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Quiz about The Gilded Age
Quiz about The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age Trivia Quiz


All of these questions have to do with the Gilded Age, from about 1877 to 1901. There are ten questions. Nine are multiple choice and one is fill in the blank. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by laurkwit. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
laurkwit
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
8,532
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
3878
Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (7/10), Guest 206 (1/10), Guest 168 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The number one killer disease during this period was ____________. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who invented the slogan for Maxwell House Coffee? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This first lady during the Gilded Age was the first to have a college education. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these beverages was *not* invented during the Gilded Age? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In the Gilded Age many tonics and elixirs contained hard drugs or alcohol?


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of these inventions did Thomas Edison invent during this period? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The Big Event was a world's fair, The Grand Columbian Exposition to celebrate the 400th anniversary of what? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Where was the first skyscraper was built? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Scott Joplin introduced the world to what kind of music? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The candy bar "Baby Ruth" was named after President Cleveland's daughter, Ruth.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The number one killer disease during this period was ____________.

Answer: tuberculosis

Many famous people had TB during this period, including Doc Holiday. The disease was widespread and one-third of the people in the US died of it for much of this period. It was particularly widespread among the poor.
2. Who invented the slogan for Maxwell House Coffee?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt invented the slogan 'Good till the last drop.'
3. This first lady during the Gilded Age was the first to have a college education.

Answer: Mrs. Hayes

'Lemonade' Lucy Hayes was the first wife of a president to have a college education.
4. Which of these beverages was *not* invented during the Gilded Age?

Answer: Sprite

Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Dr. Pepper were used as tonics and elixirs during this time period.
5. In the Gilded Age many tonics and elixirs contained hard drugs or alcohol?

Answer: True

In fact, nearly all the tonics and elixirs had hard drugs or alcohol, and that's why many people were addicted to drugs during the Progressive Era.
6. Which of these inventions did Thomas Edison invent during this period?

Answer: All of these

Thomas Edison came out with a new invention every six months!
7. The Big Event was a world's fair, The Grand Columbian Exposition to celebrate the 400th anniversary of what?

Answer: Columbus' discovery of America

At the expo, special coins were minted featuring Columbus and his ships.
8. Where was the first skyscraper was built?

Answer: Chicago

Louis Sullivan built the first skyscaper in Chicago. Sullivan later went on to teach a now famous 20th century architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
9. Scott Joplin introduced the world to what kind of music?

Answer: Ragtime

Scott Joplin introduced the world to Ragtime with his song the 'Maple Leaf Rag.'
10. The candy bar "Baby Ruth" was named after President Cleveland's daughter, Ruth.

Answer: False

The Baby Ruth candy bar was not named for Ruth Cleveland, whatever the Curtiss candy company may say. Ruth Cleveland died 17 years before the product was introduced. The Curtiss company later claimed it was named after her, in the course of a trademark suit, asserting that Miss Ruth Cleveland visited the Curtiss candy factory when the bar was being developed.

The company's claim appears patently false. Miss Cleveland died at the age of 12, in 1904, over ten years prior to the construction of the candy factory she is said to have visited. References indicate that the Curtiss company was founded in Chicago in 1916 by one Otto Schnering.

As 1916 wasn't a very good year in the US for folk with German surnames, he used his mother's maiden name of Curtiss.

The company produced a confection called "Kandy Kake." In 1921, the item was reformulated and re-named the Baby Ruth bar. It sold for five cents, which was half the price of most competing products. It quickly became very popular. The true origin of the name is unclear; maybe the proprietor thought nobody would buy a "Baby Otto" or a "Schnering Bar"! (Information kindly supplied by player Ignotus).
Source: Author laurkwit

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