History of Hawaii - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What U.S. President was born in Honolulu in 1961?	Barack Obama	99%
What naval base was attacked by the Japanese airforce in 1941?	Pearl Harbor	96%
Who was the first European explorer to visit the Hawaiian islands?	James Cook	92%
What country annexed Hawaii in 1898?	United States	88%
What Hawaiian string instrumental was developed by Portuguese immigrants?	Ukulele	85%
What worldwide popular sport is invented in Hawaii?	Surfing	75%
What type of natural disaster hit Hawaii in 1868?	Earthquake	72%
In what year did Hawaii become a state?	1959	71%
What group of people were the first to settle in the islands in 400 CE?	Polynesians	69%
On what mountain were two telescopes built in 1993 and 1996?	Mauna Kea	50%
What is the name of the first hotel built in Waikiki? (Has the namesake of a Disney princess)	{Moana} Hotel	50%
What "great" king united the Hawaiian islands in 1795?	Kamehameha I	49%
What name was given to the islands by the above?	{Sandwich} Islands	46%
What unpopular billionaire ruffled feathers by buying $100 million of land in 2014?	Mark Zuckerburg	45%
Who is the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes?	Pele	44%
Who was the only queen regnant and the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii?	{Lili}ʻuokalani	37%
What singer was also known as Bruddah Iz?	{Israel} Kamakawiwoʻole	36%
What Japanese general is considered to be the mastermind behind that attack?	Isoroku Yamamoto	34%
What singer was born in Honolulu as Peter Gene Hernandez?	Bruno Mars	33%
What Hawaiian entertainer sang "Tiny Bubbles"?	Don Ho	24%

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