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<b><u>insulating</u></b> [accept word forms such as <b><u>insulator</u></b>s]
<b><u>relaxation</u></b> [accept <b><u>relaxation</u></b> time]
<b><u>incidental</u></b> music [prompt on <u>overture</u> by asking “what is the genre of the set of works that is from?”; prompt on music written to accompany a <u>play</u>]
“God <b><u>speed the plough</u></b>” [accept <b><u><em>Speed the Plough</em></u></b>]
quantum <b><u>entanglement</u></b> [or quantum <b><u>entangled</u></b>]
<b><u>laser</u></b>s [or <b><u>light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation</u></b>]
<b><u>allyl</b></u> [prompt on <u>crotyl</u>; reject “alkene,” “vinyl,” or “olefin”]
<b><u>fach</u></b> (“fahkh”) [or <b><u>Fächer</u></b> (“FECK-er”); or <b><u>Fach</u></b>system; accept Zwischen<b><u>fach</u></b>]
<b><u>Mayan king</b></u>s [or <b><u>king</b></u>s of the <b><u>Maya</b></u> or <b><u>queen</b></u>s of the <b><u>Maya</b></u>; accept <b><u>Mayan ruler</b></u>s or <b><u>Mayan lord</b></u>s; accept <em>k’uhul <b><u>ajaw</b></u></em> or <em>k’uhul <b><u>ahau</b></u></em> before mention; accept <b><u>king</b></u>s of specific cities including <b><u>Calakmul</b></u>, <b><u>Caracol</b></u>, <b><u>Teotihuacán</b></u>, <b><u>Palenque</b></u>, or <b><u>Copán</b></u> until “Copán” is read; prompt on <u>Mayan leader</u>s; prompt on <u>Mayan</u>s or <u>Maya</u> by asking “what was their position in Mayan society?”]
<b><u>constraint satisfaction</u></b> problems [or <b><u>CSP</u></b>s; accept <b><u>constraint optimization</u></b> or <b><u>constrained optimization</u></b> or <b><u>constraint programming</u></b>; accept <b><u>CO</u></b>s or <b><u>COPs</u></b>; prompt on <u>constraint</u> problems or <u>satisfaction</u> problems]
Southern <b><u>bread riot</u></b>s [accept <b><u>mob</u></b>s, <b><u>protest</u></b>s, or other equivalents in place of “riots”; prompt on <u>riot</u>s or <u>protest</u>s by asking “what resource is it named for?”]
<b><u>Bavaria</u></b> [or <b><u>Bayern</u></b>; accept the Kingdom of <b><u>Bavaria</u></b>; accept Duchy of <b><u>Bavaria</u></b>; accept Free State of <b><u>Bavaria</u></b>]
<b><u>pinkwash</u></b>ing
A. K. <b><u>Ramanujan</u></b> [or Attipate Krishnaswami <b><u>Ramanujan</u></b>]
<b><u>bias</u></b>ing [accept forward <b><u>bias</u></b> or reverse <b><u>bias</u></b>]
<b><u>COM-B</u></b> System [or <b><u>capability, opportunity, motivation – behavior</u></b>]
<b><u>Abbasid</u></b> Caliphate [or <b><u>Abbasid</u></b> Empire; or <b><u>Abbasid</u></b> Dynasty]
Russian <b><u>oligarch</b></u>s [or <b><u><em>oligarkh</b></u>i</em>; prompt on <u>Russian</u>s; prompt on <u>businessmen</u>, <u>entrepreneur</u>s, <u>investor</u>s, or similar answers until “businessmen” is read] (Mikhail Khodorkovsky was the jailed writer. Vladimir Putin was the author of the PhD thesis. Boris Berezovsky sued Roman Abramovich over Sibneft.)
