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570a77f96d058f1900182e87
What country is the organisation Cask Marque located?
UK
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In what decade did drinking chilled pale lager become popular?
the 1870s
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570a78f94103511400d5974c
What is beers primary active ingredient?
alcohol
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What disease can be caused by heavy alcohol consumption?
alcoholic liver disease
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570a78f94103511400d5974e
How many deaths are believed to have been caused by alcohol?
3.3 million
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570a78f94103511400d5974f
What is the third leading cause of premature dying in the US?
Alcohol
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570a78f94103511400d59750
How many years are removed from an alcoholic's life expectancy?
around ten
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570a7c686d058f1900182e98
What hormone can be triggered by the flavor of beer alone in males?
dopamine
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570a7c686d058f1900182e99
What year did the Neuropsychopharmacology journal publist a study about the effect on the brain of beers flavor?
2013
[ "Beer\n\nA study published in the Neuropsychopharmacology journal in 2013 revealed the finding that the flavour of beer alone could provoke dopamine activity in the brain of the male participants, who wanted to drink more as a result. The 49 men in the study were subject to positron emission tomography scans, while...
570a7c686d058f1900182e9a
What taste could significantly impact a man's desire to drink?
beer
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570a7c686d058f1900182e9b
How many men were studied for tests on the flavor of beer in the Neuropsychopharmacology journal in 2013?
49
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57099760200fba14003681bf
What word was dropped as a racial classification in this year's census?
Mulatto
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What were people that had black and white ancestor classified as in this census?
Negro
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How were people with both black and American Indian ancestry recorded in this census?
Neg
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What is it called when a mixed race person in recorded as negro in this census, even if only a fraction of their ancestry is black?
one-drop rule
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Which parent was the deciding factor for how interracial persons were recorded in this census?
their father
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In what year were census respondents first able to select more than one race?
2000
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How many American reported being of more than one race in the Census 2000?
nearly seven million
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What year was the last census before the Census 2000?
1990
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How many race categories were respondents able to select in the Census 2000?
one or more
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What organization recommended that race and ethnicity categories be combined into one question for the 2000 US census?
the American Anthropological Association
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In what year are or racial categories first revised for the 2000 U.S. Census?
1997
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Prior to 1997, where were racial categories declared for the U.S. Census?
OMB directive no. 15
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How did racial categories appear in the US 2000 census?
race/ethnicity
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Who defines the concept of race in the United States Census?
OMB
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What do the race categories in the US Census include in addition to race?
national-origin
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In addition to social and cultural characteristics, what else is taken into account for race classification in the US census?
ancestry
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How many ethnic categories are there in the US census?
two
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In addition to Hispanic and Latino, what other ethnic category is included in the United States Census?
Not Hispanic or Latino
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What association criticized the separation of race and ethnicity in the UScensus?
the American Anthropological Association
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Members of what commission criticized the separation of race and ethnic city on the US Census?
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
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In ethnic classification for the U.S. Census, What option do respondents have other than not Hispanic or Latino?
Hispanic or Latino
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5709a3e9ed30961900e843a8
What country did President Frankiln Roosevelt have a good neighbor policy for in hopes of a better relationship?
Mexico
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In what year did a federal judge say that three immigrants from Mexico were not eligible to be citizens because of their race?
1935
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What US President wanted to treat Hispanic people as white by the federal government?
Roosevelt
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People of what descent were classified as white by the federal government at the suggestion of President Roosevelt?
Mexican
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In 1935, what race was a person required to be to become a United States citizen?
white
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Who decided on the standards for the classification of race and ethnicity and federal data?
OMB
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In what year did OMB revise the standards for race and ethnicity classifications?
1997
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What did OMB hope to provide with their revision on race and ethnicity in 1997?
consistent data
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How many races were people asked to mark on the US Census after OMB revised their standards in 1997?
one or more
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How many races were people asked to report in the US census prior to 1997?
one
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In what year were free persons first listed individually in the US census?
1850
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How were free persons listed in the US census prior to 1850?
by head of household
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In the 1850 US census, what was put into the color column for black persons?
