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English 100 Public

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How is the office of the US president in the White House named?

Oval Office

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How is a politician called, who appeals to the interests or prejudices of ordinary people?

a populist

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What’s the word for the ‘domination by a government of all political, social, and economic activities in a nation’?

totalitarianism

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What term usually suggests unscrupulous rule, or tyranny?

despotism

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What was the old-fashioned informal name, now considered taboo, for a Native American?

redskin

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Which USA city has a rich jazz history?

New Orleans

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A person who is thunderstruck is…?

Overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded; completely taken aback

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What are fog, mist, and smoke?

aerosols

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What word is used for someone showing no evidence of disease?

asymptomatic

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What infectious disease is characterized by recurring attacks of chills and fever and is caused by the bite of a mosquito?

malaria

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What does the Italian ‘mala aria’ mean?

bad air

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What does SARS stand for?

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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When and where was COVID-19 discovered?

In Wuhan, China in December 2019

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What does COVID-19 stand for?

Coronavirus disease. The number 19 refers to the year it was first detected: 2019.

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What do you call the infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals?

virus

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How long is a nanometer?

One billionth of a meter

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