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This Day in History - July - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 36,376 times
23,848 since last reset
- The average score is 22 of 31
Answer Stats
| Date | Year | Clue | Answer | % Correct |
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| July 4 | 1776 | This country declares its independence from Great Britain | United States | 96%
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| July 13 | 1923 | This famous sign is dedicated in the hills above Los Angeles. (The last four letters would be dropped in 1949) | Hollywoodland | 91%
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| July 9 | 2011 | This country becomes independent from Sudan | South Sudan | 91%
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| July 28 | 1914 | This "war to end all wars" begins | World War I | 91%
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| July 18 | 1955 | This theme park opens in Anaheim, California | Disneyland | 88%
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| July 20 | 1969 | People walk here for the first time | The Moon | 88%
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| July 8 | 1994 | This North Korean leader dies after a reign of 45 years | Kim Il-Sung | 87%
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| July 16 | 1945 | This device is tested for the first time (in New Mexico) | Atomic Bomb | 86%
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| July 14 | 1789 | This prison is stormed by the citizens of Paris, who find just 7 prisoners inside | La Bastille | 84%
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| July 2 | 1937 | This aviatrix goes missing over the Pacific Ocean | Amelia Earhart | 82%
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| July 19 | 64 | This emperor allegedly fiddles while Rome burns | Nero | 80%
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| July 27 | 1890 | This Dutch artist shoots himself | Vincent Van Gogh | 78%
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| July 3 | 1863 | This battle, the bloodiest of the U.S. Civil War, comes to an end | Gettysburg | 77%
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| July 15 | 1099 | This city is conquered by Crusaders | Jerusalem | 77%
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| July 10 | 1925 | The Scopes "monkey trial" begins, in which a teacher in Tennessee is accused of teaching this scientific theory | Evolution | 72%
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| July 7 | 1953 | This beret-wearing troublemaker sets out on a motorcycle journey through Latin America | Che Guevara | 70%
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| July 23 | 2011 | This British singer dies of alcohol poisoning | Amy Winehouse | 69%
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| July 22 | 1992 | This drug lord escapes from his luxury prison near Medellín | Pablo Escobar | 68%
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| July 21 | 1970 | The Aswan Dam is completed in this country | Egypt | 67%
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| July 17 | 1936 | Civil war erupts in this country | Spain | 67%
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| July 5 | 1687 | This scientist publishes "Principia Mathematica" | Isaac Newton | 66%
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| July 12 | 1561 | St. Basil's cathedral is consecrated in this city | Moscow | 65%
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| July 26 | 1952 | This Argentinian first lady dies at age 33 | Eva Peron | 63%
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| July 24 | 1847 | Brigham Young establishes this city | Salt Lake City | 63%
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| July 11 | 1804 | This duelist is fatally wounded by Aaron Burr | Alexander Hamilton | 61%
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| July 30 | 762 | This city is founded on the Tigris River | Baghdad | 60%
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| July 1 | 1867 | This country is founded as a confederation of three British colonies | Canada | 60%
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| July 6 | 1483 | This "hunchbacked" king of England is crowned | Richard III | 56%
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| July 31 | 1970 | Disappointing sailors, the British Navy discontinues daily rations of this substance | Rum | 54%
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| July 25 | 1965 | This folk singer dismays fans by playing electric music at the Newport Folk Festival | Bob Dylan | 47%
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| July 29 | 1968 | This practice is banned by Pope Paul VI | Artificial Birth Control | 23%
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