Events of Early December - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Dec. 7, 1941 – The U.S. Pacific Fleet is victim of a surprise attack by this nation. Japan
91%
Dec. 11, 1972 – Apollo 17 becomes the last mission to land on this heavenly body. The Moon
88%
Dec. 4, 1954 – The first of this restaurant chain, “The Home of the Whopper,” is opened in Miami. Burger King
85%
Dec. 1, 1942 – The U.S. begins rationing of this substance. Consumers are allowed four gallons a week. Gasoline
84%
Dec. 1, 1918 – This North Atlantic country becomes independent of Denmark. Iceland
84%
Dec. 2, 1970 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is established under this President’s administration. Richard Nixon
84%
Dec. 10, 1898 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending a war between the U.S. and this country. Spain
81%
Dec. 6, 1877 – This man records “Mary Had a Little Lamb” on his new invention, the phonograph. Thomas Edison
78%
Dec. 7, 1787 – This state becomes the first to ratify the U.S. Constitution. Delaware
76%
Dec. 13, 1818 – Mary Todd is born in Lexington, KY, to a distinguished family. She would marry this man, later a U.S. President. Abraham Lincoln
75%
Dec. 8, 1765 – This inventor of the cotton gin is born in Massachusetts. Eli Whitney
75%
Dec. 10, 1851 – Birthday of this librarian, developer of a decimal system for organizing books. Melvil Dewey
74%
Dec. 1, 1743 – Birthday of German chemist Martin Klaproth, discoverer of this element, which is now used in nuclear reactors. Uranium
74%
Dec. 13, 1642 – Near Australia, Dutch sailor Abel Tasman discovers a group of islands which would become this country. New Zealand
72%
Dec. 11, 1816 – This “Hoosier State,” birthplace of David Letterman, becomes the 19th to enter the Union. Indiana
68%
Dec. 15, 1938 – Construction begins in Washington, D.C. on a memorial to this third U.S. President. Thomas Jefferson
63%
Dec. 5, 1782 – This 8th U.S. President is born in New York State, of Dutch ancestry. Martin van Buren
62%
Dec. 9, 1793 – New York City’s first daily newspaper is established by this dictionary author. Noah Webster
61%
Dec. 14, 1911 – Roald Amundsen, an explorer from this country, leads the first expedition to reach the South Pole. Norway
61%
Dec. 7, 1863 – Birthday of this business leader and partner of Alvah Roebuck. Richard Sears
56%
Dec. 10, 1817 – This “Magnolia State,” birthplace of Oprah Winfrey, becomes the 20th to join the Union. Mississippi
55%
Dec. 12, 1901 – This inventor claims to have sent the first radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean. Guglielmo Marconi
54%
Dec. 3, 1818 – This “Prairie State,” birthplace of Ronald Reagan, becomes the 21st to enter the Union. Illinois
52%
Dec. 14, 1819 – This state, “The Heart of Dixie,” becomes the 22nd to join the Union. Alabama
51%
Dec. 15, 1791 – This addendum to the U.S. Constitution becomes law. Bill of Rights
39%
Dec. 15, 1832 – This engineer, designer of the Statue of Liberty’s framework, is born in France. Gustave Eiffel
39%
Dec. 12, 1630 – Birthday of Olof Rudbeck, discoverer of the system of vessels which carry this fluid throughout your body. Lymph
21%
Dec. 3, 1942 – Birthday of Peter Schultz, inventor of this improvement upon copper wiring. Optical fiber
2%
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