>10. What national park was established on February 26, 1929?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Carlsbad Caverns National Park</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Yellowstone National Park</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Grand Canyon National Park</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Grand Teton National Park</div>
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