cultural literacy 16 Flashcards

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Among the Wicked

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a novel in the Kate Burkholder series of detective novels by Linda Castillo

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Amish country

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setting for Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder novels

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Darkest Fear

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a novel in the Myron Bolitar series of detective novels by Harlan Coben

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Rain Fall

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a detective novel by Barry Eisler

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Bones of the Lost

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a detective novel in the Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs

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Lake Pend Oreille

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deepest lake in Idaho, located north of Coeur d’Alene

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Lake Superior (relative depth)

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deepest of the Great Lakes

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Lake Chelan

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deepest lake in Washington

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Lake Tahoe (relative depth and location)

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2nd deepest lake in the U.S., located at border of California and Nevada

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Crater Lake

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deepest lake in the U.S., located in Oregon

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Timely Comics/Atlas Comics

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2 names for the comic book publisher from which Marvel originated

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Timely Comics in the 1950s

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changed its focus from superheros to horror/science fiction

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E.C. Publications

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“Educational Comics”, American comic book publisher specializing in horror, gore, and satire

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Tales from the Crypt publisher

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most notable comic book publication by E.C. Publications

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Mad magazine publisher

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only title published by E.C. Publications as of 1956

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Golden Age (comics)

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1938 to 1956

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Silver Age (comics)

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1956 to 1970

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Bronze Age (comics)

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1970 to 1985

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Modern Age (comics)

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1985 to today

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psionics

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fictional academic discipline in pop culture of 50s and 60s: the study of paranormal or psychic phenomena

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Earth-616

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Earth as considered in the context of Marvel multiverses

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“Prime Earth”

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another name in Marvel for Earth-616

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S.H.I.E.L.D.

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a fictional espionage, special law enforcement, and counter-terrorism government (or perhaps intergovernmental) agency (Marvel)

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Hydra

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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)

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the Phoenix Force

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an immortal and immutable manifestation of the universal force of life and passion (Marvel)

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the Tesseract

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an object containing the Space Stone, has the power to open up wormholes and portals between universes (Marvel)

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the Blip

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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

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“the Decimation”, “the Snap”

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two other names for the Blip (Marvel)

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end of the Blip

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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

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Bruce Banner’s role in ending the Blip

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he snapped his fingers to end it

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the Infinity Stones

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the six stones reputed to embody and control essential aspects of existence (space, mind, reality, power, time and soul) (MCU)

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MCU Infinity Saga

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first saga in MCU encompassing first three phases

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the Infinity Gems

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name for the Infinity Stones in Marvel Comics

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The Fantastic Four

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Marvel comic book title about four people who gained superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space

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Fantastic Four members

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Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, Thing

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Mister Fantastic identity

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Reed Richards

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Invisible Woman identity

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Susan Storm-Richards

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Human Torch identity

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Johnny Storm

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39
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Thing identity

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Ben Grimm

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Mister Fantastic

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a scientific genius and leader of the group, can stretch body

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the Invisible Woman

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later wife of Reed, Johnny Storm’s older sister

42
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the Human Torch

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Sue’s younger brother

43
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Thing

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has superhuman strength due to his stone-like flesh

44
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Doctor Doom, Galactus

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two Fantastic Four nemeses

45
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Namor, the Silver Surfer

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allies of the Fantastic Four

46
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Samuel L. Jackson

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actor portraying Nick Fury in MCU

47
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Nick Fury

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eyepatch-wearing executive director of S.H.I.E.L.D., originally a CIA agent

48
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Colossus

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Russian mutant who can transform himself into metallic form, making him the physically strongest of the X-Men team

49
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the Scarlet Witch

A

originally had the ability to alter probability, later depicted as a powerful sorceress, at times powerful enough to alter reality

50
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Scarlet Witch identity

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Wanda Maximoff

51
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a novel in the Kate Burkholder series of detective novels by Linda Castillo

