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1
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“Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?”

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Joseph Welch quote uttered in Army/McCarthy hearings (Welch was the army counsel)

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junket/junketeer

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fact-finding mission/someone on a fact-finding mission

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G. David Schine

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friend and possible lover of Roy Cohn, served on Roy Cohn’s staff and became subject of investigation into possible special treatment in the Army arranged by McCarthy

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chumming/chumbucket

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practice of using animal offal (chum) to catch fish/container for chum

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mezcal

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liquor distilled from agave

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tequila

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liquor distilled from blue agave

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5 stars in the Chinese flag

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agricultural proletariat, urban proletariat, petit bourgeosie, industrialists, Communist party

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Fifth Monarchists

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millenarian sect and political faction during the English Civil War

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Al Biruni

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Persian history writer, ca. 1000 A.D.

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Vestiges of Past Nations, India

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two books written by Al Biruni

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Great System of Astronomy

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Ptolemy’s book on astronomy

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“The Pseudo Conservative Revolt”

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essay by Richard Hofstadter attempting to understand the type of radical conservative prevalent in the McCarthy era

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13
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die Scholle

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clod, floe (Ger.)

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der Bauchredner

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ventriloquist (Ger.)

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3 phases in critical approaches to McCarthyism

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1950s: sociological; 1960s: political; present: traditionalists vs. revisionists

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traditionalist view of McCarthyism

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it was a genuine attempt to root out Communists

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revisionist view of McCarthyism

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it was just a demagogical witch hunt

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Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

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the Senate subcommittee chaired by Joseph McCarthy

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Haymarket Riot occasion

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1886 Chicago protest for 8-hour workday

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Haymarket Riot complications

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original protest led to confrontation with police, both protestors and police were shot, foreigners were rounded up and sentenced with little evidence

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Knights of Labor

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19th century nationwide labor union in the U.S.

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Combination Acts

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laws passed at turn of 18th/19th century in UK forbidding workers (and nominally also businesses) from joining together for purposes of forming larger organizations

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closed shop union

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all workers (current and new) must be in the union

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Petitioners

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predecessor party of the Whigs

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Abhorrers

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predecessor party of the Tories

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26
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First Red Scare

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crackdown on Communists and unions at the end of WWI

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27
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“The Passing of the Great Race”

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racist tract by Madison Grant

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uraeus

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stylized cobra in Egyptian art

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29
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asp, rattlesnake

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2 types of vipers

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Sammarinese

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demonym for San Marino

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31
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Gwen Stacy

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Peter Parker’s girlfriend; also, Spider-Woman

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32
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Ramesses the Great, Ozymandias

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two alternate titles of Ramesses II

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33
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“Exit Stage Left”

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graphic novel which imagines Snagglepuss as a 1950s Southern playwright being investigated by the HUAC

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34
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Bone

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series of graphic novels by Jeff Smith about a fantastical white creature, mixes comedy and fantasy

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35
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Clark County

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county in which Las Vegas is located in Nevada

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36
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“fossil fuel gas”

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nickname of CO2

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37
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Mary Ann Evans

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real name of George Eliot

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38
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Middlemarch, Silas Marner

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2 novels by George Eliot

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39
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“Little Match Girl”

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Hans Christian Andersen tearjerker story

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40
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premise of “Little Match Girl”

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poor girl selling matches has vision of dead grandmother just before she herself dies

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41
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“All too Well”, “Anti Hero”, “Shake it Off”, “You Belong with Me”

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4 Taylor Swift songs

42
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About a Boy, Fever Pitch, High Fidelity, Long Way Down

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4 Nick Hornby books

43
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2 meanings of “grouse”

A

verb: to complain; noun: group of birds that includes the prairie chicken and the sage-grouse

44
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Colombo

A

commercial capital of Sri Lanka

45
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Gangaramaya

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temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka

46
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John Luther

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title character in the TV series Luther, played by Idris Elba

47
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Ray Donovan

A

TV series about a fixer, starring Liev Shcreiber

48
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Banksy

A

London graffiti artist

49
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Timothy Dolan

A

current archbishop of New York

50
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James Dolan

A

CEO of Madison Square Garden and supervisor of its sports teams

51
Q

Joseph Welch quote uttered in Army/McCarthy hearings (Welch was the army counsel)

A

“Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?”

