Statistics for "S" answers in history

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
England declares war on this country in 1739.	Spain	89%
Nelson Mandela becomes president of this country.	South Africa	88%
First artificial satellite launched by Earth.	Sputnik	79%
An Austrian neurologist, now known as the father of psychoanalysis.	Sigmund Freud	73%
The first of this two trilogy space series debuts.	Star Wars	65%
The Challenger, one of these, explodes shortly after lift off.	Space Shuttle	63%
This Crashes in 1929, leading to the Great Depression.	Stock Market	61%
One of the largest battles of World War 1.	Somme	58%
Musical based on WW2 pacific theater.	South Pacific	40%
The USS Maine is sunk supposedly by the Spaniards in during this war.	Spanish American War	38%
The most costliest loss of life in any war battle was fought here.	Stalingrad	35%
This became illegal in New York in 1827.	Slavery	34%
This act is passed in 1765 resulting in all printed materials being taxed.	Stamp Act	31%
Lewis and Clark's Native guide.	Sacagawea	28%
The Beatles perform live at this stadium in New York	Shea Stadium	25%
Famous Revolutionary war battle resulting in a victory for the Americans.	Saratoga	24%
He helped bring Texas into the United States during the Mexican American war.	Samuel Houston	20%
Explorer of North America, and commonly referred to as the "Father of New France".	Samuel de Champlain	10%
Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870.	Second French Empire	6%