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During Prohibition, this government effort to stop drinking backfired so badly that illegal speakeasies thrived.
What is the Volstead Act?
This Egyptian queen famously aligned herself with Julius Caesar and later Mark Antony, only to see her kingdom fall to Rome.
Who is Cleopatra?
This country was wrongly drawn as a single landmass in many early 20th-century maps, despite its being made up of thousands of islands.
What is Indonesia?
In 1835, a New York newspaper published a series of fake articles about the discovery of a civilization on the moon, involving bat-like humanoids. This event is often considered one of the first examples of fake news.
What is the "Great Moon Hoax"?
This famous pop star, who passed away in 2009, continues to generate millions in royalties and brand deals, but his estate is involved in multiple legal disputes over his image and music rights.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This emperor supposedly fiddled while Rome burned, even though fiddles weren’t invented yet.
Who is Nero?
This British monarch’s marriage to Prince Albert was a love match, but she wore mourning black for decades after his early death.
Who is Queen Victoria?
In the 19th century, this country mistakenly believed it had borders extending into Patagonia, leading to disputes with Argentina and Chile.
What is Bolivia?
In 2024, this Merrimack College alum found himself in a hazelnut induced frenzy, employing strategies of misdirection to make his colleagues believe a box of candy in the office was refilling on its own. But in the end, not all that glitters is gold.
What is go check the box again...
This controversial artist, who passed away in 1996, continues to earn posthumous income from album sales, merchandise, and even hologram performances, with his estate involved in multiple lawsuits over rights to his legacy.
Who is Tupac Shakur?
The Salem witch trials were caused by witches casting spells, but historians now believe this might have caused the strange behaviors.
What is ergot poisoning?
This 20th-century American author married his editor, Zelda, in a tumultuous relationship that mirrored the chaotic glamour of the Jazz Age.
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
The inaccurate mapping of this region, leading to a long-running border dispute, is sometimes referred to as the "Gulf of Guinea Misunderstanding."
What is the Ivory Coast/Ghana border?
In 1947, this U.S. senator made a bombshell claim that he had a list of 205 known communists working in the U.S. State Department, igniting the Red Scare.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This queen of soul, who passed away in 2018, continues to earn money posthumously through her music catalog, but her estate has been involved in disputes over the management of her asset
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This ancient military formation is famous for being “impenetrable,” despite being outflanked and destroyed at the Battle of Leuctra.
What is the Spartan phalanx?
This iconic actress married baseball legend Joe DiMaggio, but their relationship ended after only nine months, reportedly due to jealousy over The Seven Year Itch.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
This famous map mistake during the Age of Exploration led to explorers believing they had found a passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, though no such waterway existed.
What is the "Northwest Passage"?
This U.S. president was once offered the throne of Hawaii after a coup, but he refused, leading to Hawaii's eventual annexation by the U.S.
Who is Grover Cleveland?
This fashion designer and icon, who passed away in 2008, has left behind a legacy of ongoing litigation over the management of his fashion empire and intellectual property.
Who is Yves Saint Laurent?
This disastrous military campaign during the Napoleonic Wars is often blamed solely on the harsh winter, ignoring logistical failures and local resistance.
What is Napoleon’s invasion of Russia?
This pop star’s brief 55-hour marriage to her childhood friend Jason Alexander was annulled just days later.
Who is Britney Spears?
This U.S. state was once mistakenly believed to be an island, resulting in this error being included in maps made by early European explorers.
What is Texas?
In 1825, the “lost” city of the Incas, Machu Picchu, was rediscovered by this American historian, despite the fact that locals were aware of its existence all along.
Who is Hiram Bingham?
This notorious mob boss, who died in 2002, still has his estate tied up in lawsuits and disputes over the inheritance of his fortune, which includes a secretive, multi-million-dollar criminal enterprise.
Who is John Gotti?