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Holocene

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the current geological epoch

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Pleistocene

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the previous geological epoch

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D’Artagnan

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a character in The Three Musketeers

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Major Major Major Major

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Catch 22 character with seemingly redundant name

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Chateau d’If

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French island prison featured in the novel The Count of Monte Cristo

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Pyncheon family

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family around which House of the Seven Gables by Hawthorne is centered

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Clifford, Phoebe

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two relatives in the Pyncheon family who are characters in the novel House of the Seven Gables

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The Green Lantern (movie)

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2010 movie with Ryan Reynolds, flopped

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Greek Civil War

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war fought from 1946 to 1949 between Communists and Royalists in Greece

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National Security Act

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law sponsored by Truman which created much of the post-WWII national security apparatus, including the CIA and the NSC

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George C. Marshall

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WWII general and later diplomat, after whom Truman’s Marshall Plan was named

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veneer

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layer of material placed over teeth

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Attorney General’s List

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list of subversive organizations maintained by Truman’s attorney general

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union shop

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new employees have to join the union, but current employees have a choice

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Taft-Hartley Act

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1947 labor law

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option given by Taft_Hartley Act to states

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could pass right-to-work laws

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political loyalty enforced by Taft_Hartley Act

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forced any union leader to sign a statement saying they were not a Communist in order for the union to receive National Labor Relations Act benefits

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secondary strike

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union that is not on strike agrees not to handle goods from any business where the workers are on strike

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Church Committee

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1970s congressional investigation into illegal counter

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Hollywood Ten

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ten actors in the film industry who refused to testify when called before the HUAC on grounds that inquiries into their political affiliation violated their First Amendment rights

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Waldorf statement

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statement released by movie studios stating their commitment to severing any ties with Communists

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Storm Center

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movie with Bette Davis, in which she plays a small-town librarian who refuses to remove Communist books from the shelves

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Arrested Development

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2000s black comedy TV show in mockumentary style starring David Cross and Jason Bateman

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Lotus 1-2-3

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1980s software: database management, spreadsheet, graphics

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Morgan Wallen

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contemporary country singer

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Brazzers

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popular pornography website

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Katie Porter

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former U.S. representative from Southern California

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Whittaker Chambers

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state department employee and confessed former Communist who fingered Alger Hiss as a Communist spy

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Alger Hiss

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accused by Whittaker Chambers of being a spy for the Russians and passing on documents to them

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Henry Wallace

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former Democrat and Vice President under Roosevelt who broke away from the Democrats as the 1948 Progressive Party candidate for president

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Dixiecrats

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political party organized in 1948 by Strom Thurmond and others for the purpose of running Thurmond for president on a “states’ rights”, i.e. anti-civil rights platform

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subcarrier

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sideband of a radio wave modified to carry additional information

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The Source

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early pay information service carried over telephone lines to personal computers (late 70s and early 80s)t

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tripe

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stomach of a farm animal (usually cow), used as food

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menudo

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traditional Mexican soup

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blackcurrant

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a small, round, edible black berry that grows in loose hanging clusters

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grenadine

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a sweet syrup made usually of pomegranate but sometimes of blackcurrant used in mixed drinks

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sauce au raifort

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horseradish-based sauce used as condiment with prime rib

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Phillip II

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king of Spain who sent the Spanish Armada to attack England in 1588

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Mammoth Oil

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oil company involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal in Wyoming that involved Warren Harding

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41
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“One Thousand and One Nights”

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alternative name for “The Arabian Nights” in the Richard Burton edition

42
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His Dark Materials

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trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman: 1) Northern Lights 2) The Subtle Knife 3) The Amber Spyglass

43
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Golden Compass

A

North American title of Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

44
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Sister Carrie

A

novel by Theodore Dreiser

45
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“magnificent desolation”

A

Buzz Aldrin’s words describing the moonscape

46
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Mt. Logan

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highest mountain in Canada (in Yukon Territory)

47
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Sochi, Russia

A

site of the 2014 Winter Olympics

48
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Naxos

A

Greek island in the Aegean

49
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Australia’s “Second City”

A

Melbourne nickname

50
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Angel Falls

A

waterfalls of Devil’s Mountain, in Venezuela

51
Q

the current geological epoch

A

Holocene

52
Q

the previous geological epoch

A

Pleistocene

53
Q

a character in The Three Musketeers

A

D’Artagnan

54
Q

Catch 22 character with seemingly redundant name

A

Major Major Major Major

55
Q

French island prison featured in the novel The Count of Monte Cristo

A

Chateau d’If

56
Q

family around which House of the Seven Gables by Hawthorne is centered

A

Pyncheon family

57
Q

two relatives in the Pyncheon family who are characters in the novel House of the Seven Gables