<b><u>Scylax</u></b>&nbsp;(“SYE-lax”) [accept <em>Periplus of Pseudo-<b><u>Scylax</em></u></b>; accept <b><u>Scylax</u></b> of Caryanda]
<b><u>Marajó</b></u> (“mah-rah-ZHAW”) Island [accept <b><u>Marajoara</b></u> culture]
<b><u><em>Grundrisse</em></u></b>&nbsp;(“GROONT-riss-uh”) [or <b><u><em>Grundrisse</u></b> der Kritik der Politischen Ökonomie</em>; accept <b><u><em>Foundations</u></b> of a Critique of Political Economy</em>; accept <b><u><em>Fundamentals</em></u></b> <em>of a Critique of Political Economy</em>]
<b><u>cave</u></b> paintings [or <b><u>rock</u></b> art; accept Upper <b><u>Paleolithic</u></b> art; accept <b><u>ochre</u></b> art; accept more specific answers like Lascaux <b><u>cave</u></b> paintings; prompt on <u>art</u>, <u>prehistoric</u> art, <u>mural</u>s, <u>painting</u>s, <u>fresco</u>es]
<b><u><em>Gentlemen Prefer Blondes</b></u></em>
<b><u>birch bark</u></b> [prompt on <u>bark</u>; prompt on <u>birch</u>; reject “wood”]
<b><u>provoke</u></b> [accept <b><u><em>épater</em></u></b> or <b><u>shock</u></b> or <b><u>scandalize</u></b>; or word forms]
<b><u>Vishnu</u></b> [or <b><u>Viṣṇu</u></b>; accept <b><u>Vāmana</u></b> until read]
<b><u>carbon–carbon</u></b> single bonds [or <b><u>C–C</u></b> bonds; prompt on <u>single</u> bonds or <u>sigma</u> bonds; prompt on chemical <u>bond</u>s until read]
Rita <b><u>Felski</b></u>
<b><u>cyanide</u></b> [or <b><u>CN</u></b>-; accept hydrogen <b><u>cyanide</u></b> or H<b><u>CN</u></b>]
<b><u>Tiresias</b></u>
<b><u>Dublin</u></b>
Paul <b><u>Wranitzky</u></b> (“vrah-NITZ-kee”) [or Pavel <b><u>Vranický</u></b>]
<b><u>calorimetry</u></b> [accept differential scanning <b><u>calorimetry</u></b> or isothermal titration <b><u>calorimetry</u></b> or pressure perturbation <b><u>calorimetry</u></b>]
<b><u>Sarpedon</u></b>’s <b><u>speech</u></b> to Glaucus [or the <b><u>speech to Glaucus</u></b>; accept rough synonyms of “speech” like <b><u>exhortation</u></b>]
<b><u>read</b></u>ing [or learning to <b><u>read</b></u> or teaching children to <b><u>read</b></u>; accept <b><u>literacy</b></u> or becoming <b><u>literate</b></u>; prompt on <u>language</u> learning; prompt on <u>eye movement</u>s by asking “during what task?”]
medieval <b><u>sword</u></b>s [or <b><u>blade</u></b>s; accept individual type of swords like <b><u>longsword</u></b>s; prompt on <u>weapon</u>s; prompt on <u>steel</u> by asking “what was the most common type of weapon that used that metal?”]
<b><u>mosque</u></b>s [or <b><u>masjid</u></b>; or <b><u>qīngzhēnsì</u></b>; accept Kowloon <b><u>Masjid</u></b> and Islamic Centre; accept Kowloon <b><u>Mosque</u></b>; prompt on <u>Islam</u>ic centers]
<b><u>tea</u></b> [or <b><u>chá</u></b> or o<b><u>cha</u></b>; accept <b><u>tea</u></b> culture; accept <b><u>tea</u></b> ceremonies; accept <em>The Classic of <b><u>Tea</em></u></b> or <b><u><em>Chá</u></b>jing</em>; accept <em>Grand Treatise on <b><u>Tea</em></u></b> or <em>Dàguān <b><u>Chá</u></b> Lùn</em>; accept the <b><u>Tea</u></b> Horse Road or <b><u>Chá</u></b>madao; accept <em>The Record of <b><u>Tea</em></u></b> or <b><u><em>Chá</u></b> Lù</em>]
<b><u>trinitarianism</u></b> [accept the Holy <b><u>Trinity</u></b>]
<b><u>Vietnam</b></u> [or Socialist Republic of <b><u>Vietnam</b></u> or Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa <b><u>Việt Nam</b></u>]
<em>A <b><u>Midsummer Night’s Dream</b></u></em>
<b><u>pontianak</u></b> [or <b><u>puntianak</u></b>]
<b><u>Niger</b></u> (“nee-ZHAIR”) [or Republic of the <b><u>Niger</b></u> or République du <b><u>Niger</b></u>; reject “Nigeria”]
<b><u>dormitive virtue</u></b> [or <b><u>virtus dormitiva</u></b>; or <b><u>dormitive principle</u></b>]
Gottfried van <b><u>Swieten</u></b> [or Baron van <b><u>Swieten</u></b>]
Enrico <b><u>Fermi</u></b> [accept <b><u>Fermi</u></b> edge; accept <b><u>Fermi</u></b> level; accept <b><u>Fermi</u></b> energy]
surface <b><u>runoff</b></u>
<b><u>Culhwch</b></u> (“cool-HOOK”) [or <b><u>Kilhwch</b></u>] (The tale is called <em>Culhwch and Olwen</em>.)
