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Quiz on the Year 1776 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 54 times
- The average score is 9 of 15
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The United States declared independence from this country | Great Britain | 86%
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| Date on which American independence was declared | July 4th | 86%
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| Ruling monarch of the above | George III | 80%
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| Founding father who traveled to Paris and became a celebrity | Benjamin Franklin | 71%
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| This British explorer departs on his final voyage, during which he would eventually be killed by Hawaiian natives | James Cook | 69%
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| British forces evacuate this major New England city | Boston | 65%
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| River famously crossed by George Washington while leading American forces in retreat | {Delaware} River | 65%
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| This empire loses the city of Basra to Persian forces | {Ottoman} Empire | 65%
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| Edward Gibbon publishes the first volume of this seminal six-volume historical work | The History of the Decline and Fall of the {Roman} {Empire} | 61%
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| Forces, led by Benedict Arnold, end their invasion of this modern-day country | Canada | 57%
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| Man who authored "The Wealth of Nations" | Adam Smith | 55%
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| Famous honor society founded at the College of William & Mary | The Phi Beta {Kappa} Society | 51%
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| Opponents of the Loyalists during the American Revolution | Patriots | 49%
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| This pro-Independence pamphlet, authored by Thomas Paine, was first published | {Common} {Sense} | 41%
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| City where George Washington launched a surprise attack against unsuspecting Hessian forces | Trenton | 41%
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