History Quiz: The Year 1910
How much do you know about events that have happened since Moreton & Company was established in 1910?
- There have been 18 U.S. presidents since 1910. How many can you name?
- How many states have been added to the U.S. since Moreton & Company was founded?
- Which of these is the only event to occur prior to Moreton & Company’s creation in 1910?
- Walt Disney animates his first Mickey Mouse short cartoon.
- Babe Ruth hits his famous “called shot” home run at Wrigley Field.
- World War I breaks out in Europe.
- Henry Ford produces his first Model T automobile.
- In 1910, the earth passed through the tail of this famous comet, prompting terrifying reports that “the cyanogen gas would impregnate the atmosphere and possibly snuff out all life on the planet.”
- What homophonous salt company was also incorporated in 1910?
- How many wars has the U.S. participated in since 1910?
- What was the population of the United States in 1910?
- 76 million
- 92 million
- 106 million
- 123 million
- Which famous badge-earning youth organization got its start in 1910?
- How much would a bottle of Coca-Cola cost you in 1910?
- A penny
- A nickel
- A dime
- A quarter
- Name this famous Utah landmark, which became a national monument in 1910.
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1. Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama;
2. Four: New Mexico & Arizona in 1912, Alaska & Hawaii in 1959;
3. d. 1908 (The other events happened in: a. 1928, b. 1932, c. 1914)
4. Halley’s comet
5. Morton Salt
6. World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, War in Iraq/Afghanistan
7. b. 1910, (The other population numbers are from a. 1900, c. 1920, d. 1930. As of the 2000 census, our population is now 281 million.)
8. The Boy Scouts of America
9. b. A nickel
10. Rainbow Bridge, located near Lake Powell, Utah