Epidemics
What epidemic was first detected in Wuhan, China, in 2019 and later became a pandemic?
COVID-19 or Coronavirus
What happened to actor James Dean on September 30th, 1955?
He died in a car accident
What happened to the twin towers in 2001?
9/11
What happened at the Woodstock 1999 festival to make it one of the best known music festivals in history?
Riots leading to the death of three people, hundreds were treated for heatstroke and dehydration, and multiple women were sexually assaulted.
What epidemic left young folks temporarily or permanently paralyzed?
Polio
In the 1990s, what illness previously thought to be confined to cattle was found to have been expanded to impact livestock, other animals, and even humans?
Mad Cow Disease
What happened to OJ Simpson in 1994?
Simpson was tried and acquitted for the murders of his ex-wife and her friend
What once existed here where Parkland is now?
a pig farm
What happened on 22 May 2017, following a concert by American pop singer Ariana Grande in Manchester?
The Manchester Bombing
an Islamic terrorist suicide bombing of the Manchester Arena
What do most people believe caused Princess Diana’s fatal car accident?
Reckless driving by the paparazzi that were following her, as well as the driver of the vehicle she was in
What life threatening disease can be passed to humans through some types of mosquitoes?
Malaria
What happened to NBA star Kobe Bryant and his daughter on Jan. 26, 2020?
They passed away in a helicopter crash along with 7 others
What happened to The Library of Alexandria?
It was burned down by Julius Caesar
What happened at The Who concert disaster in December of 1979?
A rush of concert-goers outside the Coliseum's entry doors resulted in the deaths of 11 people.
What recently happened to Donald Trump that threatened his life?
An assassination attempt
What disease caused epidemics in Africa, South America and Asia in the 60s but was declared eradicated by the World Health Assembly in 1980?
Smallpox
What happened to actress Jayne Mansfield on June 29, 1967?
She died in a car accident
What happened to Notre Dame Cathedral in April of 2019?
It caught fire and was significantly damaged
What happened at Fyre Festival in 2017, causing it to be in the news repeatedly?
Attendees were scammed and lied to with promises of luxury villas and more but were met with tent cities, limited food and no way off the island for several days
What happened to Don Cherry?
(why is he no longer on Hockey Night in Canada?)
Cherry was fired by Sportsnet from Hockey Night in Canada for making racist comments about Canadian immigrants during his show.
With less and less people choosing to vaccinate this disease is on the rise with an estimated 9 million cases in 2022.
Measles
What happened to Janice Joplin in 1970?
She died of an accidental heroin overdose
What happened to Parliament Hill in 1916?
A significant portion of the Parliament Hill burned down
What happened at the Altamont Free Concert (1969) to make it one of the top 5 music festival disasters in history?
An 18 year old girl was stabbed to death by a member of the Hell's Angels, 20ft from the stage
What happened to Marilyn Munro’s body after she died, before she was laid to rest?
On the day she died her body went missing for 10 hours