Statistics for Embarrassing Chapters in US History

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
The CIA-sponsored Bay of Pigs invasion fails in this country	Cuba	94%
The U.S. goes to war with this country, ostensibly over "WMDs" which are never found	Iraq	94%
Over 58,000 Americans die in this war which ultimately ends in failure	Vietnam War	84%
Nathan Bedford Forrest and others form this organization in 1865 to promote white supremacy	Ku Klux Klan	83%
From 1692 to 1693, 20 people are executed for witchcraft in this Massachusetts town	Salem	83%
The federal government botches the response to this 2005 natural disaster	Hurricane Katrina	80%
Congress and the American public develop an unhealthy obsession with Bill Clinton's sex life, particularly his affair with this intern	Monica Lewinsky	79%
After appearing to win the Tour de France multiple times, this man is found guilty of cheating	Lance Armstrong	76%
The U.S. starts a war with this country in 1898, provoked mostly by yellow journalism	Spain	65%
Racist laws passed from 1876 to 1965 in various states establish segregation, prohibit miscegenation, and restrict voting rights. Collectively, these laws are known as this.	{Jim} {Crow} Laws	60%
At the height of the Red Scare, this senator leads sensationalist attacks against alleged Communists	Joseph McCarthy	60%
As a result of the above, near 50,000 people are forcibly relocated west. Thousands perish en route. Their journey becomes known as this.	Trail of Tears	58%
This city is captured and burned by British troops in 1814 following the Battle of Bladensburg	Washington D.C.	58%
In response to French opposition to the invasion of Iraq in 2003, Congress renames the french fries served in its cafeterias to this	{Freedom} Fries	55%
In 1830 this president signs the Indian Removal Act	Andrew Jackson	51%
After a bungled intervention by the federal government, followers of cult leader David Koresh burn to death near this city in Texas	Waco	50%
Nearly 300 Lakota Indians are victims of this massacre in 1890	Wounded {Knee}	50%
This 1925 trial in Tennessee sees a high school teacher charged with teaching human evolution	{Scopes} Trial	37%
Photos of detainee abuse at this prison are released in 2006	Abu Ghraib	27%
In 1857, this slave sues for his freedom but is told by the Supreme Court that he can not be a US citizen due to his race and status as property	Dred Scott	27%