History of Connecticut - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
What U.S. President was born in New Haven in 1946? George W. Bush
100%
What lexicographer's work evolved into America's best-selling dictionary? Noah Webster
100%
What influential anti-slavery novel was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe? Uncle Tom's Cabin
100%
What university gave out the first PhD degrees in the U.S. in 1861? Yale
100%
What was the nom de plume of Samuel Langhorne Clemens? Mark Twain
86%
What Connecticut-born general defected to the British while in New York in 1780? Benedict Arnold
71%
Storrs Agricultural College was a predecessor of what university? Connecticut
71%
What was hidden inside an oak tree on Wyllys Hill in 1687? Connecticut's Royal {Charter}
71%
What large maritime museum was founded in 1929? {Mystic} Seaport
71%
Who was executed by the British at 21 years old after attempting to gather army documents in New York City? Nathan Hale
71%
Who was a Republican politician in Bridgeport that created a popular circus? P.T. Barnum
71%
What type of gun did Samuel Colt patent in 1835? Revolver
71%
What Connecticut senator almost became Vice President in 2000? Joe Lieberman
57%
What elementary school was the site of a mass shooting on December 14th, 2012, which resulted in 26 deaths? Sandy Hook
57%
For what "crime" was Alse Young executed in 1647? Witchcraft
43%
What landmass was sealer John Davis the first person to set foot on (allegedly)? Antarctica
29%
The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team from 1979–1997, when they relocated to the U.S. Southeast and became what team? Carolina Hurricanes
29%
What was Waterbury known for producing historically? Brass products
14%
What fort was the site of Connecticut's deadliest Revolutionary War battle? Fort {Griswold}
14%
The Connecticut Western Reserve was located on land that is now in what state? Ohio
14%
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