<b><u>lactam</u></b>s [or beta-<b><u>lactam</u></b>s or beta-<b><u>lactam</u></b>ases; accept <b><u>cyclic amide</u></b>s until read; prompt on <u>amide</u>s until read; reject “lactones”]
<b><u>October</u></b> [accept “Especially when the <b><u>October</u></b> Wind” or “Poem in <b><u>October</u></b>”; reject answers like “fall” or “autumn”]
particle <b><u>accelerator</u></b>s [accept particle <b><u>collider</u></b>s; accept linear <b><u>accelerator</u></b>s or <b><u>linac</u></b>s (“lin-acks”); accept <b><u>cyclotron</u></b>s; accept <b><u>betatron</u></b>s; accept <b><u>storage ring</u></b>s until read; accept <b><u>synchrotron</u></b>s until read; prompt on specific parts of an accelerator such as <u>beam</u>s or <u>ring</u>s by asking “what larger device are they a part of?”]
Jules <b><u>Chéret</u></b> (“shay-RAY”) (The figures were called “chérettes.”)
<b><u>Jordan</u></b> [or Hashemite Kingdom of <b><u>Jordan</u></b> or al-Mamlaka l-’Urdunniyya l-Hāshimiyya] (84% of refugee youth in Jordan are unemployed, and 32% overall, per UNICEF; the CIA puts this figure above 40%.)
Fort <b><u>Pitt</u></b> [accept Treaty of Fort <b><u>Pitt</u></b>]
point <b><u>defect</u></b>s [or crystallographic point <b><u>defect</u></b>s; accept vacancy <b><u>defect</u></b>s or substitutional <b><u>defect</u></b>s or interstitial <b><u>defect</u></b>s]
<b><u>Diamond</u></b> Sutra [or <b><u>Vajra</u></b> Sutra; or <b><u>Vajra</u></b>cchedika Sutra; or <b><u>Vajra</u></b> Cutter Sutra]
the <b><u>apparatus</u></b> from “<b><u>In the Penal Colony</u></b>” [or the <b><u>apparatus</u></b> in the <b><u>penal colony</u></b>; accept <b><u>machine</u></b> or <b><u>mechanism</u></b> or general terms for things, like <b><u>object</u></b> or <b><u>device</u></b>, in place of “apparatus”; accept descriptions of a <b><u>torture</u></b> device or <b><u>killing</u></b> device in place of “apparatus”; accept “<b><u>In Der Strafkolonie</u></b>” in place of “In the Penal Colony”]
<b><u>bimetallism</b></u> [or <b><u>free silver</b></u>; accept <b><u>Silverite</b></u>s; accept the <b><u>Silver Republican</b></u> Party; accept descriptions of <b><u>using silver</b></u> as currency or <b><u>using gold and silver</b></u> as currency; prompt on using <u>silver</u> or using <u>gold</u>]
June <b><u>Jordan</b></u>
<b><u>Brussels</b></u> [or Ville de <b><u>Bruxelles</b></u>; or Stad <b><u>Brussel</b></u>; accept <b><u>Brussel</b></u>ization]
John <b><u>Milton</b></u> [accept <b><u><em>Milton</b></u>: A Poem in Two Books</em>; accept <b><u>Milton</b></u> Gallery; accept <b><u><em>Milton</b></u> Dictating to His Daughter</em>]
<em>The <b><u>Cantos</em></u></b> [or <em>The Pisan <b><u>Cantos</em></u></b>]
<b><u>teeth</u></b> [accept baby <b><u>teeth</u></b> or deciduous <b><u>teeth</u></b>; prompt on <u>bone</u>s]
<b><u>Niagara</u></b> Falls
