US citizens please take this quiz (by tomorrow morning)

Okay, liittle, Ill try before tomorrow, but dates are what everyone hated in history class!

I know, I'm embarassed with what I don't remember.

<Gulp!>

I think I can get a bunch of them right; others will elude me completely.
Is there a form to fill out, or are we on our own?

rjb, Make a hard copy of the q's and post your answer by number. Example: 1) 1645.

Right, like Cic said, but:

1) 1655 (1650-1670)

I think she needs the range for whatever it is she's doing. Thanks y'all.

I'm not taking the test, because I look foolish enough without exposing myself. LOL

No one could be worse at history than I am. And I have a headache from trying. If you'd rather, you can send me your answers and I can send them, to her.

ok, ci, I did that: 1-61. I've got about an hour before they medicate us and we sleep until we wake up, we hope, tomorrow (that's a bit of an inside joke to somone else). I don't intend to be the only responder to this challange. Are you in? Anyone else?

Anyone and everyone can send their answers to my inbox is that is less threatening.

Okay just don't post my score! It'll be pitiful, I'm sure.

1) 1600 - 1550 - 1650
2) 1875 - 1865 - 1880
3) 1960 - 1945 - 1970
4) 1865 - 1865 - 1865
5) 1973 - 1973 - 1973
6) 1968 - 1965 - 1970
7) 1945 - 1944 - 1950
8) 1900 - 1800 - 1950
9) 1961 - 1960 - 1963
10) 1620 - 1619 - 1625
11) 1963 - 1963 - 1963
12) 1945 - 1944 - 1950
13) 1960 - 1960 - 1963
14) 1950 - 1800 - 2000
15) 1880 - 1870 - 1900
16) 1895 - 1880 - 1910
17) 1969 - 1969 - 1969
18) 1950 - 1945 - 1960
19) 1850 - 1800 - 1900
20) 1910 - 1900 - 1920
21) 1958 - 1957 - 1960
22) 1900 - 1850 - 1950
23) 1898 - 1880 - 1910
24) 1964 - 1963 - 1965
25) 1849 - 1849 - 1849
26) 1700 - 1650 - 1750
27) 1950 - 1900 - 2000
28) 1945 - 1945 - 1945
29) 1973 - 1973 - 1974
30) 1865 - 1865 - 1920
31) 1965 - 1962 - 1966
32) 1620 - 1619 - 1625
33) 1935 - 1933 - 1937
34) 1820 - 1800 - 1850
35) 1975 - 1950 - 1980
36) 1862 - 1860 - 1863
37) 1900 - 1898 - 1910
38) 1950 - 1945 - 1965
39) 1910 - 1880 - 1920
40) 1803 - 1803 - 1803
41) 1800 - 1700 - 1900
42) 1994 - 1991 - 1996
43) 1936 - 1930 - 1940
44) 1776 - 1776 - 1776
45) 1963 - 1963 - 1963
46) 1965 - 1960 - 1970
47) 1620 - 1619 - 1650
48) 1960 - 1958 - 1965
49) 1900 - 1850 - 1950
50) 1940 - 1939 - 1942
51) 1898 - 1890 - 1910
52) 1950 - 1945 - 1960
53) 1964 - 1960 - 1968
54) 1863 - 1862 - 1864
55) 1954 - 1954 - 1954
56) 1900 - 1800 - 2000
57) 1778 - 1776 - 1789
58) 1944 - 1944 - 1945
59) 1700 - 1675 - 1750
60) 1800 - 1700 - 1900
61) 1789 - 1776 - 1800

mac, The "1645" I put down for number 1 is wayyyyyy off the mark. I hope you didn't let my year influence your answer. LOL

grrr I had a few questions left and my laptop died, someone had unplugged it.

I had about 60 % with exact dates and about 10% very accurate guessed and the rest were either wild guesses or I didn't even know about the event.

One oddity is that i though a bunch of stuff was 1969 for some reason.

I wrote mine on a sheet of paper. I promise to be honest. I did not even answer some of them.

Thanks Mac - your answers look a lot like mine. Most of mine were a ball park answer and then a wide range.

Craven - what a pain! Thanks for trying!

