Independence Day Quiz

**Hosakawa Tito** · 07-04-2010, 14:55

Take the quiz here.

30 out of 30 with a couple of lucky guesses.

**Hooahguy** · 07-04-2010, 15:50

29/30.
darn.

**KukriKhan** · 07-04-2010, 16:20

"Texas" got me. I thought Ike was a Kansan. To whom do I turn in my "Authentic American" Card?

**pevergreen** · 07-04-2010, 16:27

19/30

I can't be expected to know most of that though.

I should have known 2 that I got wrong. (16 and 25)

In spoliers:

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Was thinking the correct one for 25, if i stuck with my gut I would have gotten 21 instead of 19.

**Gregoshi** · 07-04-2010, 16:46

Originally Posted by pevergreen

19/30

I can't be expected to know most of that though.

Nearly got beat by an Australian.

**pevergreen** · 07-04-2010, 17:07

Originally Posted by Gregoshi

Nearly got beat by an Australian.

I've got quite an extensive general knowledge. Unfortunately the other Aussies on here are better at general stuff than me.

I'd say the average aussie would know...maybe 3-5 of those? The rest would be guesses.

**Gregoshi** · 07-04-2010, 16:43

21/30: I fall into the "ignorant American" category.

I missed almost all of the last 10 - a couple were carelessly answered or misunderstood, but still.

If only they had asked important stuff - like what was the jingle for Burger King in 1965...

BTW, I don't get why the president/Texas question is in the quiz other than a Texan must have put it together.

**Ibrahim** · 07-05-2010, 01:54

Originally Posted by Hooahguy

29/30.
darn.

28.

though one of the questions was, to be fair, loaded: the one about a current amendment; the 18th, I'm sorry to say to the test-makers, is not a current one; its been repealed.

I had two guesses btw, both turned out wrong.

Originally Posted by Tellos Athenaios

I guessed the number of assassinations right, purely because I knew of 3 (Garfield, Lincoln, Kennedy) so I went for 4. I also knew that 1961 is the moment the USA does something with vote, so guessed that must've been an amendment: I thought the liquor thing was overturned by now, but not so -- 1992 is the last time the USA fiddled with constitutions. This result probably means I'm better at being an American than at being a Dutchman or Englishman.

1-the 4th was in 1901; William McKinley was assassinated by leon Colgocz (I probably misspelled this one)
2-you are correct about liquor; it was repealed by a later amendment.

**spmetla** · 07-05-2010, 02:21

25/30
Those amendment questions got me good. Never knew that Ike was Texan and the W. wasn't.

**Lemur** · 07-05-2010, 02:56

Nah, I think GWB was born in Connecticut, although I could be wrong. And Nixon was pure West Coast, as I said earlier. That narrowed the guess for me down to 50/50, which is good odds any day of the week.

But once again, why would we expect a naturalized citizen to know what is clearly trivia? I mean, laws, anthems, amendments, system of government, great. But presidential birthplaces? That seems a little ... I dunno ... non-essential.

**Beskar** · 07-05-2010, 03:36

Originally Posted by Lemur

Nah, I think GWB was born in Connecticut

That is correct. The 'Texan' from Connecticut.

I have to be honest though, I randomly guessed a couple of them. That "quote" had me clueless. I knew about the amendments except for the Liquer one which was another guess.