Can you name the features of the world in 1894?? created by LGF92 Enter a fact in the box below Correctly named facts will show up below Answers do not have to be guessed in order Anarchism was rife, Tower Bridge opened, Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time, and the Dreyfus affair kicked off in France - but what do you know about the world in 1894? This quiz has not been verified by Sporcle

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Fact Answer Gill says... World Population '1/2 in Asia, 1/4 in Europe' Form of government 'The ruling power is vested in a monarch as in England or Italy' Form of government 'The ruling power is in the hands of the people, who choose a president from among themselves' World GDP (in modern money, USD) 'The commerce of the world, which represents an estimated value of 3,000 millions sterling, depends on the law of supply and demand' World's biggest economy 676 million pounds sterling World's 2nd biggest economy 359 million pounds sterling World's 3rd biggest economy 321 million pounds sterling World's 4th biggest economy 305 million pounds sterling World's biggest merchant navy 'Seven times the size of that of France' Most populous British city 4.21 million people Capital of the Netherlands 'Holland has neither hill nor mountain' Population of the United States 1891 census Number of US States - Number of US Territories - Chief mineral export of the USA Others include iron, silver, gold, copper, petroleum, lead, zinc and quicksilver Chief American port Followed by Boston, New Orleans and San Francisco Most important destination for American goods Used by the Cunard, Inman, White Star and National lines Most populous US city 1.5 million 2nd most populous US city 1.1 million

Fact Answer Gill says... 3rd most populous US city 1.05 million Capital of Alaskan Territory 'Whales, cod, herring and halibut abound' Only independent states in the West Indies 'Perhaps the most fertile spot in the West Indies' Danish possessions in the Caribbean 'Vegetable production is the chief source of wealth' Most populous nation in South America 14 million people Capital of Bolivia 'Bolivia's natural features resemble those of Peru' Main Dutch colony in Oceania 'Sago, cocoa, gutta-percha, beautiful fruits and valuable timber are grown' Main export of the Philippines 'The capital, Manila, is especially famed for its cigars' 'Least known piece of land in the world' according to some 'It means Southern Land, and entirely belongs to England' Most populous Australian city 386,000 people Island split between Britain, Germany and the Netherlands 'The climate is wet and unhealthy. The natives are Papuan Negroes.' Most populous Chinese city 500,000 people Chinese vassal state - Chief export of Japan 'To the value of 10.5 millions sterling' Station of the British fleet in Japan '90,000 people, below Tokio' Hottest temperature recorded 'Murzuk, in Fezzan, is said to be the hottest place in the world; the thermometer often stands at 130F in the shade' British colonies in West Africa - Capital of the Slave Coast Modern-day Nigeria, 60,000 people Suzerain of the Congo Free State 'A railway is in course of construction between Vivi to Stanley Pool.'

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