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Who does Liz Norton end up with in 2666?

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Morini

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What is a Gorgon?

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Greek mythology- the three sisters with snakes for hair—Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa

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Bolanos 2666 takes place in what fictional town

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Santa Teresa

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What are the names of the four critics in 2666?

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Norton, Morini, Espinoza, and Pelletier

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In Moby Dick, who is the harpooner who is also Ahabs personal prophet?

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Fedallah

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The original gentlemen settlers of Jamestown didn’t want to work and just thought they’d find ____

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Gold

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In early colonial America, which Christian sect was most dedicated to equality?

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Pennsylvania Quakers

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When was Moby Dick published?

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1851

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In Moby Dick, who were the two owners of The Pequod?

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Captain Peleg and Captain Bildad

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Who is the tattooed Polynesian harpooner who becomes friends with Ishmael in Moby Dick?

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Queequeg

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Who are the first, second, and third mates of the Pequod in Moby Dick?

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Starbuck, Stubb, and Flask

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What line was drawn in America after Pontiacs Rebellion?

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The Proclamation Line of 1763

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Meaning of expatiate

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Speak at length or in detail

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What is Starbucks named after?

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The first mate in Moby Dick

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What are the 5 chapters of 2666?

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The part about the critics
The part about amalfitano
The part about fate
The part about the crimes
The part about Archimboldi

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Meaning of abstemious

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Not self indulgent (with food or drink)

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This is also called whalebone

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Baleen

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Who named it New England?

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Captain John Smith

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How did Quaker views towards Indians in Pennsylvania differ from those of puritans in New England?

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Quakers were more open to them as they believed in equality in general; puritans viewed them as agents of the devil

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Founder of English Quakerism

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George Fox

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Meaning of “avast!”

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Stop; cease

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What is the opening line of 100 Years of Solitude?

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Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Beundia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.

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What is the family name in 100 years of solitude?

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Buendia

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Who is the captain of the Pequod in Moby Dick?

