Things

Question 1

Opium

Answer 1

a reddish-brown heavy-scented addictive drug prepared from the juice of the opium poppy, used as a narcotic and in medicine as an analgesic

Question 2

Tonic

Answer 2

a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigor or well-being.

Question 3

Hot Rod

Answer 3

a motor vehicle that has been specially modified to give it extra power and speed.

Question 4

Chassis

Answer 4

the outer structural framework of a piece of audio, radio, or computer equipment; typically that of a motor vehicle or other wheeled conveyance.

Question 5

Cash for Clunker Programs

Answer 5

“Cash for Clunkers” programs refer to government initiatives that offer financial incentives to individuals who trade in old, fuel-inefficient vehicles for newer, more fuel-efficient ones.

Question 6

Yellow-Dog Contracts

Answer 6

Late 19th / Early 20th agreements which prohibited workers from unionizing.

Question 7

Yellow-Dog Democrats

Answer 7

Phrase used to describe late 19th-century Southern Democrats who would vote for a “yellow dog” democrat over a Republican.

The phrase is used more colloquially now as someone who unrelentingly (usually down the ticket) votes Democrat.

Question 8

Norris-La Guardia Act (Anti-Injunction Bill)

Answer 8

Federal law passed in 1932 which banned yellow-dog contracts (contracts which prohibit workers from joining unions)

Question 8

Injunction (law)

Answer 8

A court order requiring a person to do or cease doing a specific action.