A

Among the Wicked

52
Q

setting for Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder novels

A

Amish country

53
Q

a novel in the Myron Bolitar series of detective novels by Harlan Coben

A

Darkest Fear

54
Q

a detective novel by Barry Eisler

A

Rain Fall

55
Q

a detective novel in the Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs

A

Bones of the Lost

56
Q

deepest lake in Idaho, located north of Coeur d’Alene

A

Lake Pend Oreille

57
Q

deepest of the Great Lakes

A

Lake Superior (relative depth)

58
Q

deepest lake in Washington

A

Lake Chelan

59
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2nd deepest lake in the U.S., located at border of California and Nevada

A

Lake Tahoe (relative depth and location)

60
Q

deepest lake in the U.S., located in Oregon

A

Crater Lake

61
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2 names for the comic book publisher from which Marvel originated

A

Timely Comics/Atlas Comics

62
Q

changed its focus from superheros to horror/science fiction

A

Timely Comics in the 1950s

63
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“Educational Comics”, American comic book publisher specializing in horror, gore, and satire

A

E.C. Publications

64
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most notable comic book publication by E.C. Publications

A

Tales from the Crypt publisher

65
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only title published by E.C. Publications as of 1956

A

Mad magazine publisher

66
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1938 to 1956

A

Golden Age (comics)

67
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1956 to 1970

A

Silver Age (comics)

68
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1970 to 1985

A

Bronze Age (comics)

69
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1985 to today

A

Modern Age (comics)

70
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fictional academic discipline in pop culture of 50s and 60s: the study of paranormal or psychic phenomena

A

psionics

71
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Earth as considered in the context of Marvel multiverses

A

Earth-616

72
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another name in Marvel for Earth-616

A

“Prime Earth”

73
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a fictional espionage, special law enforcement, and counter-terrorism government (or perhaps intergovernmental) agency (Marvel)

A

S.H.I.E.L.D.

74
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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)

A

Hydra

75
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an immortal and immutable manifestation of the universal force of life and passion (Marvel)

A

the Phoenix Force

76
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an object containing the Space Stone, has the power to open up wormholes and portals between universes (Marvel)

A

the Tesseract

77
Q

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

A

the Blip

78
Q

two other names for the Blip (Marvel)

A

“the Decimation”, “the Snap”

79
Q

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

A

end of the Blip

80
Q

he snapped his fingers to end it

A

Bruce Banner’s role in ending the Blip

81
Q

the six stones reputed to embody and control essential aspects of existence (space, mind, reality, power, time and soul) (MCU)

A

the Infinity Stones

82
Q

first saga in MCU encompassing first three phases

A

MCU Infinity Saga

83
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name for the Infinity Stones in Marvel Comics

A

the Infinity Gems

84
Q

Marvel comic book title about four people who gained superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space

A

The Fantastic Four

85
Q

Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, Thing

A

Fantastic Four members

86
Q

Reed Richards

A

Mister Fantastic identity

87
Q

Susan Storm-Richards

A

Invisible Woman identity

88
Q

Johnny Storm

A

Human Torch identity

89
Q

Ben Grimm

A

Thing identity

90
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a scientific genius and leader of the group, can stretch body

A

Mister Fantastic

91
Q

later wife of Reed, Johnny Storm’s older sister

A

the Invisible Woman

92
Q

Sue’s younger brother

A

the Human Torch

93
Q

has superhuman strength due to his stone-like flesh

A

Thing

94
Q

two Fantastic Four nemeses

A

Doctor Doom, Galactus

95
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allies of the Fantastic Four

A

Namor, the Silver Surfer

96
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actor portraying Nick Fury in MCU

A

Samuel L. Jackson

97
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eyepatch-wearing executive director of S.H.I.E.L.D., originally a CIA agent

A

Nick Fury

98
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Russian mutant who can transform himself into metallic form, making him the physically strongest of the X-Men team

A

Colossus

99
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originally had the ability to alter probability, later depicted as a powerful sorceress, at times powerful enough to alter reality

A

the Scarlet Witch

100
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Wanda Maximoff

A

Scarlet Witch identity