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griot

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West African royal bard

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Human Sexual Response

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Masters & Johnson report

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“kitchen cabinet”

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a politician’s informal circle of advisers

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Javert

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main antagonist of Les Miserables

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Battle of Trenton

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surprise attack on Hessian irregulars led by Washington on Dec. 26, 1776 after crossing the Delaware the night before

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“queen of the sciences”

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theology (in the Middle Ages)

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cynosure

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focus of attention; guiding light

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vichyssoise

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French soup made of leeks and potatoes, usually served cold

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go-go (region)

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the official musical style of Washington, D.C.

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“One”

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song from A Chorus Line (“…singular sensation”)

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“Saturday Night Massacre”

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October 20, 1973: AG Elliot Richardson was ordered by Nixon to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, but refuses and resigns instead

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Ruckelshaus

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assistant AG to Elliot Richardson during Saturday Night Massacre, also refused to fire Cox and resigned

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Robert Bork role in Saturday Night Massacre

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carried out the firing of Cox and became acting AG

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English monarchs from Richard II to present

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Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary Tudor, Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, interregnum, Charles II, James II, William III/Mary II, Anne, George I, George II, George III, George IV, William IV, Victoria, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI, Elizabeth II, Charles III

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arbitrage

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business practice of simultaneously buying and selling the same product as a way of controlling prices

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minge

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vagina

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hoist with one’s own petard

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literally blown up by one’s own bomb, i.e., experiencing an ironic reversal of fortune for the worse

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an own goal

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a blunder that damages one’s own prospects

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dun cow

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greyish brown cow (a motif in English folklore)

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to jape

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to say or do something jokingly or mockingly

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dame school

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early modern precursor of preschool/kindergarten in Great Britain

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modified limited hangout

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mixing of confession with false information

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palm frond

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branch and foliage from a palm tree

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“Big Yellow Taxi”

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song by Joni Mitchell (“They paved paradise…”)

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“Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”

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quote from U.S. Civil War admiral Farragut

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fontanelle

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soft spot on a skull

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solecism

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impropriety, breach of etiquette

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Metcalfe’s law

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the power of a network scales exponentially with the number of people on it

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Jim Thorpe

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Native American pentathlon winner

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phlebotomy

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the practice of drawing blood

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acid test

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gold, unlike other metals, is not dissolved by nitric acid, so lack of chemical reaction proves presence of gold

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Dacia

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Roman name for Romania

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florin

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first major gold coin issued in Britain

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bimetallism

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concurrent use of gold and silver as currency in a fixed ratio

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W. J. Bryan stance towards gold standard

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he decried the gold standard, which was replacing bimetallism in the 1890s

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“Old Lady of Threadneedle Street”

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Bank of England

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tranche

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part or division of a larger unit

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anodyne

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harmless

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oneiric

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(“own-eye-rick”) dreamlike, having to do with dreams

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melisma

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singing of single syllable while moving between many notes

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41
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Azores

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mid-Atlantic islands, part of Portugal

42
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propecia

A

a medicine for baldness

43
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brushing scam

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company posts fake review and associates it with a verified order, contents of which don’t matter so cheap product is sent out to random person who didn’t order it

44
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Marianne

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personification of liberty and of French Republic since the French Revolution

45
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Montedison

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former name of the Italian energy company now called “Edison”

46
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offal

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internal organs of an animal

47
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giblets

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edible offal of a fowl (heart, liver, gizzards, etc.)

48
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British prime ministers since Wilson and parties

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Harold Wilson (L), Edward Heath (C), Harold Wilson (L), James Callaghan (L), Margaret Thatcher (C), John Major (C), Tony Blair (L), Gordon Brown (L), David Cameron (C), Teresa May (C), Boris Johnson (C), Liz Truss (C), Rishi Sunak (C), Keir Starmer (L)

49
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prime ministers of Israel since Meir

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Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Shamir, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Ariel Sharon, Ehud Olmert, Benjamin Netanyahu, Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid, Benjamin Netanyahu

50
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U.S. recessions since 1969

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1969-70, 1973-75, 1980, 1981-82, 1990-91, 2001, 2007-09, 2020

51
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West African royal bard

A

griot

52
Q

Masters & Johnson report

A

Human Sexual Response

53
Q

a politician’s informal circle of advisers

A

“kitchen cabinet”

54
Q

main antagonist of Les Miserables

A

Javert

55
Q

surprise attack on Hessian irregulars led by Washington on Dec. 26, 1776 after crossing the Delaware the night before

A

Battle of Trenton

56
Q

theology (in the Middle Ages)

A

“queen of the sciences”

57
Q

focus of attention; guiding light

A

cynosure

58
Q

French soup made of leeks and potatoes, usually served cold

A

vichyssoise

59
Q

the official musical style of Washington, D.C.

