Plague
In March 1918, young, healthy soldiers began getting sick by the dozens with what disease?
The 1918 Influenza (also known as the Spanish Flu)
True or false: During the American Revolution, there was a secret plan to kill George Washington.
True
This politician made bubblegum cigars for his campaign in 1968.
Richard Nixon
These bodies of water in the Northern United States have claimed 1,148 deaths since 2010.
The Great Lakes
This disease came to North America in the 1600s. Symptoms included high fever, chills, severe back pain, and rashes. It began in the Northeast and the Native American population was ravaged by it as it spread to the west. What was the disease?
What did Civil War soldiers often use instead of toilet paper?
books
How many books have been written about Abraham Lincoln?
-100-5,000
-5,001-10,000
-10,001-15,000
-none
Approximately 15,000
Americans celebrate Independence Day on July 4th but the Continental Congress actually voted to declare the nation's sovereignty on what day?
July 2nd
This fever most commonly affected children ages 5 to 15. The most famous outbreak was in 1858 in Massachusetts.
Scarlet Fever
In a 1971 report by the Department of Defense, 51% of the armed forces had smoked marijuana, 31% had used psychedelics, and an additional 28% had taken hard drugs, such as cocaine and heroin in what war?
The Vietnam War
What percent of registered voters in the United States believe in at least one political conspiracy? (Between 0-100)
Sixty-three
Which two U.S. states do not participate in Daylight Savings?
Arizona and Hawaii
By the beginning of the 19th century, this disease had killed one out of seven of all people that had ever lived. Throughout much of the 1800s, patients sought "the cure" in sanatoriums, where it was believed that rest and a healthful climate could change the course of the disease. This disease, also known as consumption, was?
Tuberculosis
The youngest serviceman in the US military was Calvin Graham, age 12. Graham lied about his age when he enlisted in the US Navy in 1942. His real age was not discovered after he was wounded. What war did he fight in?
WW2
This U.S. President is an unlce-in-law to Real Housewife of Orange Country star, Meghan King.
Joe Biden
What percentage of presidents have been assassinated?
4 out of 45 presidents or 9%
One of the biggest fever epidemics of all time broke out between 1906 and 1907 in New York. Spread by Mary Mallon, the bacterial infection affected about 122 New Yorkers.
Typhoid Mary
In 1962, Operation Northwood called for CIA operatives to both stage and commit acts of violent terrorism against American military and civilian targets and blame them on what country? Bonus if you can name the conflict at hand.
Cuba/ The Cuban Missle Crisis
This California senator is the only sitting senator to have been killed in a duel. (1857)
David Broderick
In 1844, Americans sold all of their belongings because they believed who was returning.
Hint: His failure to return is known as The Great Disappointment.