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Ahab

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From whom did William Penn receive his charter for Pennsylvania? When?
King Charles II; 1681
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Who is the mysterious author that the critics in 2666 write about?
Benno von Archimboldi (Hans Reiter)
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Who did Trump appointment as secretary of defense in 2025?
Pete Hegseth
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What war solidified Britain’s superiority over the French in North America?
French and Indian War
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What does “Hark!” mean?
Listen!
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Main character in 2666 chapter 3: The Part About Fate
Oscar Fate a black journalist from Harlem who is assigned to cover a boxing match in Santa Teresa but gets intrigued by the murders
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In 2666 what was Archimboldis real name?
Hans Reiter
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What are the four chapters of Gravity’s Rainbow?
Beyond the Zero Un Perm au Casino Hermann Goering In the Zone The Counterforce
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Name of the ship in Moby Dick
The Pequod
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What kind of fish?
Atlantic Cod
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What is a repast?
A meal
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Who is the second mate in Moby Dick?
Stubb
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What is the name of the inn that Ishmael stays at in Moby Dick?
The Spouter Inn
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What is cetology?
Branch of zoology that deals with whales, dolphins, and porpoises
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Who is third mate in Moby Dick?
Flask
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Who did Melville dedicate Moby Dick to?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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What does the Spanish word ciudad mean?
City
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Who did Trump appoint Secretary of State in 2025?
Marco Rubio with near unanimous senate confirmation
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Narrator of Moby Dick
Ishmael
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What does fain mean?
Pleased or willing under the circumstances
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Who is the first mate in Moby Dick?
Starbuck
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When does the vice president vote in the senate?
When the senate is tied (50-50)
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When was Georgia colony founded?
1732
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Who was George Washington’s portraitist?
Gilbert Stuart
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Meaning of dissolute
Lax in morals; licentious
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What war occurred between the Spanish and English between 1739-1748 in the Caribbean?
The War of Jenkins Ear
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What was the issue with men in George Washington’s family?
They die young
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Who wrote Tom Jones?
Henry Fielding
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The ignition of the French and Indian war had a lot to do with France and Britain both claiming what territory?
Ohio Territory
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Why was Braddocks defeat in 1755 important for George Washington?
It showed him that the British could be defeated bc he witnessed it firsthand
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Name of George Washington’s home
Mount Vernon
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Who did George Washington marry?
Martha Dandridge Custis
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Meaning of transgressive
Going against the rules, violating a norm or expectation
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Billy Bob Thornton name on Landman
Tommy Norris
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Name of the company in Severance
Lumon
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What is brocade?
A woven fabric with raised designs
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George Washington mom’s name?
Mary Ball Washington
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Meaning of foppish
Concerned with one’s clothes and appearance in an excessive way
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What is a mountebank?
A person who deceives others especially to get their money
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What actor plays the main character, Mark Scout, in Severance?
Adam Scott
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In what city did the First Continental Congress take place?
Philadelphia 1775
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In what fictional location does 100 Years of Solitude take place?
Macondo
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What river did George Washington cross to get into Trenton?
Delaware River
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Who does Patricia Arquette play on Severance?
Harmony Cobel
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When were the Articles of Confederation in effect?
1781-1787
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When was the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution?
1783
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When did Viktor Orban become prime minister of Hungary?
2010
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Two main horses George Washington used during the revolutionary war?
Blueskin and Nelson
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What does the QR in QR code mean?
Quick Response
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What is a mule?
Cross between a male donkey (a jack) and a female horse
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Who is known as the father of the American mule?
George Washington (started breeding them after American revolution)
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In which state did 1786 Shays’ Rebellion occur?
Rural Massachusetts- highlighted the weakness of the Articles of Confederation
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What are the “four tempers” in Severance?
Woe, Dread, Frolic, and Malice
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Last slaveholding US president
Zachary Taylor
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Who was George Washington’s VP?
John Adams
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When was the constitution written and ratified? When was the Bill of Rights added and ratified?
Constitution 1787 and ratified (mostly except RI and NC) 1788 Bill of Rights (1st 10 Amendments) in 1789 and ratified 1791 So the government operated for a bit without the bill of rights
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Who was the War of Jenkins Ear fought between?
English and Spanish (1739-1748)
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What kind of doctor was Doc Holiday?
Dentist
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What year was Shay’s Rebellion?
1786
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What treaty ended the War of 1812?
The Treaty of Ghent
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What day did both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams die?
July 4, 1826
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Which early president most desired America to be an agrarian society?
Thomas Jefferson
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Who wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?
The Marquis de Lafayette (with help from Thomas Jefferson, actually)
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What would the founders of the US have called political parties?
Factions
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Though not coined by him, the idea of manifest destiny was most closely associated with which president?
James Polk # 11; 1845-1849
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In colonial America, around the time of the revolution, what 4 towns could have been considered cities?
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Charleston
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What does it mean “to canvass” something or someone?
To solicit votes from
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In 1794, Washington rode to Carlisle Pennsylvania to quash what rebellion?
The Whiskey Rebellion (against the government’s whiskey tax)
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What 3 new states were admitted to the union by the time George Washington left office?
Vermont, Kentucky, and Tennessee
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What newly named British colony in 1763 did not participate in the American Revolution and was not a new state after?
Florida Ceded from Spain to Britain after French/Indian in 1763 peace of Paris then back to Spain in 1783 Treaty of Paris
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When Jefferson sent envoys to France in what ended up being the Louisiana Purchase, what was his initial goal?
To buy New Orleans so secure navigation out of the Mississippi Bonaparte counteroffered to buy all of Louisiana
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What is patrimony?
Property inherited from one’s father or male ancestor
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When did Missouri become a state?
1821 (Missouri Compromise was 1820)
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Which Mexican president nullified the 1821 Mexican constitution and became a dictator in 1834?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
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Who was at the head of the Mexican army when it charged the Alamo?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
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When was the Texas Revolution? The Mexican American War?
Texas Revolution = 1835-1836 Mexican American War = 1846-1848

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