<b><u>king</u></b>s [or <b><u><em>roi</u></b>s</em>; accept <em>Exit the <b><u>King</em></u></b> or <em>Le <b><u>Roi</u></b> se meurt</em> (by Eugène Ionesco); accept <em>Ubu <b><u>Roi</em></u></b> or <b><u><em>King</u></b> Ubu</em>]
<b><u>nautilus</b></u> [or <b><u>nautili</b></u>; accept “The Chambered <b><u>Nautilus</b></u>”; accept “The Paper <b><u>Nautilus</b></u>”; accept chambered <b><u>nautilus</b></u>, chambered <b><u>nautili</b></u>, pearly <b><u>nautilus</b></u>, or pearly <b><u>nautili</b></u>; accept paper <b><u>nautilus</b></u> or paper <b><u>nautili</b></u> or <b><u>argonaut</b></u>s; prompt on <u>cephalopod</u>s, <u>mollusc</u>s, <u>octopus</u>, <u>octopodes</u>, or <u>octopi</u>; reject “squid”]
<b><u><em>Life is a Dream</b></u></em> [or <b><u><em>La vida es sueño</b></u></em>]
<b><u>heterosexual</u></b>ity [or <b><u>straight</u></b>ness; or <b><u>het</u></b>ero; or comp·<b><u>het</u></b>; accept “Compulsory <b><u>Het</u></b>erosexuality and Lesbian Existence”; accept able-bodied <b><u>heteronormativity</u></b>]
Johannes <b><u>Vermeer</u></b> [or Jan <b><u>Ver Meer</u></b>]
school<b><u>teacher</u></b>s [or <b><u>educator</u></b>s; accept <b><u>schooling</u></b>; accept <b><u>headmaster</u></b>s or <b><u>headmistress</u></b>es; accept word forms like <b><u>teaching</u></b> or <b><u>education</u></b>; accept <em>Democracy and <b><u>Education</em></u></b>; reject “professors” or “university professors”]
<b><u>newspaper</u></b>s [or <b><u>news</u></b>; or <b><u>tabloid</u></b>s; or the <b><u>press</u></b>; or <b><u>journalism</u></b>; prompt on <u>media</u> or <u>print</u> media; prompt on <u>publishing</u>] (The first clue refers to <em>The Guardian</em>’s “Cotton Capital” series. Glenn Mulcaire was a PI who was involved in hacking phones for <em>News of the World</em>.)
<b><u>Milan</u></b> [or <b><u>Milano</u></b>]
<b><u>X-ray crystallography</u></b> [or <b><u>X-ray diffraction</u></b> or <b><u>XRD</u></b>]
Office of <b><u>Management and Budget</u></b> [or <b><u>OMB</u></b>; prompt on <u>Executive Office</u> of the <u>President</u>; prompt on <u>White House</u>]
genetic <b><u>linkage</b></u>
“<b><u>Bluebeard</u></b>” [or Duke <b><u>Bluebeard</u></b>’s Castle; or <b><u>Barbe-Bleue</u></b>]
<b><u>alkyl</u></b>ation [accept <b><u>ethyl</u></b>ation; accept descriptions of adding an <b><u>alkyl</u></b> group or adding an <b><u>ethyl</u></b> group]
Angela <b><u>Carter</u></b> (Those stories are “Puss-in-Boots” and “Wolf-Alice.”)
“The <b><u>Continuity of Parks</u></b>” [or “<b><u>Continuidad de los parques</u></b>”]
<b><u>FCC</u></b> [or <b><u>Federal Communications Commission</u></b>; reject near-soundalikes such as “SEC,” “FTC,” or “FEC”; ask players to spell their answer if needed] (The essay clued is John Perry Barlow’s “A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace.” <em>FCC v. Pacifica Foundation</em> concerned George Carlin’s comedy routine “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.” The “Freeze” paused issuing of new licenses for television stations.)
