cultural literacy 30 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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La Traviata
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opera by Verdi
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“Hungarian Dances”
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ethnically-themed composition by Brahms
3
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The “Surprise” Symphony
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emotional name for composition by Haydn
4
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“Wedding March”
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march by Mendelssohn
5
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kumquat
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small, orange-yellow Asian fruit
6
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tarsal tunnel syndrome
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nerve compression in ankle
7
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two “David” sculptors
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Donatello (hat and sword), Michelangelo (famous statue in contraposto)
8
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Pedro Almodovar two movies
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Spanish director of “The Skin I Live in” and “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown”
9
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La Vie en Rose
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biopic of Edith Piaf starring Marion Cotillard
10
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Hobson’s choice
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a non-choice (like “take it or leave it”, where leaving it is an unacceptable option)
11
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caduceus
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staff carried by Hermes (with two snakes), modern symbol of logistics
12
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Rod of Asclepius
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staff entwined by a single snake, modern symbol of medicine
13
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Charles Addams
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cartoonist who created the Addams family characters
14
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trigger finger
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disorder in which a finger becomes locked in flexed position, resembling a finger on a trigger
15
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long-haul trucker
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trucker whose journeys cover hundreds or even thousands of miles
16
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Joseph Stilwell
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U.S. general who served as Chief of Staff under Chiang Kai-Shek during Chinese Civil War
17
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council areas
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Scotland administrative divisions equivalent to counties in England
18
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the Amerasia affair
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criminal case in the 1940s in which employees at the foreign affairs journal Amerasia were indicted for possessing classfied documents
19
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ambassador-at-large
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an ambassador assigned to a group of countries or even an issue rather than an individual country
20
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éminence grise
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powerful advisor who operates behind the scenes or in an unofficial capacity
21
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to beard
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to confront an unpleasant adversary or situation
22
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“Reds in Our Churches”
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article by 1950s anti-communist crusader, in which he argued that the single biggest Communist threat in the U.S. came from Protestant clergymen
23
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“Who Promoted Peress?”
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slogan among investigators of Communism in the U.S. government in the 1950s, referring to an army dentist suspected of Communism whose promotion was viewed by McCarthy as special treatment by Communist-sympathizing higher-ups
24
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black bag operation
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covert or clandestine entries into structures to obtain information for human intelligence operations
25
"Upon what meat..."
"...doth this our Caesar feed/That he is grown so great?" (Cassius quote from _Julius Caesar_)
26
IPR
Institute of Pacific Relations, former NGO suspected of Communist infiltration in the 1950s
27
Reed Harris
director of the International Information Administration in the 1950s, accused of being a Communist by McCarthy
28
_King Football_
book by Reed Harris in which he criticized the influence of college football programs on American universities
29
Yates v. United States
a 1957 case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that held that the First Amendment protected radical and reactionary speech unless it posed a "clear and present danger"
30
"Red Monday"
nickname given by anti-Communists to the day on which the U.S. Supreme Court issued the Yates v. United States decision
31
SISS
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, a Senate subcommitte run by Pat McCarran with a more specific mandate to investigate Communist infiltration of the government in the 1950s than McCarthy's committee
32
the McCarran committee
nickname of the SISS
33
AWARE
a for-profit organization promoted by Joseph McCarthy that offered to investigate entertainers and journalists for Communist sympahties
34
AFTRA
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, a union representing workers in television and radio
35
John Henry Faulk
a radio personality in the 1950s who was blacklisted by AWARE after he helped wrest control of AFTRA from union officials backed by AWARE
36
John Henry Faulk vs. AWARE
case in which Faulk sued for and eventually won compensation from AWARE for losses incurred due to his blacklisting by AWARE
37
Fulton Sheen
American Catholic bishop known for his hosting of the TV show "Life is Worth Living" in the 1950s
38
Eisenhower religious affiliation
mother was member of River Brethren (a Mennonite sect) who became a Jehovah's Witness; Eisenhower never joined JW and broke a central tenet when he attended West Point; Eisenhower was baptized in the Presbyterian Church only in 1953
39
Minute Women
anti-Communist women's organization in the 1950s, members would covertly attend school board meetings and present themselves as "concerned citizens"
40
University of Kansas City
predecessor university to UMKC
41
Crater Lake
Oregon lake, deepest lake in the U.S.
