U.S. History for Dummies - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Who was the first President of the United States?	George Washington	99%
From what country did the United States gain its independence?	Great Britain	99%
What country attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy"?	Japan	99%
Where did Neil Armstrong set foot in 1969 that no other person had done before?	The Moon	98%
Who was the first African-American President of the United States?	Barack Obama	96%
What did the Wright Brothers invent?	The airplane	94%
What war caused the death of 58,318 American soldiers in the 1960s and 1970s?	The Vietnam War	89%
Who was known as "Honest Abe"?	Abraham Lincoln	88%
In what war did Ulysses Grant fight against Robert E. Lee?	The Civil War	88%
What country was the primary adversary of the United States during the "Cold War"?	The Soviet Union	87%
Which state was an independent country for 10 years before joining the U.S. in 1845?	Texas	86%
What holiday did the Pilgrims and their Native American neighbors celebrate in the autumn of 1621?	Thanksgiving	86%
What brought thousands of people to California in 1849?	The California Gold Rush	85%
Who invented the phonograph, the movie camera, and the practical light bulb?	Thomas Edison	84%
Name one of the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution.	Religion \| Speech \| Press \| Assembly \| Petition	80%
What city, founded on the shores of Lake Michigan in 1837, grew to become the fourth largest city in the world by 1900?	Chicago	78%
What industry caused the population of Detroit to explode in the first half of the 20th century?	The auto industry	78%
What baseball player was known as the "Bambino" and the "Sultan of Swat"?	Babe Ruth	70%
What was the name of the "railroad" which helped slaves escape from the south?	The {Underground} Railroad	70%
Who was born in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1935 and "left the building" for good in 1977?	Elvis Presley	58%