Infectious Diseases
The Third Item on the List
1996
Historical Figure by Middle Name
2020s Obituaries
An Old Category
400
AIDS is caused by this 3-letter virus
What is HIV?
400
The third President of the United States
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
This Georgia capital hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics
What is Atlanta?
400
German composer of the Brandenburg Concertos
Sebastian
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
400
Passing away in 2025 at 88, he was the first pope born in the Western Hemisphere
Who is Pope Francis?
400
He had a farm... ee-i-ee-i-oh
Who is Old MacDonald?
800
A mosquito can cause this tropical jaundice-causing illness named for a color
What is Yellow Fever?
800
The third Greek letter
What is Gamma?
800
This numerical video game console was released by Nintendo in 1996
What is Nintendo 64?
800
Pygmalion playwright
Bernard
Who is George Bernard Shaw?
800
He was the longest-lived president at 100 years, as well as the one with the longest post-presidency, 43 years
Who is Jimmy Carter?
800
The Old Masters of the Renaissance include Titian, Raphael, and this painter of the Sistine Chapel ceiling
Who is Michelangelo?
1200
This infectious viral disease is named for the world's longest river
What is West Nile Virus?
1200
The third most populous U.S. state after California and Texas
What is Florida?
1200
In 1996, this TV host launched her famous monthly Book Club
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
1200
British detective novelist
Conan
Who is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
1200
Tragically, this NBA great known as the "Black Mamba" was killed in a helicopter crash in 2020 at age 41
Who is Kobe Bryant?
1200
This Fred Gipson book, which became a Disney film in the 1960s, was about a yellow dog who got rabies and had to be put down (spoilers)
What is Old Yeller?
1600
Otitis media is an infection of the middle portion of this organ
What is the ear?
1600
The third element on the periodic table
What is lithium?
1600
Prince Charles's highly publicized divorce from this Princess occurred in 1996, one year before her tragic death
Who is Princess Diana?
1600
British Prime Minister during WWII
Lloyd
Who is David Lloyd George?
1600
Matthew Perry, who played Chandler on this sitcom, died under mysterious circumstances at age 54 in 2023
What is Friends?
1600
Beowulf was written in this now-defunct language
What is Old English?
2000
This bacterial disease, also called lockjaw, causes muscle spasms; you might need a vaccine for it after stepping on a rusty nail
What is tetanus?
2000
The third holiest city according to Islam
What is Jerusalem?
2000
In 1996, Dolly, who was this type of animal, became famous as the first cloned mammal
What is a sheep?
2000
On Liberty economist
Stuart
Who is John Stuart Mill?
2000
This prince consort to Queen Elizabeth II preceded her in death by one year
Who is Prince Phillip?
2000
"Cracking knuckles causes arthritis" is an example of one of these largely believed superstitions, also called urban legends
What are old wives' tales?