A

go-go (region)

60
Q

song from A Chorus Line (“…singular sensation”)

A

“One”

61
Q

October 20, 1973: AG Elliot Richardson was ordered by Nixon to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, but refuses and resigns instead

A

“Saturday Night Massacre”

62
Q

assistant AG to Elliot Richardson during Saturday Night Massacre, also refused to fire Cox and resigned

A

Ruckelshaus

63
Q

carried out the firing of Cox and became acting AG

A

Robert Bork role in Saturday Night Massacre

64
Q

Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary Tudor, Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, interregnum, Charles II, James II, William III/Mary II, Anne, George I, George II, George III, George IV, William IV, Victoria, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI, Elizabeth II, Charles III

A

English monarchs from Richard II to present

65
Q

business practice of simultaneously buying and selling the same product as a way of controlling prices

A

arbitrage

66
Q

vagina

A

minge

67
Q

literally blown up by one’s own bomb, i.e., experiencing an ironic reversal of fortune for the worse

A

hoist with one’s own petard

68
Q

a blunder that damages one’s own prospects

A

an own goal

69
Q

greyish brown cow (a motif in English folklore)

A

dun cow

70
Q

to say or do something jokingly or mockingly

A

to jape

71
Q

early modern precursor of preschool/kindergarten in Great Britain

A

dame school

72
Q

mixing of confession with false information

A

modified limited hangout

73
Q

branch and foliage from a palm tree

A

palm frond

74
Q

song by Joni Mitchell (“They paved paradise…”)

A

“Big Yellow Taxi”

75
Q

quote from U.S. Civil War admiral Farragut

A

“Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”

76
Q

soft spot on a skull

A

fontanelle

77
Q

impropriety, breach of etiquette

A

solecism

78
Q

the power of a network scales exponentially with the number of people on it

A

Metcalfe’s law

79
Q

Native American pentathlon winner

A

Jim Thorpe

80
Q

the practice of drawing blood

A

phlebotomy

81
Q

gold, unlike other metals, is not dissolved by nitric acid, so lack of chemical reaction proves presence of gold

A

acid test

82
Q

Roman name for Romania

A

Dacia

83
Q

first major gold coin issued in Britain

A

florin

84
Q

concurrent use of gold and silver as currency in a fixed ratio

A

bimetallism

85
Q

he decried the gold standard, which was replacing bimetallism in the 1890s

A

W. J. Bryan stance towards gold standard

86
Q

Bank of England

A

“Old Lady of Threadneedle Street”

87
Q

part or division of a larger unit

A

tranche

88
Q

harmless

A

anodyne

89
Q

(“own-eye-rick”) dreamlike, having to do with dreams

A

oneiric

90
Q

singing of single syllable while moving between many notes

A

melisma

91
Q

mid-Atlantic islands, part of Portugal

A

Azores

92
Q

a medicine for baldness

A

propecia

93
Q

company posts fake review and associates it with a verified order, contents of which don’t matter so cheap product is sent out to random person who didn’t order it

A

brushing scam

94
Q

personification of liberty and of French Republic since the French Revolution

A

Marianne

95
Q

former name of the Italian energy company now called “Edison”

A

Montedison

96
Q

internal organs of an animal

A

offal

97
Q

edible offal of a fowl (heart, liver, gizzards, etc.)

A

giblets

98
Q

Harold Wilson (L), Edward Heath (C), Harold Wilson (L), James Callaghan (L), Margaret Thatcher (C), John Major (C), Tony Blair (L), Gordon Brown (L), David Cameron (C), Teresa May (C), Boris Johnson (C), Liz Truss (C), Rishi Sunak (C), Keir Starmer (L)

A

British prime ministers since Wilson and parties

99
Q

Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Shamir, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Ariel Sharon, Ehud Olmert, Benjamin Netanyahu, Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid, Benjamin Netanyahu

A

prime ministers of Israel since Meir

100
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1969-70, 1973-75, 1980, 1981-82, 1990-91, 2001, 2007-09, 2020

A

U.S. recessions since 1969

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