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Question	Answer	% Correct
What year did America declare independence?	1776	91%
What president freed the slaves?	Abraham Lincoln	90%
What "war" did america fight against the Soviet Union?	The Cold War	85%
Who was the 2nd president?	John Adams	83%
What ship brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth?	The Mayflower	83%
Who did the British fight in a 7 Years War?	France	82%
What war did America join in 1917?	WWI	82%
What war did America join in 1941?	WWII	82%
What place in Hawaii was attacked on December 7th 1941?	Pearl Harbor	81%
What territory did America but from Russia in 1867?	Alaska	78%
What state was admitted to the union in 1960?	Hawaii	76%
What infamous prison was open for 30 years in the San Francisco Bay?	Alcatraz	73%
What country did America invade in 2003?	Iraq	72%
What country did the U.S. invade 2 years earlier?	Afghanistan	71%
What anti-semitic car maker founded a car company?	Henry Ford	68%
What city was Al Capone a mob boss in?	Chicago	67%
What country did America acquire The Philippines from?	Spain	62%
Who famously lost the 2000 presidential election?	Al Gore	59%
What president sent troops into Vietnam during the Vietnam War?	Lyndon Johnson	59%
Who founded the National Bank?	Alexander Hamilton	56%
What is the name of the alliance that America joined in 1949?	NATO	55%
What president famously said "Speak softly and carry a big stick."?	Theodore Roosevelt	54%
Who was the guide for Lewis and Clark?	Sacajawea	53%
What president famously said "Yes we can."?	Barack Obama	47%
Who founded the Democratic party?	Andrew Jackson	45%
Who was shot and killed in April 4th, 1668?	Martin Luther King Jr.	42%
What animal did the above's opponents compare him to?	A Jackass (Donkey)	41%
What date in 2021 was the capital attacked?	January 6th	41%
What "movement" was the above part of?	The Civil Rights Movement	35%
Only Hard Question: Where did James K. Polk go to college?	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	9%