This state is known for having the highest number of executions. Texas.
Where is Texas?
100
This mythical figure braved the underworld to rescue his wife Eurydice only to look back at the last moment and lose her forever.
Who is Orpheus?
100
The prayers and ministrations given to many Catholics when possible shortly before death.
What are the Last Rites?
100
According to the WHO, this is the leading cause of death worldwide.
What is ischemic heart disease?
100
This famous father and son pair each died on set while making a feature film.
Who are Bruce and Brandon Lee?
200
This illness was once called "the old man's best friend."
What is Pneumonia?
200
Many people incorrectly assumed that December 21, 2012 would mark the end of the world based on the cycling of this ancient civilization's calendar.
Who are the Maya?
200
In Judaism, the seven day period of mourning following burial for first degree relatives.
What is Shiva?
200
Considered by many to be the most deadly animal, it is estimated to cause 700,000 human casualties per year.
What is a mosquito?
200
Name 3 out of the 4 drugs/drug classes discovered on Philip Seymour Hoffman's toxicology report.
What are heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines, amphetamines?
300
These are the only states that have legalized physician assisted suicide in the US. Name 3.
Where are Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Vermont?
300
The Greek name of a jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife in ancient Egyptian religion.
Who is Anubis?
300
The origins of this modern Mexican holiday date back hundreds of years and to an Aztec festival dedicated to the goddess Mictecacihuatl.
What is Dia de Muertos?
300
This infection is thought to have the highest mortality in human history with an estimated 75-200 million dead.
What is the "Plague" or "Black Death"?
300
Robin Williams breakout role of the beloved alien Mork was first featured on this classic television show.
What is Happy Days?
400
Jack Kevorkian was convicted of second degree murder following his appearance on this television show in 1998.
When is 60 minutes?
400
This "Twilight of the Gods" in Norse mythology foretells the drowning death and rebirth of the world.
What is Ragnarok?
400
In Buddhism, the cycle of life and death one is liberated from after achieving nirvana.
What is Samsara?
400
The FBI named this city the most recent Murder Capitol of US.
Where is Chicago?
400
This actress was the most famous victim of the Charles Manson murders.
Who is Sharon Tate?
500
Name two out of three countries with legal Euthenasia.
Where are the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg?
500
This widely celebrated holiday, commemorating the burial of its namesake, was removed from the Roman Catholic Calendar in 1969.
When is Valentine's Day?
500
This celebratory ceremony of the Merina people of Madagascar occurs every seven years and involves exhuming the bodies of their ancestors for dancing and re-wrapping with special scarves.
What is Famadihana or "Turning of the Bones"?
500
Per amnesty international, this country is believed to perform more executions a year than the rest of the world combined.
Where is China?
500
Mark David Chapman, the man who shot John Lennon, is well known to be deeply obsessed with this novel.