Curious Minute answer
How many amendments make up the U.S. Bill of Rights?
The answer
10
The answer was 10. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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Why it's right
The Bill of Rights consists of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Source trail
This answer is checked against National Archives: The Bill of Rights.
About the choices
A good trivia question makes the wrong answers feel close. Here is the clean read on the set.
- 5 - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- 8 - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- 10 - correct answer.
- 12 - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
What to remember
10 is the one to remember. The Bill of Rights consists of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. The Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791.
How readers answered
A75%
B0%
C25%
D0%
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Sources: National Archives