Ancient Civilizations
This civilization, known for its pyramids, used a base-12 and base-60 number system.
Mesopotamia
This function's derivative is equal to itself.
e^x
This sport, played on ice, involves sweeping and a heavy stone.
Curling
This author wrote a 50,000-word novel without using the letter "E."
Georges Perec
This president’s affair with Monica Lewinsky led to his impeachment.
Bill Clinton
The Minoan civilization was centered on this island.
Crete
The Riemann Hypothesis is concerned with the distribution of these numbers.
Prime numbers
The Heisman Trophy is named after this early football coach.
John Heisman
The word “grok,” meaning deep understanding, was coined in this sci-fi novel.
Stranger in a Strange Land
This president resigned in 1974 due to the Watergate scandal.
Richard Nixon
This lost city of the Incas was rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911.
Machu Picchu
Euler’s formula states that for any convex polyhedron, V - E + F equals this number.
2
In 1971, this country’s "Ping Pong Diplomacy" helped improve relations with the U.S.
China
This novel features a 4,391-word-long sentence, one of the longest in literature.
The Rotters’ Club
This 19th-century president’s administration was rocked by the Credit Mobilier scandal.
Ulysses S. Grant
This empire, which lasted over 600 years, was known for its postal system and satrapies.
Achaemenid (Persian) Empire
This paradox involves a sphere being split into five parts and reassembled into two spheres of the same size.
Banach-Tarski paradox
The fastest red card in FIFA history was given after this many seconds.
2 seconds
Gadsby and A Void are examples of this type of writing that avoids certain letters.
Lipogram
The Teapot Dome scandal involved bribery during this president’s term.
Warren G. Harding
The only confirmed Viking settlement in North America, located in Newfoundland, is called this.
L’Anse aux Meadows
The area of the Mandelbrot set is approximately this irrational number.
1.50659
This long-distance runner was disqualified from the 1904 Olympic marathon after riding in a car for part of the race.
Fred Lorz
This 1939 novel was originally titled Ten Little N—s before being changed.
And Then There Were None
The Iran-Contra Affair took place during this president’s administration.
Ronald Reagan