| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What was the Dust Bowl? | A period of severe prairie dust storms in the 1930s | 83%
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| When was the Jazz Age? | 1920s | 80%
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| Which of these is Susan B. Anthony known for? | Campaigning for women's suffrage | 80%
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| What country held 52 Americans hostage from 1979 to 1981? | Iran | 80%
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| Who was the U.S. President during World War I? | Woodrow Wilson | 79%
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| What day will live in infamy, according to Franklin D. Roosevelt? | December 7, 1941 | 77%
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| What was Al Capone's most profitable business? | Selling alcohol | 70%
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| Why is Chuck Yeager famous? | First pilot to break the sound barrier | 69%
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| Which of these countries never had territorial possessions in the modern-day territory of the United States? | Portugal | 69%
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| What color did rebel soldiers wear in the Civil War? | Gray | 68%
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| Which of these was NOT a New Deal program? | Medicare | 65%
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| Was Johnny Appleseed a real person? | Yes | 63%
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| Who were known as "Carpetbaggers"? | Northerners who moved south after the Civil War | 61%
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| What was the "Great Migration"? | African-Americans moving from South to North | 56%
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| Why did the U.S. military invade Mexico in 1916? | To capture Pancho Villa | 40%
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