How well do you know QPL’s founding year?

You may know that Queens Public Library was founded in 1896. But do you know what else was happening at the same time? Let's test your knowledge!

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* 1. What influential cookbook shares our birthday year?

The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis

Moosewood Cookbook by Mollie Katzen

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book by Fannie Farmer

An Invitation to Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey

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* 2. What athletic event debuted in 1896?

The first Summer Olympic Games

U.S. Open Tennis Championship

The World Series

The World Championships of Cornhole

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* 3. What classic candy was invented in New York City in 1896?

Snickers

Good & Plenty

Nerds

Tootsie Roll

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* 4. Who was the mayor of New York in 1896?

John Lindsay

Fiorello La Guardia

William L. Strong

Zohran Mamdani

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* 5. 1896 was in what era?

The Colonial Period

The Enlightenment

The Gilded Age

The Progressive Era

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* 6. What famous patriotic song was written on December 25, 1896?

The Star-Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key

The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa

You’re A Grand Old Flag by George M. Cohan

This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie

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* 7. Which major historical event took place in 1896?

The United States Supreme Court affirms legitimacy of racial separation (Plessy v Ferguson), a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal."

The announcement of the discovery of gold in the Klondike region of Canada.

William McKinley wins the U.S. presidency, defeating William Jennings Bryan.

Queens Public Library is born.

How well do you know QPL’s founding year?

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* 1. What influential cookbook shares our birthday year?

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* 2. What athletic event debuted in 1896?

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* 3. What classic candy was invented in New York City in 1896?

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* 4. Who was the mayor of New York in 1896?

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* 5. 1896 was in what era?

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* 6. What famous patriotic song was written on December 25, 1896?

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* 7. Which major historical event took place in 1896?

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* 8. What is your name?

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* 9. What is your email address?