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In 2001, Apple released this portable media player that changed how the world listened to music. What was it called?
iPod
a war fought with limited commitment of resources to achieve a limited objective
limited war
What was a primary goal of Mikhail Gorbachev's 'Glasnost' policy during the late 1980s?
To increase government transparency and allow for open social and political discussion
What was the primary economic objective of Mikhail Gorbachev's 'Perestroika' policy?
To introduce market like reforms like private enterprise and profit making
In 2019, over 2 million people "signed up" on Facebook to storm which highly classified U.S. Air Force facility?
Area 51
Which 2004 "teen" movie gave us the lines "On Wednesdays we wear pink"?
Mean Girls
radioactive particles dispersed by a nuclear explosion
fallout
What are the three components that make up the 'Nuclear Triad' established during the Cold War?
Land based missiles, submarine missiles, and strategic bombers
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, why did President Kennedy specifically use the term 'quarantine' instead of 'blockade' when ordering the U.S. Navy to stop Soviet ships?
A 'blockade' is legally considered an act of war under international law
What 2008 movie kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)?
Iron Man
What life-simulation video game, released in 2000, became one of the best-selling PC games of all time?
The Sims
lying when one has sworn under oath to tell the truth
perjury
a systematic attempt to overthrow a government by using persons working secretly within
subversion
Who sent his army to invade oil-rich Kuwait in August 1990
Saddam Hussein
The final book in the Harry Potter series was released in 2007. What was the title?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
What 2009 James Cameron film became the first movie to gross over $2 billion at the box office?
Avatar
not openly shown or engaged in
Covert
Which event contributed to Nikita Khrushchev's fall from power in 1964
Cuban Missile Crisis
On April 17, 1961, armed Cuban exiles landed on the south coast of Cuba at
Bay of Pigs
What massive American toy retailer officially filed for bankruptcy and closed its US stores in 2018?
Toys "R" Us
In 2013, House of Cards became the first original series produced by which streaming platform?
Netflix
to express a formal disapproval of an action
censure
In response to Communist aggression in Greece and Turkey, President Truman outlined a policy known as the _____, which pledged the United States to fight the spread of communism worldwide.
Truman Doctrine
At The Potsdam Conference in July 1945, President harry Truman took a firm stand against heavy reparations and insisted that
Germany’s industry had to be allowed to recover
In 2015, the internet was divided over "The Dress." What were the two different color combinations people saw?
White/Gold and Blue/Black