52
Q

fact-finding mission/someone on a fact-finding mission

A

junket/junketeer

53
Q

friend and possible lover of Roy Cohn, served on Roy Cohn’s staff and became subject of investigation into possible special treatment in the Army arranged by McCarthy

A

G. David Schine

54
Q

practice of using animal offal (chum) to catch fish/container for chum

A

chumming/chumbucket

55
Q

liquor distilled from agave

56
Q

liquor distilled from blue agave

57
Q

agricultural proletariat, urban proletariat, petit bourgeosie, industrialists, Communist party

A

5 stars in the Chinese flag

58
Q

millenarian sect and political faction during the English Civil War

A

Fifth Monarchists

59
Q

Persian history writer, ca. 1000 A.D.

60
Q

two books written by Al Biruni

A

Vestiges of Past Nations, India

61
Q

Ptolemy’s book on astronomy

A

Great System of Astronomy

62
Q

essay by Richard Hofstadter attempting to understand the type of radical conservative prevalent in the McCarthy era

A

“The Pseudo Conservative Revolt”

63
Q

clod, floe (Ger.)

A

die Scholle

64
Q

ventriloquist (Ger.)

A

der Bauchredner

65
Q

1950s: sociological; 1960s: political; present: traditionalists vs. revisionists

A

3 phases in critical approaches to McCarthyism

66
Q

it was a genuine attempt to root out Communists

A

traditionalist view of McCarthyism

67
Q

it was just a demagogical witch hunt

A

revisionist view of McCarthyism

68
Q

the Senate subcommittee chaired by Joseph McCarthy

A

Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

69
Q

1886 Chicago protest for 8-hour workday

A

Haymarket Riot occasion

70
Q

original protest led to confrontation with police, both protestors and police were shot, foreigners were rounded up and sentenced with little evidence

A

Haymarket Riot complications

71
Q

19th century nationwide labor union in the U.S.

A

Knights of Labor

72
Q

laws passed at turn of 18th/19th century in UK forbidding workers (and nominally also businesses) from joining together for purposes of forming larger organizations

A

Combination Acts

73
Q

all workers (current and new) must be in the union

A

closed shop union

74
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predecessor party of the Whigs

A

Petitioners

75
Q

predecessor party of the Tories

76
Q

crackdown on Communists and unions at the end of WWI

A

First Red Scare

77
Q

racist tract by Madison Grant

A

“The Passing of the Great Race”

78
Q

stylized cobra in Egyptian art

79
Q

2 types of vipers

A

asp, rattlesnake

80
Q

demonym for San Marino

A

Sammarinese

81
Q

Peter Parker’s girlfriend; also, Spider-Woman

A

Gwen Stacy

82
Q

two alternate titles of Ramesses II

A

Ramesses the Great, Ozymandias

83
Q

graphic novel which imagines Snagglepuss as a 1950s Southern playwright being investigated by the HUAC

A

“Exit Stage Left”

84
Q

series of graphic novels by Jeff Smith about a fantastical white creature, mixes comedy and fantasy

85
Q

county in which Las Vegas is located in Nevada

A

Clark County

86
Q

nickname of CO2

A

“fossil fuel gas”

87
Q

real name of George Eliot

A

Mary Ann Evans

88
Q

2 novels by George Eliot

A

Middlemarch, Silas Marner

89
Q

Hans Christian Andersen tearjerker story

A

“Little Match Girl”

90
Q

poor girl selling matches has vision of dead grandmother just before she herself dies

A

premise of “Little Match Girl”

91
Q

4 Taylor Swift songs

A

“All too Well”, “Anti Hero”, “Shake it Off”, “You Belong with Me”

92
Q

4 Nick Hornby books

A

About a Boy, Fever Pitch, High Fidelity, Long Way Down

93
Q

verb: to complain; noun: group of birds that includes the prairie chicken and the sage-grouse

A

2 meanings of “grouse”

94
Q

commercial capital of Sri Lanka

95
Q

temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka

A

Gangaramaya

96
Q

title character in the TV series Luther, played by Idris Elba

A

John Luther

97
Q

TV series about a fixer, starring Liev Shcreiber

A

Ray Donovan

98
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London graffiti artist

99
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current archbishop of New York

A

Timothy Dolan

100
Q

CEO of Madison Square Garden and supervisor of its sports teams

A

James Dolan

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