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Quiz about Collect the Century  19001909
Quiz about Collect the Century  19001909

Collect the Century 1900-1909 Quiz


In 1998, the U.S. Postal Service started issuing a series of stamps called Celebrate the Century. These stamps highlight people, events and inventions of each decade in the 1900's. This quiz is inspired by the stamps concerning 1900-1909.

A multiple-choice quiz by golfmom08. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
golfmom08
Time
5 mins
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Multiple Choice
Quiz #
304,851
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
15
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Question 1 of 15
1. The first stamp features a man who has been called the "Father of our National Parks". Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. The next stamp features the Model T Ford, produced in 1908 and also known as the Tin Lizzie or Flivver. Henry Ford's innovations with assembly line production made this car affordable for most people. How much did the Model T originally cost? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. In 1903, Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith invented the first crayons for kids. The box of 8 colors cost a nickel. Since then, specialty crayons have been created. Which of the following was the last to be available? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. The next stamp portrays the "ideal woman" of the 1900's. She became a model of fashion and beauty of the time and never had a name of her own. She was named after her creator, what was she known as? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. This stamp depicts the first president elected in the 20th century. He was instrumental in building the Panama Canal and he was the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Who is it? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. This stamp portrays a very important time in American history. Between 1900 and 1909, immigrants were processed on average of 100 per hour. Which of these famous people came through Ellis Island in that time? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. This stamp honors the first modern World Series played between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Americans. How many games did they play? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Our next stamp features a house built by Frank Lloyd Wright, The Robie House. Wright designed the house in his studio in 1908 and the Robie family moved in May, 1910. The house cost $58,500 including the land, furnishings, design and construction. In what style did Frank Lloyd Wright design this home? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. This stamp features the first western movie. It was only 12 minutes long, in black and white with some of the scenes hand colored. Filmed in Milltown, NJ, it is based on actual events that occurred in August, 1900. What was the name of this movie? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act is featured on this stamp. It resulted from safety issues that were brought to the public's attention by journalists. The act provides for federal inspection of meat products and requires that certain drugs be accurately labeled with contents and dosing amounts. Which government entity was created as a result of this legislation? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. The next stamp honors the Wright Brothers. On December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, NC, the brothers flew the first controlled, sustained, powered, heavier than air flight. There were 4 flights that day, how long was the longest flight? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. This stamp deals with art. This group of artists weren't organized but they depicted the ordinary, everyday life of the city. Subject matter included scenes from the darker side of life, boxing and wrestling matches, tenements, drunks and prostitutes. What was this group of eight artists called? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Our next stamp features the 1904 World's Fair also known as The Louisiana Purchase Exposition. There were many scientific inventions that were displayed. Which of the following was NOT unveiled at the fair? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Our next stamp honors the man who founded the Niagara Movement, a forerunner of the NAACP. He was also the first African-American to earn a Ph.D from Harvard University. Who is it? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. The last stamp features a toy that most of us have had at one time in our lives. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The first stamp features a man who has been called the "Father of our National Parks".

Answer: John Muir

John Muir (1838-1914) was originally from Scotland and his writings are said to be the inspiration behind the development of our National Park System by President Theodore Roosevelt. William Bartram (1739-1823) was the first, great American-born naturalist and author of "Bartram's Travels" a book that Muir pronounced "interesting". Charles Sargent (1841-1927) was an American botanist and the first director of Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University. James Harkin (1875-1955) served as Canada's first commissioner of National Parks and helped establish the world's first park service.
2. The next stamp features the Model T Ford, produced in 1908 and also known as the Tin Lizzie or Flivver. Henry Ford's innovations with assembly line production made this car affordable for most people. How much did the Model T originally cost?

Answer: $850

Competing cars at this time cost between $2000 and $3000. In 1913 the Model T price dropped to $550 and in 1915 dropped again to $440. It has been said that Henry Ford stated "You can get it in any color as long as it's black!" but this has never been proven. The picture on the stamp has a red Model T!
3. In 1903, Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith invented the first crayons for kids. The box of 8 colors cost a nickel. Since then, specialty crayons have been created. Which of the following was the last to be available?

Answer: edible

There are crayons that you can twist to close so they don't break. You can smell your artwork and even decorate your driveway .. and the nutritious ones you eat came last! Edwin Binney's wife, Alice, came up with the name Crayola. It comes for the French word for chalk, "craie", and "ola" for oleaginous or oily.
4. The next stamp portrays the "ideal woman" of the 1900's. She became a model of fashion and beauty of the time and never had a name of her own. She was named after her creator, what was she known as?

Answer: Gibson Girl

Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944) was an illustrator who specialized in pen-and-ink sketches. He sold his work to magazines and also illustrated books, including the 1898 edition of "The Prisoner of Zenda" by Anthony Hope. The "Gibson Girl" stands as his most famous work.
5. This stamp depicts the first president elected in the 20th century. He was instrumental in building the Panama Canal and he was the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Who is it?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt is well-known for many things including his saying, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" which he said when he was governor of New York.
6. This stamp portrays a very important time in American history. Between 1900 and 1909, immigrants were processed on average of 100 per hour. Which of these famous people came through Ellis Island in that time?

