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Answer: Gonzo journalism

The term "participatory journalism" is the coinage of George Plimpton, who believed that the journalist must engage in his subject's field in order to understand it; this led to Plimpton playing football with the Detroit Lions, pitching to the American League All=Star baseball team, and sparring with legendary boxer Archie Moore.

Thompson generally did not join in the activities he covered, preferring to dwell on the often drug-and-alcohol induced tangents he went on while ostensibly covering stories like the 1972 United States Presidential Election. Muckraking is an older form pioneered by socially-conscious writers like Upton Sinclair around 1900, while "hard-boiled" describes a masculine, grizzled school of authorship embraced in the 1940s.

Answer: Foamed milk (as opposed to merely hot milk)

A cappuccino is a mixture of espresso (very strong coffee), optional syrup for flavor (in this case vanilla), and steamed milk. It is topped with foam. In a dry cappuccino, the foam will take up slightly more than one-third of your drink, as opposed to one-fourth (or less) in a "wetter" variety.

Answer: Geodesic Dome

Anticlines and synclines are folds of rock caused by compression from seismic activity; an anticline arches up, a syncline dips down. A seismic fault is a fracture of a plate subject to periodic movement; the San Andreas Fault in Southern California is a seismic fault. A geodesic dome is an innovation of architect Buckminster Fuller.

Answer: 1862

These taxes were instituted to pay for the Civil War. The dollar amount collected in 1868 ($310 million) would not be matched until 1911.

Answer: Sean Connery

In subsequent interviews, Connery has downplayed the physical prowess of his youth, saying that he "looked like Pussy Galore" next to his brawnier co-competitors. Sean Connery's website http://www.seanconnery.com/biography/ verifies this fact.

Answer: Tommy Tutone

Tommy Tutone first hit in 1980 with "Angel Say No," which peaked at #38 in the United States. Since their 1982 anthem to Jenny, they have not been heard from.

Answer: Candide

Rousseau's "Social Contract" is often cited as the seminal inspiration for the French Revolution. "Candide" is a satiric work by Voltaire, also a major author of the period.

Answer: Freedom of the Press

Zenger had published editorials and pamphlets scathingly critical of Colonial New York Governor William Cosby (probably no relation to the comedian). Cosby had Zenger charged with "seditious libel", meaning essentially any writing against the government, whether it was true or not. Zenger's lawyer, Andrew Hamilton, argued that "the libel law of England ought not be the libel law of New York" and asked the jury to acquit if it felt that Zenger's statements were true.

The jury did acquit Zenger, establishing a popular precedent (if not a legal one) for freedom of the press in what would become the United States.

Answer: Amber

As any viewer of the "Jurassic Park" series knows, amber is metamorphosed tree sap, and it has been known to encase insects from bygone days.

Answer: New York Times

The Times was founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones. Its slogan, "All the news that's fit to print", was coined in 1897 by new owner Adolph Ochs.

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