The First Country to Do it - Statistics

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Hint	Year	Country	% Correct
Put a man on the moon *	1969	United States	100%
Put a satellite into orbit	1957	Soviet Union	98%
Surpass 1 billion in population	1982	China	91%
Build a steam-powered passenger railroad	1825	United Kingdom	88%
Circumnavigate the globe	1522	Spain	84%
Host the modern Olympic Games	1896	Greece	82%
Build a high speed rail system	1964	Japan	77%
Control the entire Mediterranean Sea *	44	Roman Empire	72%
Build a hot-air balloon	1783	France	70%
Control a territory larger than modern-day Russia	1200s	Mongolia	68%
Sail from Europe to India	1498	Portugal	68%
Win the FIFA World Cup	1930	Uruguay	66%
Ban chewing gum *	1992	Singapore	63%
Legalize gay marriage	2000	Netherlands	62%
Build a structure taller than 100 meters high	c. 2600 BC	Egypt	58%
Fire a rocket into space	1944	Germany	51%
Gain independence from the French colonial empire	1804	Haiti	43%
Have more than 1/3rd of the world population *	c. 500 BC	Persian Empire	28%
Adopt Christianity as a state religion	301	Armenia	23%
Perform a heart transplant	1967	South Africa	23%

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