Science
Pure water (H2O) has a value of 7 on this logarithmic scale.
The pH scale
This eighteenth-century general’s name is used as a synonym for “traitor.”
Benedict Arnold
Roman soldiers are said to have crowned Jesus with this object.
A crown of thorns
Although he won the presidential election two years later, Abraham Lincoln was defeated in the Illinois Senate race by this Democratic incumbent, following a series of public debates between the two men.
Stephen Douglas
The “animal” that is around when the stock market is in a period of decline.
Bear/bear market
The San Andreas in California is an example of this geological phenomenon.
Fault/Transform Fault/Strike-Slip Fault
This World War II general is famous for saying “I shall return” after fleeing to Australia.
Douglas MacArthur
This second book of the Old Testament details God rescuing the children of Israel from Egypt.
Exodus/the book of Exodus
Only bordering one other US state at the time of its admittance, this state was the last one that entered the Union before the election of 1860.
Oregon
Founded in 1850, this financial services firm was the fourth largest investment bank in the United States before filing for bankruptcy during the 2008 market crash.
Lehman Brothers
The formula “AB → A + B” is a generalized version of this type of chemical reaction.
Decomposition reaction
Before his role leading American troops in World War I, this general commanded the Pancho Villa Expedition in Mexico.
John J. Pershing
In English, this is the last word of the New Testament.
"Amen"
A member of the “Great Triumvirate” of Congressmen, he had a storied political career: Speaker of the House of Representatives, Senator, and Secretary of State. Yet, he failed to win the presidency, despite three runs for the office.
Henry Clay
The Emergency Banking Act of 1933 passed Congress without a single nay vote in either chamber. The piece of legislation forced the banks to temporarily take this action, helping stabilize the banking system.
Close/bank holiday
Gabbro, Granite, and Andesite are all examples of this rock type.
Igneous rock
Learning from the lessons of Vietnam, he successfully led American and Coalition forces in the First Gulf War versus Iraq.
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
With mentions in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, this tree’s branches were laid across Jesus’ path and waved in the air as he entered Jerusalem?
Palm/palm tree
Although not actually a single piece of legislation, this package of bills temporarily helped defused tensions between Northern and Southern states in the lead-up to the Civil War. Some of its components included the banning of the slave trade in Washington, D.C. and the strengthening of fugitive slave laws.
Compromise of 1850
Becoming public law in 2010, this piece of legislation overhauled the American financial system’s regulations, partially attempting to end taxpayer bailouts and improve transparency and accountability.
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act/Dodd-Frank
(DAILY DOUBLE)
Hydrocarbons
Taking part in multiple wars over the course of his long career, this general is known for proposing the Anaconda Plan in the early part of the Civil War and leading American forces in the Battle of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War.
Winfield Scott
In the Gospel of John, this Roman governor asked, “what is truth?”.
Pontius Pilatus/Pontius Pilate
Although cotton was grown here as well, this state produced the vast majority of sugar in the United States before the Civil War.
Louisiana
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