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1907 Trivia Quiz

Here are some fascinating facts from the year 1907. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by doupse. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
doupse

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
32,923

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Robert Baden-Powell set up what organization for boys?

Answer: ( Two Words .. they don't sell cookies )

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Question 2 of 10

2. On November 29 the 'Lady of the Lamp', became the first woman ever to receive the (British) Order of Merit. She was a nurse in the Crimean War. Who was she?

Answer: (First and last name or last name)

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Question 3 of 10

3. This author of the 'The Jungle Book', 'Barrack-Room Ballads' and 'Just So Stories', won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Maria Montessori of Italy, set up her first 'children's house' in 1907. Nowadays people often send children to ___________ before starting Grade 1. Hint

Day care

Kindergarten

Froebel schools

Pre-school

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'Bakelite' was invented by Leo Baekeland. What kind of material is 'bakelite'? Hint

Ceramic

Glass

Plastic

Teflon

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was Mutt's sidekick in the comics?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. This plague, believed to spread by rat fleas, claimed the lives of an estimated 6 million people in India.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Carl Hagenbeck developed the first zoo to mimic natural habitats for animals. Which country was this in? Hint

Italy

Russia

France

Germany

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Question 9 of 10

9. On February 20, the US passed this act to reduce new arrivals from entering the country. It was thought that immigrant entry could damage U.S. labour conditions. Hint

Stay Out Act

Immigration Act

Labour Conditions Act

No More Migrants Act

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Question 10 of 10

10. Whose 'follies' were inspired by Paris' famous 'Folies Bergere'?

Answer: (One Word, last name only)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Robert Baden-Powell set up what organization for boys?

Answer: Boy Scouts

2. On November 29 the 'Lady of the Lamp', became the first woman ever to receive the (British) Order of Merit. She was a nurse in the Crimean War. Who was she?

Answer: Nightingale

She cleaned up the hospital at Scutari, insisted on good food and strict hygiene and improved the lives of British soldiers. After the war she set up the first modern school for nursing in Britain.

3. This author of the 'The Jungle Book', 'Barrack-Room Ballads' and 'Just So Stories', won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907.

Answer: Kipling

He introduced us to such characters as Danny Deever, Gunga Din, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and of course Mowgli.

4. Maria Montessori of Italy, set up her first 'children's house' in 1907. Nowadays people often send children to ___________ before starting Grade 1.

Answer: Kindergarten

She was the first woman in Italy to be awarded a medical degree, and she also taught mentally-handicapped children.

5. 'Bakelite' was invented by Leo Baekeland. What kind of material is 'bakelite'?

Answer: Plastic

It did not soften when heated or conduct electricity. It is notoriously brittle.

6. Who was Mutt's sidekick in the comics?

Answer: Jeff

The San Francisco Chronicle was the first paper to run a comic strip everyday of the week, including Saturday. Mr. Augustus Mutt meet his sidekick in a insane asylum.

7. This plague, believed to spread by rat fleas, claimed the lives of an estimated 6 million people in India.

Answer: Bubonic plague

Symptoms included black swellings on the armpits and the groin, headaches, fever and vomiting.

8. Carl Hagenbeck developed the first zoo to mimic natural habitats for animals. Which country was this in?

Answer: Germany

Animals were kept in large uncovered pits with no bars instead of restrictive cages.

9. On February 20, the US passed this act to reduce new arrivals from entering the country. It was thought that immigrant entry could damage U.S. labour conditions.

Answer: Immigration Act

In 1907, 14% of the population of the US had been born in another country. In a single day as many as 11,000 immigrants could pass through Ellis Island.

10. Whose 'follies' were inspired by Paris' famous 'Folies Bergere'?

Answer: Ziegfeld

Source: Author doupse

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