Early Years
Key Figures
Government Response
Medical Milestones
Pop Culture and Activism
100

The first cases of AIDS were officially reported by the CDC in this year.

What is 1981?

100

This NBA player famously announced he was HIV positive in 1991.

Who is Magic Johnson?

100

President during the early years of the epidemic who was criticized for not addressing it sooner.

Who is Ronald Reagan?

100

The type of medication that changed HIV from a death sentence to a chronic illness.

What are antiretroviral drugs?

100

The red ribbon is a symbol for this.

What is AIDS awareness and support?

200

This term was initially used to describe the mysterious illness before it was named AIDS.

What is GRID (Gay-Related Immune Deficiency)?

200

U.S. Surgeon General in the 1980s who mailed AIDS information to every household.

Who is Dr. C. Everett Koop?

200

This U.S. health agency first reported AIDS cases in 1981.

What is the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)?

200

This type of drug combination became the standard treatment starting in 1996.

What is HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy)?

200

This musical and movie told the story of young people affected by AIDS in NYC.

What is Rent?

300

The first U.S. cities to report clusters of AIDS cases.

What are Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City?

300

The scientist who co-discovered HIV.

Who is Dr. Robert Gallo (U.S.) or Luc Montagnier (France)?

300

The name of the law passed in 1990 to protect people with HIV/AIDS from discrimination.

What is the Ryan White CARE Act?

300

The year the first HIV test was approved.

What is 1985?

300

This international day is observed on December 1st each year.

What is World AIDS Day?

400

The virus that causes AIDS.

What is HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)?

400

First major American celebrity to die of AIDS, in 1985.

Who is Rock Hudson?

400

This teenage hemophiliac became a national symbol after being barred from school due to his HIV status.

Who is Ryan White?

400

The U=U campaign stands for this.

What is Undetectable = Untransmittable?

400

1993 Oscar-winning film starring Tom Hanks as a man with AIDS.

What is Philadelphia?

500

This immune cell type is most affected by HIV.

What are CD4 (T-helper) cells?

500

AIDS activist who created ACT UP.

Who is Larry Kramer?

500

This federal department launched the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative in 2019.

What is the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)?

500

This once-a-day pill helps prevent HIV infection in high-risk people.

What is PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis)?

500

Name of the quilt made in memory of AIDS victims.

What is the AIDS Memorial Quilt?