A

Clifford, Phoebe

58
Q

2010 movie with Ryan Reynolds, flopped

A

The Green Lantern (movie)

59
Q

war fought from 1946 to 1949 between Communists and Royalists in Greece

A

Greek Civil War

60
Q

law sponsored by Truman which created much of the post-WWII national security apparatus, including the CIA and the NSC

A

National Security Act

61
Q

WWII general and later diplomat, after whom Truman’s Marshall Plan was named

A

George C. Marshall

62
Q

layer of material placed over teeth

A

veneer

63
Q

list of subversive organizations maintained by Truman’s attorney general

A

Attorney General’s List

64
Q

new employees have to join the union, but current employees have a choice

A

union shop

65
Q

1947 labor law

A

Taft-Hartley Act

66
Q

could pass right-to-work laws

A

option given by Taft_Hartley Act to states

67
Q

forced any union leader to sign a statement saying they were not a Communist in order for the union to receive National Labor Relations Act benefits

A

political loyalty enforced by Taft_Hartley Act

68
Q

union that is not on strike agrees not to handle goods from any business where the workers are on strike

A

secondary strike

69
Q

1970s congressional investigation into illegal counter

A

Church Committee

70
Q

ten actors in the film industry who refused to testify when called before the HUAC on grounds that inquiries into their political affiliation violated their First Amendment rights

A

Hollywood Ten

71
Q

statement released by movie studios stating their commitment to severing any ties with Communists

A

Waldorf statement

72
Q

movie with Bette Davis, in which she plays a small-town librarian who refuses to remove Communist books from the shelves

A

Storm Center

73
Q

2000s black comedy TV show in mockumentary style starring David Cross and Jason Bateman

A

Arrested Development

74
Q

1980s software: database management, spreadsheet, graphics

A

Lotus 1-2-3

75
Q

contemporary country singer

A

Morgan Wallen

76
Q

popular pornography website

A

Brazzers

77
Q

former U.S. representative from Southern California

A

Katie Porter

78
Q

state department employee and confessed former Communist who fingered Alger Hiss as a Communist spy

A

Whittaker Chambers

79
Q

accused by Whittaker Chambers of being a spy for the Russians and passing on documents to them

A

Alger Hiss

80
Q

former Democrat and Vice President under Roosevelt who broke away from the Democrats as the 1948 Progressive Party candidate for president

A

Henry Wallace

81
Q

political party organized in 1948 by Strom Thurmond and others for the purpose of running Thurmond for president on a “states’ rights”, i.e. anti-civil rights platform

A

Dixiecrats

82
Q

sideband of a radio wave modified to carry additional information

A

subcarrier

83
Q

early pay information service carried over telephone lines to personal computers (late 70s and early 80s)t

A

The Source

84
Q

stomach of a farm animal (usually cow), used as food

A

tripe

85
Q

traditional Mexican soup

A

menudo

86
Q

a small, round, edible black berry that grows in loose hanging clusters

A

blackcurrant

87
Q

a sweet syrup made usually of pomegranate but sometimes of blackcurrant used in mixed drinks

A

grenadine

88
Q

horseradish-based sauce used as condiment with prime rib

A

sauce au raifort

89
Q

king of Spain who sent the Spanish Armada to attack England in 1588

A

Phillip II

90
Q

oil company involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal in Wyoming that involved Warren Harding

A

Mammoth Oil

91
Q

alternative name for “The Arabian Nights” in the Richard Burton edition

A

“One Thousand and One Nights”

92
Q

trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman: 1) Northern Lights 2) The Subtle Knife 3) The Amber Spyglass

A

His Dark Materials

93
Q

North American title of Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

A

Golden Compass

94
Q

novel by Theodore Dreiser

A

Sister Carrie

95
Q

Buzz Aldrin’s words describing the moonscape

A

“magnificent desolation”

96
Q

highest mountain in Canada (in Yukon Territory)

A

Mt. Logan

97
Q

site of the 2014 Winter Olympics

A

Sochi, Russia

98
Q

Greek island in the Aegean

A

Naxos

99
Q

Melbourne nickname

A

Australia’s “Second City”

100
Q

waterfalls of Devil’s Mountain, in Venezuela

A

Angel Falls

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