B
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If M was marked in the color column for a person in the 1850 census, How were they classified?
mulatto
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How were slaves listed in the 1850 US census?
by owner
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5709a9f2ed30961900e843e4
What race selection did the census bureau consider getting rid of before the 2000 census?
Some other race
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In what year did the ancestery question stop appearing in the US census?
2010
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5709a9f2ed30961900e843e6
There were campaigns to try to get minorities to use what race category into 2010 census?
Some other race
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5709a9f2ed30961900e843e7
In addition to the Census, where else is the "some other race" selection an option?
the American Community Survey
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5709ac95200fba1400368253
What act has rules and regulations for bilingual election?
the Voting Rights Act
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What act has rules and regulations for meeting the credit needs of minority populations?
the Community Reinvestment Act
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What act has laws about equal employment opportunities for ethnic groups?
the Civil Rights Act
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In what year was the term race first used in the U.S. Census?
1890
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How often was a new questionnaire sheet used in the 1890 census?
for each family
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How were residents listed in the census in 1890?
individually
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Why were different East Asian races divided in 1890 Census?
increased immigration
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How many ethnicities or federal agencies required to use in data collection?
a minimum of two
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How would a person of Cuban origin be listed by the US Census Bureau?
Hispanic or Latino
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Aside from Hispanic or Latino, what other ethnicity are federal agencies required to use?
Not Hispanic or Latino
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In which ethnic category would a person of Mexican origin be listed by the US Census Bureau?
Hispanic or Latino
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In what ethnic category would a person from Puerto Rico to be listed in the United States Census?
Hispanic or Latino
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5709a923ed30961900e843d0
What is the US dollar based upon?
a decimal system of values
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How much monetary value does a dime hold?
one-tenth of a dollar
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How much was a union going to be worth as proposed in the 1800s?
one hundred dollars
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What was the maximum value a gold coin used to be able to have?
$20
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In what legislation was the term "eagle" used?
Coinage Act of 1792
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Which symbol is used to represent the dollar?
$
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What abbreviation was the dollar sign based off of?
ps
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What was the common name for the Spanish dollar?
peso
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5709aab4ed30961900e843ef
Which century signalled the end of the Spanish dollar?
19th
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In which region of the world were the Spanish pesos minted?
Spanish America
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What color was predominantly used?
green
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Which organization filed an accessibility lawsuit?
American Council of the Blind
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Other than the $100 bill, which other note is not going to be redesigned?
$1
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Who are currency readers meant to assist?
visually impaired
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The redesign of notes is being planned by which organization?
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
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Who has the power "to coin money"?
United States Congress
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Which section indicates the methods in which the dollar should be issued?
5112
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Coins are considered legal tender for which kind of transaction?
payment of debts
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What is an example of a copper alloy dollar?
Sacagawea dollar
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What is the pure silver dollar referred to as?
American Silver Eagle
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Who began minting the coins known as Joachimstalers?
Count Hieronymus Schlick of Bohemia
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What is the modern name for St. Joachim's Valley?
Jáchymov
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What were the Joachimstalers composed of?
silver
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How did the word "taler" translate into Italian?
tallero
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Other than "taler", what is the other name of the German coin?
Guldengroschen
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What condition does a person have to meet to be allowed by law on a coin?
deceased
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Having portraits of leaders on coins was compared to who's policies?
European monarchs
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When did modern day currency start getting the faces that they have?
20th century
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Other than Greek and Roman mythology, who else was featured on the "heads" side of past coins?
composite Native Americans
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What was the last coin to be converted to the modern day style of having historic Americans on the face?
Dollar
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Which year was it when paper money was first issued without the backing of precious metals?
1777
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What was the first war that caused paper money to be issued?
Civil War
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Which other war also caused a disconnect between paper money and precious metals?
War of 1812
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The quick loss in value of paper money resulted in which phrase being hear?
"not worth a continental"
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The loss in value resulted in a clause being written in which article in the US Constitution?
article 1
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In which year was the new $1 US Presidential coin introduced?
2007
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What does the reverse side of the new coins feature?
Statue of Liberty
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