Answer: Johnny Weismuller

Madeline Astor was a survivor of the Titanic and came through Ellis Island in 1912 after that tragedy. Albert Einstein first came to the U.S. in 1921 and later emigrated here in 1933. Rudyard Kipling traveled to the U.S. in 1892 as part of his honeymoon and later settled in Vermont where he started to work on " The Jungle Book". Johnny Weismuller entered Ellis Island as an infant with his family in 1905.
7. This stamp honors the first modern World Series played between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Americans. How many games did they play?

Answer: 8

The series was a best of 9 and Boston won 5 games to Pittsburgh's 3.
8. Our next stamp features a house built by Frank Lloyd Wright, The Robie House. Wright designed the house in his studio in 1908 and the Robie family moved in May, 1910. The house cost $58,500 including the land, furnishings, design and construction. In what style did Frank Lloyd Wright design this home?

Answer: Prairie Style

The Prairie style was influenced by the plant life and landscapes of the midwest prairie of the United States. The Textile Block System was built with precast concrete blocks with a patterned exterior surface. Usonian homes were small L-shaped single-family homes built on odd shaped or cheap lots using native materials and had flat roofs. The Gothic style is not Wright's but was used in the high and late medieval times, and was widely imitated in the nineteenth century, especially for churches and colleges.

Due to financial problems Mr. Robie was forced to sell his home after living in it for only 14 months.
9. This stamp features the first western movie. It was only 12 minutes long, in black and white with some of the scenes hand colored. Filmed in Milltown, NJ, it is based on actual events that occurred in August, 1900. What was the name of this movie?

Answer: The Great Train Robbery

"Stagecoach" was released in 1939. The "Ox-Bow Incident" came out in 1943 and originally failed at the box office. "Duel in the Sun" was released in 1946. "The Great Train Robbery" was based on Butch Cassidy's "Hole in the Wall Gang". They stopped a train on the tracks in Wyoming. The final scene shows the leader of the gang pointing and shooting his revolver at the audience.
10. The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act is featured on this stamp. It resulted from safety issues that were brought to the public's attention by journalists. The act provides for federal inspection of meat products and requires that certain drugs be accurately labeled with contents and dosing amounts. Which government entity was created as a result of this legislation?

Answer: Food and Drug Administration

Many drugs used to be sold and labeled with "secret ingredients" or misleading information. Some claimed they could cure everything from epilepsy to scarlet fever. A man in Britain even claimed he could restore life in the event of sudden death. Upton Sinclair published his book "The Jungle" in 1906. President Theodore Roosevelt didn't like him and said the book was full of lies. Still, the president sent investigators into the meat-packing plants.

The major meat-packing companies lobbied the government to pass legislation for inspection and certification of of cleanliness in the plants.

This led to the Pure Food and Drug Act which established the Bureau of Chemistry that later became the Food and Drug Administration.
11. The next stamp honors the Wright Brothers. On December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, NC, the brothers flew the first controlled, sustained, powered, heavier than air flight. There were 4 flights that day, how long was the longest flight?

Answer: 59 seconds

The Wright Brothers actually made 4 flights that day, the first lasting only 12 seconds with a length of 120 feet. The second and third attempts were only 175 and 200 feet. The last flight lasted 59 seconds and they flew 852 feet with an altitude of 10 feet above ground level. In 1905, they offered their invention to the U. S. Army, but the Army was not interested.
12. This stamp deals with art. This group of artists weren't organized but they depicted the ordinary, everyday life of the city. Subject matter included scenes from the darker side of life, boxing and wrestling matches, tenements, drunks and prostitutes. What was this group of eight artists called?

Answer: Ash Can School

I had never heard of this group of artists before researching for this quiz. In 1908 they organized their own art show without judges or prizes as a protest against restrictive academic exhibitions.
13. Our next stamp features the 1904 World's Fair also known as The Louisiana Purchase Exposition. There were many scientific inventions that were displayed. Which of the following was NOT unveiled at the fair?

Answer: electric can opener

The X-ray machine and the electric typewriter were introduced at the fair. The incubator is now used in hospitals for premature babies were demonstrated at the fair by premature infants from orphanages and poor families. Each baby had their own nurse at the exhibition.
14. Our next stamp honors the man who founded the Niagara Movement, a forerunner of the NAACP. He was also the first African-American to earn a Ph.D from Harvard University. Who is it?

Answer: W.E.B. DuBois

W.E.B. DuBois was the first African-American graduate of Harvard and later taught history and economics at Atlanta University. He was a contemporary of Booker T. Washington, even though they didn't agree on the best solution to the racial problem.
15. The last stamp features a toy that most of us have had at one time in our lives.

Answer: teddy bear

The teddy bear comes from a political cartoon showing President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt refusing to shoot a captive bear.
Source: Author golfmom08

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