Re: US citizens please take this quiz (by tomorrow morning)
1) In what year did Vasco Da Gama reach India?
1450, 1435-1465
2) When did the Congress declare war on Mexico?
1846, 1845-1847
3) When was the National Organization for Women founded?
1970, 1967-1972
4) In what year was Lincoln assassinated?
1865
5) In what year did Vietnam fall to Communists?
1974, 1974-1975
6) In what year was the Korean armistice signed?
1953, 1953-1954
7) In what year was NATO formed?
1948, 1947-1949
8) When was the Populist Party organized?
1878, 1874-1879
9) In what year was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
1963, 1962-1963
10) In what year did the Pilgrims reach Cape Cod?
1614, 1612-1620
11) In what year was Kennedy assassinated?
1963
12) When was the Truman Doctrine announced?
1948, 1946-1951
13) When was the Berlin Wall built?
1961, 1959-1963
14) In what year was OPA (Office of Price Administration) established?
1942, 1933-1972
15) In what year was the first transcontinental railroad completed?
1872, 1870-1875
16) In what year was the Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls take place?
1848, 1846-1852
17) In what year did American astronauts first land on the moon?
1969
18) In what year was the Presidential Succession act?
which one? 1866, 1787-1972
19) When did Texas declare its independence (Battle of Alamo)?
1836, 1834-1838
20) In what year was the National Labor Union formed?
never heard of it. 1892, 1878-1950
21) In what year was the first US satellite in orbit?
1958, 1956-1960
22) When was the Standard Oil Trust organized?
1889, 1884-1895
23) In what year was President Garfield assassinated?
1881
24) In what year was the Civil Rights Act?
which one? 1866 or 1965
25)When was the Gold Rush to California?
1849
26) When was Harvard University founded?
1720, 1690-1730
27) In what year was the National Labor Relations Act?
1934, 1933-1936
28) In what year did atomic bombs destroy Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
1945
29) In what year did Richard M. Nixon resign?
1973
30) In what year was the Voting Rights Act?
1965, 1964-1966
31) When did the first American astronaut orbit earth?
1962, 1960-1964
32) In what year did Mayflower passengers disembark at Plymouth?
How is this different from question 10? 1614, 1612-1620
33) In what year did Hilter come to power in Germany?
1933
34) When did Erie Canal open?
1844, 1840-1848
35) In what year was SEC (Securities Exchange Commission) created?
1934, 1933-1936
36) When was the Emancipation Declaration?
1862
37) When did William Henry Harrison die?
1841
38) In what year was the Iron Act?
Never heard of it. 1934, 1787-1999
39) When was the Panama Canal opened to shipping?
1912, 1908-1914
40) In what year was Louisiana purchased?
1803
41) When was the Haymarket Riot?
Geez, I really should know this one. 1888, 1881-1890
42) When was the World Trade Center first attacked?
1994, 1992-1998
43) When did Mussolini size power in Italy?
1922
44) In what year was the Declaration of Independence?
1776
45) In what year was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
1968
46) In what year was the first state minimum-wage law?
1912, 1908-1936
47) When was the Massachusetts Bay Colony founded?
1620, 1614-1630
48) When did the Korean War start?
1949, 1948-1950
49) In what year did Horace Mann start school reform?
1840, 1830-1850
50) When did Hitler attack USSR?
1941
51) In what year was the Spanish-American War?
1898
52) When was the Veterans' bonus bill passed?
1932, 1929-1934
53) In what year were US troops sent to South Vietnam?
depends on what you mean by "troops." 1958, 1950-1965
54) In what year was the Battle of Gettysburg?
1863
55) In what year did the Supreme Court rule segregated public schools unconstitutional?
1954
56) In what year was the Embargo Act?
1797, 1796-1800
57) When was the American Constitution first drafted?
1787
58) In what year did Franklin Roosevelt die?
1945
59) When was Yale University founded?
1725, 1690-1750
60) When was New England Confederation formed?
no clue. 1750, 1710-1814
61) When was the Bill of Rights ratified?
1791, 1789-1793

Edgar - that's fine. If the non-answered ones mean you have no idea, that's something she needs to know.

Thanks Joe! Looks like you're a history buff!

