Events of Late December - Statistics

Jump to: Answer Stats | Score Distribution | Your Scores

General Stats

This quiz has been taken 194 times
The average score is 14 of 21

Answer Stats

Hint	Answer	% Correct
Dec. 16, 1770 – This great composer, known for his nine symphonies, is born in Bonn, Germany.	Ludwig van Beethoven	95%
Dec. 16, 1773 – Protesting American colonists, some disguised as Mohawk warriors, dump this substance into Boston Harbor.	Tea	93%
Dec. 18, 1946 – This director of “Jaws” and “Jurassic Park” is born in Cincinnati.	Stephen Spielberg	90%
Dec. 21, 1879 – Birthday of this despotic leader of the USSR from 1929 to 1953.	Joseph Stalin	86%
Dec. 28, 1972 – Kim Il-sung becomes the first President of this country.	North Korea	85%
Dec. 19, 1996 – The Galileo spacecraft flies very close to Europa, one of the many moons of this planet.	Jupiter	82%
Dec. 25, 1066 – This Norman conqueror is crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey.	William	77%
Dec. 27, 537 – The Hagia Sophia church (later mosque, now museum) is completed, in this city.	Istanbul (Constantinople)	75%
Dec. 17, 1903 – The Wright brothers make the first powered airplane flight on sand dunes in this state.	North Carolina	74%
Dec. 19, 1732 – “Poor Richard’s Almanac” is first published by this founding father.	Benjamin Franklin	72%
Dec. 20, 1606 – Ships set sail from England en route to this first permanent English settlement in America.	Jamestown	68%
Dec. 27, 1831 – Charles Darwin leaves England for South America on a scientific voyage aboard this ship.	HMS Beagle	67%
Dec. 23, 1805 – This founder of the Mormon Church is born in Vermont.	Joseph Smith	65%
Dec. 20, 1860 – This state becomes the first to secede from the Union during the lead-up to the Civil War.	South Carolina	65%
Dec. 18, 1787 – This state, the most densely populated in the nation, becomes the 3rd to enter the Union.	New Jersey	62%
Dec. 26, 1799 – At his funeral, this man is described as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen."	George Washington	59%
Dec. 22, 1912 – Claudia Alta Taylor is born in Texas. As Lyndon Johnson’s wife, she would be known by this nickname.	Lady Bird	59%
Dec. 31, 1995 – Birthday of Gabby Douglas, American Olympic gold medalist in this sport.	Gymnastics	56%
Dec. 24, 1524 – This Portuguese leader of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India dies of malaria.	Vasco da Gama	46%
Dec. 20, 1868 – Harvey Firestone is born in Ohio. He would start a tire and rubber company in this city.	Akron	41%
Dec. 22, 1911 – Birthday of Grote Reber, inventor of a telescope that detects this type of wave rather than light.	Radio	30%