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Countries by Founding Story - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 77,028 times
- The average score is 13 of 18
Answer Stats
| Story | Country | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Seeking "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness", 13 colonies declare independence from Great Britain | United States | 98%
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| Qin Shi Huang conquers the warring states to establish the first imperial dynasty | China | 92%
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| Clovis unites the Frankish tribes under a single king | France | 90%
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| The "First Fleet" arrives at Botany Bay carrying about 1,000 convicts | Australia | 87%
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| Emperor Jimmu, descended from the sun goddess Amaterasu, conquers the main island before eventually dying at age 126 | Japan | 86%
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| Separatists declare independence from Colombia after Colombia refuses to ratify a canal-building treaty with the U.S. | Panama | 86%
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| Ingólfr Arnarson arrives on the island in 874 A.D. | Iceland | 82%
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| Two kingdoms are united by the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella | Spain | 81%
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| Freed slaves and free-born blacks from the United States establish a democracy in Africa | Liberia | 80%
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| Patrice Lumumba leads the country to independence from Belgium in 1960 | D. R. Congo | 73%
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| In the year 1307, three men take an oath to unite the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden | Switzerland | 68%
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| Menes unites the upper and lower parts of the river, founding the First Dynasty around 3000 B.C. | Egypt | 66%
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| The Medes overthrow the Neo-Assyrian empire, uniting the plateau under their leadership | Iran | 65%
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| Kinh Dương Vương founds the country in 2879 B.C., reigning for over 100 years before dying at age 260 | Vietnam | 64%
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| Saint Marinus founds a monestary on Monte Titano in AD 301 | San Marino | 60%
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| The national government flees to an island, establishing a "temporary capital" in 1949 | Taiwan | 60%
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| The UK, Russia, and France force the Ottoman Empire to relinquish control of this Christian nation in 1832 | Greece | 58%
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| Dom Pedro declares independence, separating the country from his father's empire | Brazil | 49%
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