Statistics for New Year's Day Events

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which island in San Francisco Bay became a federal prison?	Alcatraz	89%
Who was proclaimed the Empress of India in 1877?	Queen Victoria	67%
Which product is banned from being advertised on US TV in 1971?	Cigarettes	56%
Which New York island begins processing immigrants into US in 1892?	Ellis	56%
Spanish rule ends in which island nation in 1899?	Cuba	50%
Which African country gained independence from Egypt and the UK in 1956?	Sudan	50%
Which Asian republic was formed in 1912?	China	39%
Which city was formed by the Portuguese in 1502?	Rio De Janeiro	39%
Which African country becomes a British protectorate in 1901?	Nigeria	22%
Which African country is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government in 1890?	Eritrea	17%
Which country adopts the Euro as currency and becomes the 17th Eurozone country in 2011?	Estonia	17%
Which country is admitted into the European Community in 1971?	Greece	17%
Which Asian country becomes independent from UK in 1984?	Brunei	11%