general history
Who was George Washington?
This novella is about animals rebelling and overthrowing the farmer.
What is Animal Farm?
This man was born in Connecticut in 1800 and hung for treason in 1859 in Virginia.
Who was John Brown?
This book exposed the meat packing industry, was written by Upton Sinclair.
What is The Jungle?
Gorilla gorilla.
Gorilla.
This year marked the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
When was 79 CE?
Who is R.L. Stine?
Headings in this book include "Solitude," "Brute Neighbors" and "The Pond In Winter."
What is Walden? (Life in the Woods also accepted)
This liquid was colored with chalk and preserved with formaldehyde and borax in many cases, and could have worms in it.
What is milk?
Gallus gallus domesticus.
This president was the tallest.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
What is the first name of Dr. Frankenstein from the book Frankenstein.
What is Victor?
These two states are basically mirror images of one another.
What are Alabama and Missisipi?
This disease was sometimes caused by tainted, canned food sitting out too long or being compromised by disease.
What is botulism?
Malus domestica.
Apples.
This language is the official of Brazil.
What is Portugese?
The color that the symbolic lights are in The Great Gatsby.
What is green?
This man was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States.
Who was Earl Warren?
The Pure Food and Drug Act permitted government food safety workers to do this.
What is an inspection?
Rice.
The Berlin Wall fell in November of this year.
When was 1989?
What is Kaa?
The top four finishers of the 1921 Kentucky Derby.
1: Behave Yourself.
2: Black Servant.
3: Prudery.
4: Tryster.
This type of animal head was common in stews in the 1800s, and was often not prepared correctly, causing disease and pestilence.
What is a calf head?
Solanum tuberosum.
Potato.