cultural literacy 16 Flashcards
Among the Wicked
a novel in the Kate Burkholder series of detective novels by Linda Castillo
Amish country
setting for Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder novels
Darkest Fear
a novel in the Myron Bolitar series of detective novels by Harlan Coben
Rain Fall
a detective novel by Barry Eisler
Bones of the Lost
a detective novel in the Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs
Lake Pend Oreille
deepest lake in Idaho, located north of Coeur d’Alene
Lake Superior (relative depth)
deepest of the Great Lakes
Lake Chelan
deepest lake in Washington
Lake Tahoe (relative depth and location)
2nd deepest lake in the U.S., located at border of California and Nevada
Crater Lake
deepest lake in the U.S., located in Oregon
Timely Comics/Atlas Comics
2 names for the comic book publisher from which Marvel originated
Timely Comics in the 1950s
changed its focus from superheros to horror/science fiction
E.C. Publications
“Educational Comics”, American comic book publisher specializing in horror, gore, and satire
Tales from the Crypt publisher
most notable comic book publication by E.C. Publications
Mad magazine publisher
only title published by E.C. Publications as of 1956
Golden Age (comics)
1938 to 1956
Silver Age (comics)
1956 to 1970
Bronze Age (comics)
1970 to 1985
Modern Age (comics)
1985 to today
psionics
fictional academic discipline in pop culture of 50s and 60s: the study of paranormal or psychic phenomena
Earth-616
Earth as considered in the context of Marvel multiverses
“Prime Earth”
another name in Marvel for Earth-616
S.H.I.E.L.D.
a fictional espionage, special law enforcement, and counter-terrorism government (or perhaps intergovernmental) agency (Marvel)
Hydra
a fictional terrorist organization led by Baron Wolfgang von Strucker; agents wear distinctive green garb with serpent motif; plans for world domination frequently foiled by S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel)
the Phoenix Force
an immortal and immutable manifestation of the universal force of life and passion (Marvel)
the Tesseract
an object containing the Space Stone, has the power to open up wormholes and portals between universes (Marvel)
the Blip
a major fictional event and period of time in the MCU beginning in 2018 when Thanos, wielding all six Infinity Stones in the Infinity Gauntlet, exterminated half of all living things in the universe with snap of fingers
“the Decimation”, “the Snap”
two other names for the Blip (Marvel)
end of the Blip
in 2023, the Avengers used time travel to collect the Infinity Stones from prior points in the timeline and restored all those killed by Thanos
Bruce Banner’s role in ending the Blip
he snapped his fingers to end it
the Infinity Stones
the six stones reputed to embody and control essential aspects of existence (space, mind, reality, power, time and soul) (MCU)
MCU Infinity Saga
first saga in MCU encompassing first three phases
the Infinity Gems
name for the Infinity Stones in Marvel Comics
The Fantastic Four
Marvel comic book title about four people who gained superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space
Fantastic Four members
Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, Thing
Mister Fantastic identity
Reed Richards
Invisible Woman identity
Susan Storm-Richards
Human Torch identity
Johnny Storm
Thing identity
Ben Grimm
Mister Fantastic
a scientific genius and leader of the group, can stretch body