Every Decade in the USA - Statistics

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Decade Hint Answer % Correct
1910's What country is split in half by the United States by the completion of a new canal? Panama
81%
1870's What became the first national park in the world? Yellowstone
79%
1900's What new country gained independence from the United States after the Spanish-American War? Cuba
78%
1920's What liquid was temporarily banned in the United States? Alcohol
76%
1800's What city was Thomas Jefferson looking to buy when he ended up buying all of Louisiana? New Orleans
74%
1830's The US recognizes the independence of what new country to it's south? Texas
72%
1950's What president was the most recent president to let a state enter the union? Dwight D. Eisenhower
71%
2000's What was the most damaging hurricane in U.S. history, causing 108 billion in damages? (For reference, that is about the gdp of Ecuador.) Hurricane Katrina
71%
1890's What large island was captured by the United States in the Spanish-American War and is still held to this day? Puerto Rico / Guam (Both are acceptable)
71%
2010's Who became the first U.S. president to step foot inside North Korea? Donald Trump
69%
1940's What state was the first nuclear bomb detonated in? New Mexico
69%
1770's What state was the battle of Yorktown in? Virginia
67%
1970's What president was without a vice president for 3 months, and then chose Nelson Rockefeller to become his vice president for just over 2 years? Gerald Ford
64%
1810's Who was president during the war of 1812? James Madison
60%
1850's What major political party collapsed after electing 4 of its own as president? Whig
60%
2020's ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????
56%
1980's What tiny insignificant Caribbean country was invaded by the U.S. to stop a communist coup? Grenada
56%
1930's What state did the Hindenburg explode over? New Jersey
54%
1820's What state, other than Missouri, was added in the Missouri Compromise (which balanced power between slave and free state) was added in 1820 Maine
50%
1790's What was the first state that was not part of the 13 colonies? Vermont
47%
1990's What organisation was set up on January 1, 1994, to help with trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico? NAFTA
44%
1780's What city was the treaty that ended the revolutionary war signed in? Paris
29%
1840's Who sued for his freedom and set in motion events that would lead to the civil war? (The case was heard in 1857, but he sued in the 1840's in a state court) Dred Scott
28%
1880's Who was assassinated in St Joseph Missouri in 1882? Jesse James
28%
1860's Who was the first vice president of Abraham Lincoln? Hannibal Hamlin
15%
1960's What important person was riding in the presidential motorcade along with Kennedy and his wife? Texas Governor
4%
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