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100
In the first chapter, The Torture Lab, what name game did we play?
Big Booty.
100
What is the capital of China?
Beijing.
100
This storm flooded 80% of a southeast Louisiana city and caused an estimated $150 billion dollars in damages.
Hurricane Katrina.
100
Who was the Chilean army general and dictator who assumed power in a coup d'état on 11 September 1973?
Augusto Pinochet.
100
Which most wanted terrorist has recently been killed in Pakistan?
Osama bin Laden.
200
In the chapter, Blanking the Beach "the second tsunami," this game involved fisherman and hotel owners. What was the game called?
Twister.
200
What is the capital of Chile?
Santiago.
200
What vehicle was used for thousands of kidnappings and disappearances in South American countries.
The green Ford Falcon sedan.
200
Who was an American economist and statistician at the University of Chicago, and his political philosophy that extolled the virtues of a free market economic system with little intervention by government?
Milton Friedman.
200
Who is the host of Jeopardy?
Alex Trebek.
300
In chapter 17, the Ideological Blowback, name four structures that were made using marshmallows and gummy bears.
Power-plant, School, Hospital, Car Factory, Mosque, Hotel, Oil Rig, and Residential Houses.
300
What is the capital of Poland?
Warsaw.
300
Where did the Asian financial crisis begin?
Thailand.
300
__________ were a group of young Chilean economists most of whom trained at the University of Chicago under Milton Friedman.
Chicago Boys.
300
Which show do Danny, Jesse, Nicky and Alex belong to?
Full House.
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!! In the chapter, the Bloody Birth of the Counter Revolution, what activity showed the increasing wealth gap in Chile under Pinochet rule?
Roulette.
400
Name one of the capitals of Bolivia.
La Paz and Sucre.
400
Name 3 of the 5 impacts torturing had on people in Chapter 1 - The Torture Lab.
De-patterning, Brain Washing, Memory Loss, Physical Injury, and Child-like behavior and regression.
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who was the senior Argentine police officer that was sentenced to life in prison for six counts of homicide, six counts of unlawful imprisonment, and seven cases of torture. a. Osvaldo Miguel Etchecalotz b. Miguel Osvaldo Etchecolatz c. Jorge Rafael Videla d. Rafael Jorge Vedila
b. Miguel Osvaldo Etchecolatz
400
Bees must collect the nectar from (_____________) flowers to make one tablespoonful of honey. a. 500 b. 1000 c. 1500 d. 2000
d. 2000
500
In which chapter did we play a game that involved conquering the Falklands, other continents, little toy soldiers and dice rolling.
Chapter 6, THATCHERISM AND ITS USEFUL ENEMIES.
500
What is the former capital of Sri Lanka.
Colombo.
500
In the chapter The Homeland Security Bubble, what was the name of George W. Bush's (post 9/11) plan that allowed private firms to take on contracts over various industries.
"Corporate Deal"
500
This former U.S. ambassador and former torture victim under Pinochet, used his newly recovered freedom to expose Pinochet's crimes and to defend Allende's record.
Orlando Letelier
500
In Dirty Dancing, Jennifer Grey was older than her 17-year-old character Baby. How old was Jennifer when she filmed the movie? a. 23 b. 25 c. 27 d. 29
c. 27