| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| From what country did Thomas Jefferson purchase Louisiana? | France | 91%
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| What US naval base was bombed on December 7th, 1941 by the Japanese? | Pearl Harbor | 87%
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| Which amendment to the Constitution legally abolished slavery? | 13th | 81%
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| What state was the first to secede from the Union in 1861? | South Carolina | 81%
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| Who was considered the leader of the American Civil Rights movement? | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 80%
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| In what city was the Declaration of Independence signed? | Philadelphia, PA | 80%
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| In what year was it passed? | 1865 | 71%
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| What was the final state to be admitted to the Union? | Hawaii | 68%
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| Who assassinated John F. Kennedy? | Lee Harvey Oswald | 67%
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| What city served as the capital of the Confederacy? | Richmond, VA | 65%
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| Who owned it before the US? | Spanish Empire | 61%
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| In what year did the California Gold Rush take place? | 1848 | 59%
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| Which president once killed a man in a duel? | Andrew Jackson | 55%
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| What is the oldest city in the US? | St. Augustine, FL | 40%
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| What is the single bloodiest day in American military history? | June 6th, 1944 | 29%
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