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Who is Dan Quayle?
This man likened himself to "Jack Kennedy" during a VP debate.
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Who is Sean Spicer?
This man was Trump's first press secretary.
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What is (Black) Tuesday?
Portending dire economic consequences in The Great Depression, the NYSE collapsed on this day of this week.
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What is triage?
This term describes the preliminary assessment of patients or casualties in order to determine the urgency of their need for treatment.
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What is Nirvana?
This band burst onto the scene in the 1990s, headlining the "grunge era."
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Who is Joe Biden?
This man was the first Catholic to assume the Vice Presidency.
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Who is Steve Bannon?
He was portrayed by the grim reaper on "Saturday Night Live."
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What are Mortgage-backed securities?
The U.S. financial crisis, which began in 2008 was caused in large part as a result of the widespread failure of these types of financial assets.
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What is the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
This US law prohibits discrimination based on a person's mental or physical condition.
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What is Led Zeppelin?
Feat. Jimmy Page on the axe.
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Who is John Tyler?
This man succeeded to the presidency following the death of William Henry Harrison just 31 days into the latter's term
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Who is Ben Carson?
This man -- following his defeat in the 2016 election -- became Trump's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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What is OPEC?
The United States suffered an economic crisis in 1973 when this organization launched an oil embargo.
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What are the Nuremberg Trials?
Amidst these legal proceedings, the Allies prosecuted Nazi doctors for horrific instances of medical experimentation.
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What is Cream?
This lactose-sounding band featured Eric Clapton as its frontman.
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What is the 12th amendment?
This amendment changed the selection process for VPs away from the position automatically going to the second place finisher in the presidential election.
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What is four?
President Trump employed this number of Chiefs of Staff.
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What is Thailand?
The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis began in this country before sweeping across the region, in what was a famous example of economic "contagion."
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What is Syphilis?
The Tuskegee Study (1932-1972) was carried out by the US Public Health Service, using 400 black men as "research" subjects, studying their reaction to this disease.
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What are The Zombies?
This spooky-sounding band released hit song "She's Not There" in
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Who is George Clinton?
The first VP chosen under the modern VP selection process was this man.
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Who is Steve Mnuchin?
This Trump cabinet member was the executive producer of films such as "The Lego Movie" and "Mad Max: Fury Road."
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What is 1785?
The first U.S. recession occurred in this year, following the business boom of the American Revolution.
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What is xenotransplantation?
The transfer of animal organs to humans is referred to as this.
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What is R.E.M.?
This alt rock band's most commercially successful albums were "Out of Time" and "Automatic for the People."
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