42
Shark Valley
valley in the Everglades of Florida, with observation tower
43
Tribe of Mic-O-Say
honor council within the Heart of America Council of the Boy Scouts of America, formed by H. Roe Bartle
44
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area
National Park in southern Idaho
45
Sawtooth Range
mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in central Idaho
46
Starved Rock State Park
a state park in the U.S. state of Illinois on banks of Illinois River, characterized by its many canyons
47
Scrub Daddy
a cleaning product company best known for eponymous sponges it manufactures in the shape of a smiley face
48
FOMO
"fear of missing out"
49
Earl Weaver
Baltimore Orioles manager
50
Earl Derr Biggers
author of Charlie Chan novels
51
opera by Verdi
_La Traviata_
52
ethnically-themed composition by Brahms
"Hungarian Dances"
53
emotional name for composition by Haydn
The "Surprise" Symphony
54
march by Mendelssohn
"Wedding March"
55
small, orange-yellow Asian fruit
kumquat
56
nerve compression in ankle
tarsal tunnel syndrome
57
Donatello (hat and sword), Michelangelo (famous statue in contraposto)
two "David" sculptors
58
Spanish director of "The Skin I Live in" and "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"
Pedro Almodovar two movies
59
biopic of Edith Piaf starring Marion Cotillard
_La Vie en Rose_
60
a non-choice (like "take it or leave it", where leaving it is an unacceptable option)
Hobson's choice
61
staff carried by Hermes (with two snakes), modern symbol of logistics
caduceus
62
staff entwined by a single snake, modern symbol of medicine
Rod of Asclepius
63
cartoonist who created the Addams family characters
Charles Addams
64
disorder in which a finger becomes locked in flexed position, resembling a finger on a trigger
trigger finger
65
trucker whose journeys cover hundreds or even thousands of miles
long-haul trucker
66
U.S. general who served as Chief of Staff under Chiang Kai-Shek during Chinese Civil War
Joseph Stilwell
67
Scotland administrative divisions equivalent to counties in England
council areas
68
criminal case in the 1940s in which employees at the foreign affairs journal _Amerasia_ were indicted for possessing classfied documents
the _Amerasia_ affair
69
an ambassador assigned to a group of countries or even an issue rather than an individual country
ambassador-at-large
70
powerful advisor who operates behind the scenes or in an unofficial capacity
éminence grise
71
to confront an unpleasant adversary or situation
to beard
72
article by 1950s anti-communist crusader, in which he argued that the single biggest Communist threat in the U.S. came from Protestant clergymen
"Reds in Our Churches"
73
slogan among investigators of Communism in the U.S. government in the 1950s, referring to an army dentist suspected of Communism whose promotion was viewed by McCarthy as special treatment by Communist-sympathizing higher-ups
"Who Promoted Peress?"
74
covert or clandestine entries into structures to obtain information for human intelligence operations
black bag operation
75
"...doth this our Caesar feed/That he is grown so great?" (Cassius quote from _Julius Caesar_)
"Upon what meat..."
76
Institute of Pacific Relations, former NGO suspected of Communist infiltration in the 1950s
IPR
77
director of the International Information Administration in the 1950s, accused of being a Communist by McCarthy
Reed Harris
78
book by Reed Harris in which he criticized the influence of college football programs on American universities
_King Football_
79
a 1957 case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that held that the First Amendment protected radical and reactionary speech unless it posed a "clear and present danger"
Yates v. United States
80
nickname given by anti-Communists to the day on which the U.S. Supreme Court issued the Yates v. United States decision
"Red Monday"
81
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, a Senate subcommitte run by Pat McCarran with a more specific mandate to investigate Communist infiltration of the government in the 1950s than McCarthy's committee
SISS
82
nickname of the SISS
the McCarran committee
83
a for-profit organization promoted by Joseph McCarthy that offered to investigate entertainers and journalists for Communist sympahties
AWARE
84
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, a union representing workers in television and radio
AFTRA
85
a radio personality in the 1950s who was blacklisted by AWARE after he helped wrest control of AFTRA from union officials backed by AWARE
John Henry Faulk
86
case in which Faulk sued for and eventually won compensation from AWARE for losses incurred due to his blacklisting by AWARE
John Henry Faulk vs. AWARE
87
American Catholic bishop known for his hosting of the TV show "Life is Worth Living" in the 1950s
Fulton Sheen
88
mother was member of River Brethren (a Mennonite sect) who became a Jehovah's Witness; Eisenhower never joined JW and broke a central tenet when he attended West Point; Eisenhower was baptized in the Presbyterian Church only in 1953
Eisenhower religious affiliation
89
anti-Communist women's organization in the 1950s, members would covertly attend school board meetings and present themselves as "concerned citizens"
Minute Women
90
predecessor university to UMKC
University of Kansas City
91
Oregon lake, deepest lake in the U.S.
Crater Lake
92
valley in the Everglades of Florida, with observation tower
Shark Valley
93
honor council within the Heart of America Council of the Boy Scouts of America, formed by H. Roe Bartle
Tribe of Mic-O-Say
94
National Park in southern Idaho
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area
95
mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in central Idaho
Sawtooth Range
96
a state park in the U.S. state of Illinois on banks of Illinois River, characterized by its many canyons
Starved Rock State Park
97
a cleaning product company best known for eponymous sponges it manufactures in the shape of a smiley face
Scrub Daddy
98
"fear of missing out"
FOMO
99
Baltimore Orioles manager
Earl Weaver
100
author of Charlie Chan novels
Earl Derr Biggers
