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His dubious research methods earned him the charming nickname "The Father of Lies."
Who is Herodotus?
This 1819 case established federal supremacy over states via the Necessary and Proper Clause.
What is McCulloch vs. Maryland?
This horse was a favorite of the Alexander the Great, despite the fact that it once feared its own shadow.
What is Bucephalus?
Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 94 is better known by this name, thanks to a startling series of chords in the Second Movement.
What is the Surprise?
This gladiator, known for his impressive posterior, now has the area named after him.
Who is Gluteus Maximus?
This 4th Century bishop/historian loved quoting other works, and it help preserve much of the writings of Dionysius of Corinth, as well as others.
Who is Eusebius?
This Mexican War Vet lost the 1852 Presidential Election before being appointed to Lincoln's cabinet.
Who is Winfield Scott?
This horse was Robert E. Lee's favorite, as he liked to say that it was "Confederate Gray."
What is Traveller?
This 18th Century Italian is probably best known for his "Four Seasons."
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
Hollywood loves this Roman rebel, who was defeated by in 71 BC; "Trust me, I am he."
Who is Spartacus?
Yosef ben Mattiyahu, a prominent early historian who betrayed his people and sided with the Romans, is better known by this name.
Who is Flavius Josephus?
This 1896 decision upheld “separate but equal,” later overturned by Brown v. Board of Education.
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson?
This horse was the lone survivor for U.S. at the Battle of Little Bighorn, Disney rewarded it with a 1958 film based off the story.
What is Comanche?
In 1875, the Norwegian Edvard Grieg wrote this escalating piece to accompany the Henrik Ibsen play "Peer Gynt."
What "In the Hall of the Mountain King"?
This wealthy Roman defeated the Slave Uprising of 71 BC, but most of the credit ended up to going to Pompey.
Who is Crassus?
DAILY DOUBLE This 1st Century Historian wrote Parallel Lives, comparing Greeks and Romans such as Alexander, Caesar, Pyrrhus and Pompey.
Who is Plutarch?
This Republican got 189 of the 266 delegates needed to win the presidency, beating out Storm Thurmond, who finished 3rd.
Who is Thomas E. Dewey?
What is Incitatus?
This German composer, described by music historian Scott Speck as a "Racist, sexist, ableist, classist, homophobic scumbag," wrote "Ride of the Valkyries."
Who is Wagner?
This Roman was given the dictatorship in the 2nd Punic War, and his tactics worked, but the Senate had him ousted because they thought his strategy was too slow.
Who is Fabius Maximus?
This 2nd Century BC Chinese historian wrote "史记" or Records of the Grand Historian, which covered over 2,500 years of Chinese history.
Who is Sima Qian?
DAILY DOUBLE This political party, officially known as the "American Party," was an anti-immigrant 3rd party that ran Millard Fillmore in 1856; It was better known by this name.
What is Know Nothing?
This gray stallion single-hoofedly saved Emperor Frederick the Great at the Battle of Kunersdorf from an enemy cavalry charge in 1759, which, in turn, won the battle.
Who is Mollwitz Gray?
This infamous Igor Stravinsky ballet literally caused riots at its premiere in 1913?
What is "The Rite of Spring"?
This consul was Pompey's mentor who defeated Cinna and Marius in the Civil War of 83 BC, and decided that he had earned the dictatorship, and so gave it to himself.
Who is Lucius Cornelius Sulla?