1921

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1. On January 21, the movie “The Kid” premiered in New York. The film starred Charlie Chaplin, but who played the title character? Freddie Bartholomew Mickey Rooney Jackie Coogan Jackie Cooper

2. On January 28, the Unknown Soldier of France was laid to rest at what location in Paris? Cathedral of Notre Dame Eiffel Tower Arc de Triomphe Napoleon’s Tomb

3. On March 17, Marie Stopes made social history in London in what way? She opened a birth control clinic She appeared in a nude scene in a Soho theater She cast the first female vote in a British election She was elected to parliament

4. On June 1, the deadliest race riot in American history took place in what city? Tulsa, Oklahoma Birmingham, Alabama Dallas, Texas Atlanta, Georgia

5. On July 14, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were found guilty by a Massachusetts jury of committing what crime? Killing two men during the robbery of a shoe factory Killing citizens with a bomb in the Boston Public Garden Killing a teenage boy for the thrill of it Killing the mayor of Boston

6. On July 21 and September 27, the ex-German warship Ostfriesland and the decommissioned U.S. battleship Alabama were sunk by aircraft in demonstrations arranged by what U.S. Army officer? Billy Mitchell Curtis LeMay Eddie Rickenbacker Jimmy Doolittle

7. On August 2, one person died; on January 31, another person was born. Both were masters of the same pursuit, and one portrayed the other in a movie. Who were they? Lon Chaney, Sr. and Lon Chaney, Jr. Anna Pavlova and Margot Fonteyn Jack Johnson and Floyd Patterson Enrico Caruso and Mario Lanza

8. On August 10, after a day of swimming near his family’s summer home, Franklin Delano Roosevelt fell ill and was struck by poliomyelitis, permanently paralyzing him from the waist down. On what island was the summer home located? Campobello Island, New Brunswick Mount Desert Island, Maine Nantucket Island, Massachusetts Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

9. On August 23, Faisal ibn Husayn, a member of the Hashemite Dynasty and a leader of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire in World War I, became king of what country? Iran Turkey Libya Iraq

10. On December 6, a treaty was signed in London, effectively creating what new nation? Australia Union of South Africa Irish Free State India