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1913 Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers

The British Board of Film Censors receives the authority to do what?
A: Classify and censor films.

General elections are held in what country?
A: In Tasmania.

In the 1913 Ottoman coup d'état, who comes to power?
A: Ismail Enver.

In January, the British House of Lords rejects an Irish what?
A: Home Rule Bill.

New York City's Grand Central Terminal, having been rebuilt, reopens as what?
A: The world's largest railroad station.

The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to do what?
A: Impose and collect income taxes.

Beginning of "La Decena Trágica", the rebellion of some military chiefs against whom?
A: The President of Mexico, Francisco I. Madero.

 

What are President Francisco I. Madero and Vice President José María Pino Suárez forced to do?
A:  Resign.

Pedro Lascuráin serves as President for less than an hour before who take office?
A: General Victoriano Huerta, leader of the coup.

What two men were assassinated in Mexico?
A: Francisco I. Madero and José María Pino Suárez.

Following the assassination of his rival Song Jiaoren, who uses military force to dissolve China's parliament and rules as a dictator?
A: Yuan Shikai.

Where does British steamship Calvados disappear?
A: In the Sea of Marmara with 200 on board.

What Parade takes place in Washington, D.C. led by Inez Milholland on horseback?
A: The Woman Suffrage Parade.

Who succeeds William Howard Taft as President of the United States?
A: Woodrow Wilson

 

The U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of Labor are established by splitting the duties of what?
A: The 10-year-old Department of Commerce and Labor.

Where does the British freighter Alum Chine, carrying 343 tons of dynamite, explode?
A:  In Baltimore harbor.

Australia begins building the new federal capital of what?
A: Canberra.

Pancho Villa returns to Mexico from what?
A: His self-imposed exile in the United States.

King George I of Greece is "what" after 50 years on the throne?
A: Assassinated.

He is succeeded by whom?
A: His son Constantine.

Who is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies two days later?
A: Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese nationalist party.

 

Siege of Adrianople ends when Bulgarian forces take Adrianople from who?
A: The Ottomans.

What federation is formed in the United States?
A: The United States Soccer Federation.

The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, dictating what?
A: The direct election of senators.

Designed by Cass Gilbert, the Woolworth Building opens in New York City, and it is the what?
A: Tallest building in the world at this date.

What first full-length Indian feature film is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry?
A: Raja Harishchandra.

New York Governor William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a what?
A: A $100,000,000 donation from John D. Rockefeller.

Who becomes the first person to pilot a 4-engine fixed-wing aircraft?
A: Igor Sikorsky.

 

South Africa's first flying school opens in Kimberley to train pilots for what?
A: The South African Aviation Corps, to become the South African Air Force on 1 February 1920.

Women's suffrage is enacted in what country?
A: Norway.

The Arab Congress of 1913 opens, during which Arab nationalists meet to discuss what?
A: The desired reforms under the Ottoman Empire.

The Parliament of South Africa passes the Natives Land Act, limiting what?
A: Land ownership for blacks to black territories.

Joseph Cook becomes the 6th Prime Minister of what country?
A: Australia.

Romania declares war on what country?
A: Bulgaria.

Death Valley, California hits 134 °F (~56.7 °C), the what?
A: The highest temperature recorded in the world as of 2013.

 

After his airplane fails at an altitude of 900 feet (270 m), aviator Adolphe Pégoud becomes the first  what?
A: The first person to bail out to safety from an airplane and land safely.

What statue in Copenhagen, Denmark, is finished?
A: The Little Mermaid.

French aviator Roland Garros crosses what in an airplane flying from Fréjus, France to Bizerte, Tunisia?
A: the Mediterranean.

The Treaty of Constantinople is signed in Istanbul between who?
A: The Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

Pancho Villa's troops take Torreón after a what?
A: A 3-day battle, when government troops retreat.

HMS Queen Elizabeth is launched at Portsmouth Dockyard as the first what?
A: Oil-fired battleship.

Who is elected president of Mexico?
A: Victoriano Huerta.

 

The Ford Motor Company introduces the first what?
A: Moving assembly line, reducing chassis assembly time from 12½ hours in October to 2 hours, 40 minutes.

The Federal Reserve System is created as the what?
A: The central banking system of the United States.

The Camel cigarette brand is introduced by R. J. Reynolds in the United States, and it is the first what?
A: Packaged cigarettes.

 
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