Statistics for History of Hawaii

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What U.S. President was born in Honolulu in 1961?	Barack Obama	99%
What naval base was attacked by the Japanese airforce in 1941?	Pearl Harbor	96%
Who was the first European explorer to visit the Hawaiian islands?	James Cook	93%
What country annexed Hawaii in 1898?	United States	89%
What Hawaiian string instrumental was developed by Portuguese immigrants?	Ukulele	86%
What worldwide popular sport is invented in Hawaii?	Surfing	78%
In what year did Hawaii become a state?	1959	73%
What type of natural disaster hit Hawaii in 1868?	Earthquake	73%
What group of people were the first to settle in the islands in 400 CE?	Polynesians	70%
On what mountain were two telescopes built in 1993 and 1996?	Mauna Kea	52%
What is the name of the first hotel built in Waikiki? (Has the namesake of a Disney princess)	{Moana} Hotel	52%
What "great" king united the Hawaiian islands in 1795?	Kamehameha I	49%
What name was given to the islands by the above?	{Sandwich} Islands	48%
What unpopular billionaire ruffled feathers by buying $100 million of land in 2014?	Mark Zuckerburg	46%
Who is the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes?	Pele	46%
Who was the only queen regnant and the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii?	{Lili}ʻuokalani	38%
What singer was also known as Bruddah Iz?	{Israel} Kamakawiwoʻole	35%
What singer was born in Honolulu as Peter Gene Hernandez?	Bruno Mars	34%
What Japanese general is considered to be the mastermind behind that attack?	Isoroku Yamamoto	33%
What Hawaiian entertainer sang "Tiny Bubbles"?	Don Ho	26%