Themed: Famous Disasters · Game #3@paqtesm

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Several of history's worst disasters came down to one small mistake. Do you know the stories? @paqtesm scored 481 in Famous Disasters on Outlier Trivia. Can you beat it?

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  1. 1History › Empires & DynastiesMediumThe Great Fire of London helped spark which new kind of business?Wrong3.2s0
  2. 2History › World WarsHardAfter the 1944 Port Chicago explosion killed 320 men in California, 50 sailors were convicted of mutiny for refusing to do what?Right6.5s+93
  3. 3History › American HistoryEasyThousands of Dust Bowl farm families, nicknamed "Okies," headed for which state?Wrong6.5s0
  4. 4History › American HistoryHardAfter the Great Blizzard of 1888 brought down lines across the city, New York began moving what underground?Right5.4s+95
  5. 5History › Empires & DynastiesHardCanada's deadliest rockslide, the 1903 Frank Slide in Alberta, fell from which mountain?Right3.1s+98
  6. 6History › Ancient WorldVery hardIn 2023, a student used AI to read the first word inside a charred Herculaneum scroll. What was it?Wrong3.7s0
  7. 7History › Cold WarMediumMinamata disease, first identified in Japan in 1956, was caused by what?Wrong4.4s0
  8. 8History › MedievalMediumWhat do folklorists say about the idea that "Ring a Ring o' Roses" is about the plague?Right2.2s+100
  9. 9History › Law & GovernmentEasyCaptain Edward Smith went down with which ship in 1912?Wrong2.3s0
  10. 10History › Law & GovernmentExpertThe KLM captain in the 1977 Tenerife disaster was also his airline's head of what?Right5.1s+95