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History of Missouri - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 101 times
- The average score is 10 of 20
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Who where the famous explorers that headed west from St. Louis in 1804? | Lewis and Clark | 90%
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| Who is the only US president from Missouri? | Harry S. Truman | 85%
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| Who is the author of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?" | Mark Twain | 79%
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| In 1967, the Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Green Bay Packers in the first of what yearly contest? | The Super Bowl | 76%
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| What monument, completed in 1965, is also known as "The Gateway to the West?" | The Gateway Arch | 75%
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| 1904 Summer Olympics | 66%
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| What two major international events were held in St. Louis in 1904? | Louisiana Purchase Exposition | 64%
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| Which Missouri city was hit by a tornado on May 22nd, 2011, resulting in 158 deaths and $2.8 billion in damage? | Joplin | 60%
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| What Kentuckian, famous for being a frontiersman and opening the Cumberland Road, died at his his home in Missouri in 1820? | Daniel Boone | 55%
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| In what city did widespread riots take place after the shooting of Michael Brown by a local police officer in 2014? | Ferguson | 52%
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| What fault line caused an earthquake so large it rang bells in Boston in 1812? | New Madrid Fault | 49%
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| Which Missouri city was the eastern terminus for the Pony Express? | Saint Joseph | 49%
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| Which Missouri city is considered to be the starting point for both the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail? | Independence | 43%
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| Which American botanist, from Diamond, Missouri, taught at the Tuskegee Institute? | George Washington Carver | 42%
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| What was the name of the Negro League baseball team that Jackie Robinson played for? | Kansas City Monarchs | 30%
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| What state institution opened in 1841, making it the first of its kind west of the Mississippi River? | The University of Missouri | 24%
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| Kansas City, founded in 1838, is named after which Native American tribe? | Kaw or Kanza | 12%
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| Which group of Missouri Bushwhackers is responsible for burning Lawrence, Kansas in 1863? | Quantrill's Raiders | 12%
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| Which Missouri governor ran an unsuccessful secessionist movement during the Civil War? | Claiborne Jackson | 9%
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| Which Missouri Senator do some (incorrectly) claim was President of the United States for a single day? | David Rice Atchison | 6%
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