Plagues and Pandemics
The Black Death is a common name for this 14th century pandemic that killed nearly 30% of Europe's total population
What is the Bubonic Plague?
This scandal supposedly resolved the election of 1824, resulting in the presidency of John Quincy Adams. Andrew Jackson gave the scandal its name when he accused his opponents of striking a deal in exchange for Adams' selection as President
What is the corrupt bargain?
He was the King of France during the French Revolution
Who was King Louis XVI
This theory states that there are infinitely many prime numbers
What is Euclid's theorem?
This American short story author is known for his twist endings such as the one in his most famous work The Gift of the Magi
Who was O'Henry?
This sexually transmitted disease spread across Europe after being brought from the New World by Spanish explorers in the 1490s
What is syphillis?
This president was a stanuch opponent of civil rights for African Americans after the Civil War and was impeached by Congress for violating the Tenure of Office Act in 1868.
Who was President Andrew Johnson?
She was the queen of France during the Revolution. She earned the nickname Madame Deficit for her lavish spending.
Who was Marie Antoinette?
This is the smallest and only even prime number.
What is 2?
An American short story author and novelist known for her works in the horror and mystery genres. Her most famous story is "The Lottery"
Who is Shirley Jackson?
What is smallpox?
This scandal rocked the second term of Ronald Reagan's administration, where illegal arms sales led to the release of hostages in a middle Eastern country in the 1980s.
What is Iran-Contra Scandal?
This French liberal was one of the leading figures in launching the Revolution and as a young man fought alongside George Washington in the American Revolution.
Who was the Marquis de Lafayette
What is the largest prime number less than 100
What is 97?
An Argentine author known for his philosophical stories, he wrote The Garden of Forking Paths and a story about the tower of Babel whose narrator's universe was made of adjacent hexagonal rooms.
Who is Jorge Luis Borges?
A condition caused by HIV triggered a pandemic that began in 1981 and devastated the gay population in the 1980s and 90s?
What is AIDS?
This president resigned rather than face sure removal from office by impeachment when revelations came to light of his knowledge of a burglary at Democratic party headquarters in 1972.
Who was Richard Nixon?
He became the de facto leader of France during the Reign of Terror
Who was Maximillian Robespierre?
The only other number a prime number is divisible by other than the number 1
What is itself?
This author of The Snows of Kilmanjaro spent some time at his residence in Key West, Florida
Who was Ernest Hemingway?
This water-borne illness originated in India and is an intestinal infection that kills thousands of people worldwide.
What is cholera?
Lying about a sexual relationship with an intern led to this president's impeachment in 1998.
Who was Bill Clinton?
This man became the consul and emperor of France after the Revolution
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
What is the first prime number to appear after 100?
What is 101?
This author of The Cask of Amontillado was known for other works of horror such as The Tell-Tale Heart. He was kicked out of West Point for arriving to morning formations one day wearing only boots and a smile.
Who was Edgar Allen Poe?