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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
contemporary country singer
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Brazzers
popular pornography website
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Katie Porter
former U.S. representative from Southern California
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Whittaker Chambers
state department employee and confessed former Communist who fingered Alger Hiss as a Communist spy
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Alger Hiss
accused by Whittaker Chambers of being a spy for the Russians and passing on documents to them
30
Henry Wallace
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
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
sideband of a radio wave modified to carry additional information
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The Source
early pay information service carried over telephone lines to personal computers (late 70s and early 80s)t
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tripe
stomach of a farm animal (usually cow), used as food
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menudo
traditional Mexican soup
36
blackcurrant
a small, round, edible black berry that grows in loose hanging clusters
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grenadine
a sweet syrup made usually of pomegranate but sometimes of blackcurrant used in mixed drinks
38
sauce au raifort
horseradish-based sauce used as condiment with prime rib
39
Phillip II
king of Spain who sent the Spanish Armada to attack England in 1588
40
Mammoth Oil
oil company involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal in Wyoming that involved Warren Harding
41
"One Thousand and One Nights"
alternative name for "The Arabian Nights" in the Richard Burton edition
42
_His Dark Materials_
trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman: 1) Northern Lights 2) The Subtle Knife 3) The Amber Spyglass
43
_Golden Compass_
North American title of _Northern Lights_ by Philip Pullman
44
_Sister Carrie_
novel by Theodore Dreiser
45
"magnificent desolation"
Buzz Aldrin's words describing the moonscape
46
Mt. Logan
highest mountain in Canada (in Yukon Territory)
47
Sochi, Russia
site of the 2014 Winter Olympics
48
Naxos
Greek island in the Aegean
49
Australia's "Second City"
Melbourne nickname
50
Angel Falls
waterfalls of Devil's Mountain, in Venezuela
51
the current geological epoch
Holocene
52
the previous geological epoch
Pleistocene
53
a character in _The Three Musketeers_
D'Artagnan
54
_Catch 22_ character with seemingly redundant name
Major Major Major Major
55
French island prison featured in the novel _The Count of Monte Cristo_
Chateau d'If
56
family around which _House of the Seven Gables_ by Hawthorne is centered
Pyncheon family
57
two relatives in the Pyncheon family who are characters in the novel _House of the Seven Gables_
Clifford, Phoebe
58
2010 movie with Ryan Reynolds, flopped
_The Green Lantern_ (movie)
59
war fought from 1946 to 1949 between Communists and Royalists in Greece
Greek Civil War
60
law sponsored by Truman which created much of the post-WWII national security apparatus, including the CIA and the NSC
National Security Act
61
WWII general and later diplomat, after whom Truman's Marshall Plan was named
George C. Marshall
62
layer of material placed over teeth
veneer
63
list of subversive organizations maintained by Truman's attorney general
Attorney General's List
64
new employees have to join the union, but current employees have a choice
union shop
65
1947 labor law
Taft-Hartley Act
66
could pass right-to-work laws
option given by Taft_Hartley Act to states
67
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
political loyalty enforced by Taft_Hartley Act
68
union that is not on strike agrees not to handle goods from any business where the workers are on strike
secondary strike
69
1970s congressional investigation into illegal counter
Church Committee
70
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
Hollywood Ten
71
statement released by movie studios stating their commitment to severing any ties with Communists
Waldorf statement
72
movie with Bette Davis, in which she plays a small-town librarian who refuses to remove Communist books from the shelves
_Storm Center_
73
2000s black comedy TV show in mockumentary style starring David Cross and Jason Bateman
_Arrested Development_
74
1980s software: database management, spreadsheet, graphics
Lotus 1-2-3
75
contemporary country singer
Morgan Wallen
76
popular pornography website
Brazzers
77
former U.S. representative from Southern California
Katie Porter
78
state department employee and confessed former Communist who fingered Alger Hiss as a Communist spy
Whittaker Chambers
79
accused by Whittaker Chambers of being a spy for the Russians and passing on documents to them
Alger Hiss
80
former Democrat and Vice President under Roosevelt who broke away from the Democrats as the 1948 Progressive Party candidate for president
Henry Wallace
81
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
Dixiecrats
82
sideband of a radio wave modified to carry additional information
subcarrier
83
early pay information service carried over telephone lines to personal computers (late 70s and early 80s)t
The Source
84
stomach of a farm animal (usually cow), used as food
tripe
85
traditional Mexican soup
menudo
86
a small, round, edible black berry that grows in loose hanging clusters
blackcurrant
87
a sweet syrup made usually of pomegranate but sometimes of blackcurrant used in mixed drinks
grenadine
88
horseradish-based sauce used as condiment with prime rib
sauce au raifort
89
king of Spain who sent the Spanish Armada to attack England in 1588
Phillip II
90
oil company involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal in Wyoming that involved Warren Harding
Mammoth Oil
91
alternative name for "The Arabian Nights" in the Richard Burton edition
"One Thousand and One Nights"
92
trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman: 1) Northern Lights 2) The Subtle Knife 3) The Amber Spyglass
_His Dark Materials_
93
North American title of _Northern Lights_ by Philip Pullman
_Golden Compass_
94
novel by Theodore Dreiser
_Sister Carrie_
95
Buzz Aldrin's words describing the moonscape
"magnificent desolation"
96
highest mountain in Canada (in Yukon Territory)
Mt. Logan
97
site of the 2014 Winter Olympics
Sochi, Russia
98
Greek island in the Aegean
Naxos
99
Melbourne nickname
Australia's "Second City"
100
waterfalls of Devil's Mountain, in Venezuela
Angel Falls

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