Presidential Scandals
Victorian Literature
Philosophy
Geography
American History
100

There have been three Presidents almost removed from the Presidency using this process.  

What is impeachment?

100

This famous novella includes characters such as Fezziwig and Jacob Marley.

What is A Christmas Carol?

100

This medieval Italian philosopher wrote on the politics of Italy and how to govern.

Who is Machiavelli?

100

This is the deepest sea trench in the world.

What is the Mariana Trench?

100
Jamestown, England's first successful colony, was founded in this year.

What is 1607?

200

In 1867, this President was saved from impeachment by 1 vote.

Who is Andrew Johnson?

200

This English novelist was originally named Mary Ann Evans.

Who is George Eliot?

200

This French philosopher is famous for his theory of separation of powers in government.

Who is Montesquieu?

200

This 11 mile widening of the Hudson river is a named using a mix of Lenape and Dutch words.

What is the Tappan Zee?

200

This US President would later serve as Chief Justice of the United States.

Who is William Howard Taft?
300
In 1922, this scandal involving the President and his Interior Secretary eventually led to the latter becoming the first Cabinet Secretary to go to prison.

What is the Teapot Dome Scandal?

300

This Dickens novel includes the famous London prison the Marshalsea.

What is Little Doritt?

300

This ancient Greek philosopher wrote of the ring of Gyges which would make the wearer invisible.

Who is Plato?

300

This is the closest country to the North Pole.

What is Canada?

300

This US President was the first to be born after the end of the Revolutionary War.

Who is John Tyler?

400

This committee, which helped fundraise for the 1972 Presidential campaign of the current President, became infamous because of its involvement with the Watergate scandal.

What is CRP/CREEP?

400

This novel by a famous British Prime Minister is sometimes referred to as The Two Nations.

What is Sybil?

400

This 20th century thinker was famous for her theory of Objectivism.

Who is Ayn Rand?

400

This is the deepest lake in the world.

What is Lake Baikal?

400

Originally called Fort Carillon, this key fort was used to defend against the French and later against the American colonies.

What is Fort Ticonderoga?

500
Between 1871 and 1876, this conspiracy threatened the Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant by implicating his aide and personal secretary.

What is the Whiskey Ring?

500

This British Poet famously wrote "Oh, to be in England, Now that April's there" in his poem "Home Thoughts From Abroad".

Who is Robert Browning?

500

This ancient Chinese philosopher is famous for his ideas surrounding respect for elders, worship of ancestors, and love for humanity.

Who is Confucius?

500

This metropolitan area is the largest in the world not to border a body of water.

What is Johannesburg?

500

Sometimes called the Pig War, this conflict was fought between America and Great Britain in this US Territory.  

What is the Oregon Territory?

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