Statistics for Historical Blunders

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This quiz has been taken 72,059 times
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The average score is 16 of 20

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Blunder	Year	Answer	% Correct
Japan launches a sneak attack on this naval base	1941	Pearl Harbor	98%
The captain of this ship ignores warnings of icebergs	1912	RMS Titanic	98%
The U.S. becomes entangled in this conflict	1965–1973	Vietnam War	95%
Germany launches Operation Barbarossa, an invasion of this country	1941	Soviet Union	92%
This war begins after Franz Ferdinand's driver makes a wrong turn	1914	World War One	91%
Russia sells this territory to the U.S. for just 2 cents an acre	1867	Alaska	89%
The CIA botches an invasion at the Bay of Pigs in this country	1961	Cuba	89%
This nuclear power plant melts down due to a botched safety test	1986	Chernobyl	88%
Political operatives in the Nixon administration break into Democratic Party headquarters at this office complex	1972	Watergate Hotel	85%
This military leader decides to invade Russia	1812	Napoleon	84%
Citizens of this city allow a hollow Greek horse inside their walls	?	Troy	82%
The Soviet Union invades this country	1979	Afghanistan	80%
Blockbuster turns down an opportunity to purchase this fledgling video service for $50 million	2000	Netflix	78%
European powers try to appease Hitler by allowing Germany to annex parts of this country	1938	Czechoslovakia	75%
This fleet is sent to invade England, but loses many ships without even attempting to land	1588	Spanish Armada	74%
Allied troops attempt to capture the Gallipoli peninsula in this country	1915	Ottoman Empire	71%
This space shuttle explodes due to faulty O-rings	1986	Challenger	65%
General Pickett leads the Confederate Army into a suicidal charge at this battle	1863	Gettysburg	65%
The Aztec emperor Moctezuma allows this conquistador to enter his capital city	1520	Hernán Cortés	54%
This cavalry charge at the Battle of Balaclava ends with heavy casualties	1854	Charge of the {Light} {Brigade}	50%