Some of the toughest dates to remember were those that occurred in my own lifetime. Oh well, I've been embarrassed many times before.

1) In what year did Vasco Da Gama reach India? 1490/1485/1491
2) When did the Congress declare war on Mexico? 1845/1845/1845
3) When was the National Organization for Women founded? 1968/1965/1972
4) In what year was Lincoln assassinated? 1865/1865/1865
5) In what year did Vietnam fall to Communists? 1974/1973/1975
6) In what year was the Korean armistice signed? 1955/1953/1957
7) In what year was NATO formed? 1945/1944/1948
8) When was the Populist Party organized? 1880/1878/1890
9) In what year was the Cuban Missile Crisis? 1962/1961/1962
10) In what year did the Pilgrims reach Cape Cod? 1620/1620/1621
11) In what year was Kennedy assassinated? 1963/1963/1964
12) When was the Truman Doctrine announced? 1946/1945/1948
13) When was the Berlin Wall built? 1960/1958/1961
14) In what year was OPA (Office of Price Administration) established? 1941/1938/1942
15) In what year was the first transcontinental railroad completed? 1882/1880/1885
16) In what year was the Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls take place? 1850/1845/1855
17) In what year did American astronauts first land on the moon? 1968/1966/1919
18) In what year was the Presidential Succession act? 1967/1965/1967
19) When did Texas declare its independence (Battle of Alamo)? 1835/1832/1837
20) In what year was the National Labor Union formed? 1892/1880/1914
21) In what year was the first US satellite in orbit? 1960/1959/1961
22) When was the Standard Oil Trust organized? 1898/1890/1905
23) In what year was President Garfield assassinated? 1877/1875/1880
24) In what year was the Civil Rights Act? 1965/1964/1967
25)When was the Gold Rush to California? 1949/1848/1849
26) When was Harvard University founded? 1650/1635/1665
27) In what year was the National Labor Relations Act? 1935/1933/1938
28) In what year did atomic bombs destroy Hiroshima and Nagasaki? 1945/1945/1945
29) In what year did Richard M. Nixon resign? 1976/1975/1978
30) In what year was the Voting Rights Act? 1870/1869/1871
31) When did the first American astronaut orbit earth? 1966/1965/1968
32) In what year did Mayflower passengers disembark at Plymouth? 1621/1620/1621
33) In what year did Hilter come to power in Germany? 1933/1932/1934
34) When did Erie Canal open? 1830/1820/1840
35) In what year was SEC (Securities Exchange Commission) created? 1930/1928/1935
36) When was the Emancipation Declaration? 1863/1862/1864
37) When did William Henry Harrison die? 1829/1828/1831
38) In what year was the Iron Act? 1878/1787/1937
39) When was the Panama Canal opened to shipping? 1912/1908/1916
40) In what year was Louisiana purchased? 1803/1802/1808
41) When was the Haymarket Riot? 1773/1771/1774
42) When was the World Trade Center first attacked? 1992/1991/1993
43) When did Mussolini size power in Italy? 1928/1925/1929
44) In what year was the Declaration of Independence? 1776/1774/1776
45) In what year was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated? 1968/1968/1968
46) In what year was the first state minimum-wage law? 1905/1895/1908
47) When was the Massachusetts Bay Colony founded? 1620/1618/1621
48) When did the Korean War start? 1953/1952/1953
49) In what year did Horace Mann start school reform? 1832/1830/1845
50) When did Hitler attack USSR? 1937/1936/1938
51) In what year was the Spanish-American War? 1899/1898/1900
52) When was the Veterans' bonus bill passed? 1920/1918/1925
53) In what year were US troops sent to South Vietnam? 1961/1960/1962
54) In what year was the Battle of Gettysburg? 1864/1863/1864
55) In what year did the Supreme Court rule segregated public schools unconstitutional? 1965/1964/1966
56) In what year was the Embargo Act? 1805/1801/1808
57) When was the American Constitution first drafted? 1787/1785/1787
58) In what year did Franklin Roosevelt die? 1945/1944/1945
59) When was Yale University founded? 1655/1635/1680
60) When was New England Confederation formed? 1765/1760/1770
61) When was the Bill of Rights ratified? 1791/1791/1791

Can we cheat?