1. In what year did Great Britain's Queen Victoria celebrate her diamond jubilee?
A. 1891B. 1893C. 1895D. 1897
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D. 1897
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2. Who ran for U.S. President in 1896 against William McKinley on a silver platform?
A. Woodrow WilsonB. William Jennings BryanC. James WeaverD. Eugene V. Debs
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B. William Jennings Bryan
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3. What Army captain was convicted of treason in France in 1894, but granted a pardon in 1899?
A. Thomas LeeB. Pierre LavalC. Henri PetainD. Alfred Dreyfus
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D. Alfred Dreyfus
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4. Electricity was the theme of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition hosted in what U.S. city?
A. New York CityB. ChicagoC. St. LouisD. Lake Placid
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B. Chicago
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5. What city completed the first subway in the U.S. in 1897?
A. NashvilleB. San FranciscoC. BostonD. Baltimore
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C. Boston
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6. What sport was invented in a YMCA gym by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891?
A. VolleyballB. KickballC. BasketballD. Table tennis
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C. Basketball
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7. In 1894, who became the last of Romanov czars to gain power in Russia?
A. Nicholas IIB. Paul IC. Alexander ID. Alexander II
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A. Nicholas II
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8. In what newspaper did editor Francis Church reassure young Virginia O'Hanlon in 1897 that there is a Santa Claus?
A. Washington StarB. Kansas City StarC. St. Louis Post-DispatchD. New York Sun
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D. New York Sun
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9. What made its first appearance in an issue of "The Youth's Companion" magazine in 1892?
A. Happy Birthday to YouB. The Pledge of AllegianceC. The Night Before ChristmasD. The Star-Spangled Banner
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B. The Pledge of Allegiance
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10. Journalist Nelly Bly, trying to best Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 Days," completed her voyage in 1890 in how many days?
A. 72B. 76C. 79D. 82
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A. 72
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