9 In 10 Americans Fail This Test About Recent American History

These 20 questions confuse most Americans.

Sally Tatum
Created by Sally Tatum
On Jan 12, 2017

In 2001, George W. Bush was inaugurated as:

When did the Space Shuttle 'Columbia' disintegrate on reentry into the Earth's atmosphere?

The social networking website Facebook was launched in 2005.

When did the War in Afghanistan start?

Did Hurricane Sandy hit New York?

Where was Osama bin Laden killed?

Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President in:

Who was running against George W. Bush in the presidential election of 2004?

In the presidential election of 1992, whom did Bill Clinton defeat?

Nancy Pelosi was the first woman to become Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

When did the Iraq War begin?

How many bombs explode during the Boston Marathon bombings?

Who was the Republican nominee for President in 1996?

Who served as Attorney General from 2009 to 2015?

Who was Bill Clinton's running mate in 1996?

Where did Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occur?

When did Pop icon Michael Jackson die?

Who was the president when Hurricane Katrina hit?

When was the Department of Homeland Security created?

And finally, ___ terrorists hijacked ___ planes on September 11, 2001.

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