<b><u>Ifugao</u></b> rice <b><u>terrace</u></b>s [or <b><u>Banaue</u></b> rice <b><u>terrace</u></b>s; accept descriptions of rice <b><u>terrace</u></b>s in the <b><u>Philippines</u></b>, in the Philippine <b><u>Cordillera</u></b>s until “Cordillera” is read, or in <b><u>Luzon</u></b> until “Luzon” read; prompt on rice <u>terrace</u>s by asking “in what country?”; prompt on rice <u>paddies</u> or <u>field</u>s]
<b><u>phase</u></b> [accept <b><u>phase</u></b>-locking; accept <b><u>phase</u></b> difference]
<b><u>cesium</u></b> [or <b><u>Cs</u></b>]
<b><u>phonology</u></b> [accept <b><u>phonotactic</u></b>s; accept <b><u>phonological</u></b> opacity or <b><u>phonological</u></b> awareness; accept morpho<b><u>phonology</u></b>; prompt on <u>linguistic</u>s; prompt on <u>Optimality</u> Theory until read by asking “from what subfield of linguistics did OT originate?”; reject “phonetics” or “phonics” or “morphology”] (Dorig ignores the sonority hierarchy. The “ba argument” suggests that all lexical inputs would output the optimal syllable “ba” under OT.)
<b><u>Bali</b></u> [accept <b><u><em>Balinese</b></u> Character</em>; accept <em>Trance and Dance in <b><u>Bali</b></u></em>; accept <em>Virgins from <b><u>Bali</b></u></em>]
<b><u>C</u></b>oretta Scott <b><u>King</u></b> [accept Coretta <b><u>Scott</u></b>; prompt on <u>King</u>]
David Henry <b><u>Hwang</u></b> [accept <b><u>DHH</u></b>, which is how he is referred to in the play]
David Alfaro <b><u>Siqueiros</u></b> [or José de Jesús Alfaro <b><u>Siqueiros</u></b>; accept Polyforum Cultural <u>Siqueiros</u>; prompt on <u>Alfaro</u>] (Clues include <em>América Tropical</em> and <em>Portrait of the Bourgeoisie</em>.)
Ancient <b><u>Greek</u></b> [or <b><u>Hellēnikḗ</u></b>]
<b><u>box</u></b>es [or <b><u>reservoir</u></b>s; accept Stommel <b><u>box</u></b> model or 2-<b><u>box</u></b> model or 3-<b><u>box</u></b> model; prompt on <u>compartment</u>s]
<em>The <b><u>Principles of Psychology</em></u></b> (by William James)
<b><u>Nvidia</u></b> [or <b><u>NVDA</u></b>]
<b><u>antibody-dependent enhancement</u></b> [or <b><u>ADE</u></b>]
<b><u>fear</u></b> [or <em>Landscapes of <b><u>Fear</em></u></b>; or <em>Ecology of <b><u>Fear</em></u></b>; or culture of <b><u>fear</u></b>]
<b><u>steal</u></b>ing <b><u>horse</u></b>s [accept <b><u>horse-steal</u></b>ers or <b><u>horse thieves</u></b>; prompt on <u>steal</u>ing or <u>thievery</u>] (The novel is <em>Out Stealing Horses</em> by Per Petterson.)
the <b><u>future</u></b> [or <b><u>future</u></b> orientation; or <b><u>future</u></b> time perspective; or <b><u>future</u></b> events; accept <b><u>predict</u></b>ed events or <b><u>prospect</u></b>ive events; accept either underlined portion of “<b><u>Prospect</u></b>ion: Experiencing the <b><u>Future</u></b>”; accept “Feeling the <b><u>Future</u></b>”; accept <b><u><em>Future</em></u></b> <em>Shock</em>; prompt on <u>time</u>]
<b><u>liquid crystals</b></u> [or <b><u>mesogen</b></u>s; accept <b><u>liquid crystal</b></u> displays; accept nematic <b><u>liquid crystal</b></u>s or smectic A <b><u>liquid crystal</b></u>s; accept <b><u>nematic</b></u>s until read or <b><u>smectic</b></u>s; prompt on <u>LCD</u>s]
Sophia <b><u>Duleep Singh</u></b> [or <b><u>Sophia</u></b> Duleep <b><u>Singh</u></b>; or Princess Sophia Alexandrovna <b><u>Duleep Singh</u></b>; prompt on <u>Duleep</u> or <u>Singh</u>]
Martin <b><u>McDonagh</u></b>&nbsp;(“mac-DON-uh”) [or Martin Faranan <b><u>McDonagh</u></b>]
particle <b><u>number</u></b> [or <b><u>number</u></b> of particles; accept <b><u>number</u></b> operator; prompt on <u><em>N</em></u>]