Statistics for British Empire Facts: True or False?

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Question	Answer	% Correct
The British controlled part of the United States at one time.	True	92%
The British Empire was the largest empire in the world.	True	87%
The last British colony to separate from the empire was Hong Kong.	True	79%
Malaysia was once a British colony.	True	77%
The British Empire was an empire that lasted for 390 years. (From the first colonial establishment to the independence of the last)	True	73%
New York City was founded by the British.	False	70%
The empire's territorial peak was in 1872.	False	70%
Britain had been dragged into the Crimean War to protect its colonies in India.	False	53%
Altogether, the British had 11 colonies in Asia in 1921. (Not including the colonies in the Middle East)	True	51%
The last British colony was released in 1999.	False	50%
After victory in the First World War, Britain had gained territory in Turkey.	True	49%
The first British Colony in Africa to gain independence was Ghana.	False	48%
There are still remains of British territories in the Arabian Peninsula but Kuwait has still to this day claimed it as theirs.	False	45%
Hong Kong was 1 of 2 colonies the British had in China in 1921.	False	39%
Slavery was abolished in the British Empire in 1831	False	35%