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Presidents
(past, present and potential)
First Ladies
Cabinet
members
Senate
House of
Representatives
National
figures (government,
religious, Entertainment, criminal, etc.)
All the
countries in the world and their capitals
All the
states and their capitals
All major
U.S. cities and some of the
smaller ones
Geographical
information such as mountain ranges, mountain peaks, oceans, rivers, lakes, local
creeks
Meteorological
terms, weather terms
World leaders,
including United Nations
World history
terminology, as in TET Offensive, Bolsheviks, Chairman Mao, etc
Major wars,
domestic and international
Terms related
to world organizations like NATO, OPEC, etc.
Nationalities
and languages for foreign nations
Supreme
Court Justices and important
Supreme Court decisions
Military
leaders; Joint Chiefs of Staff; military bases; weapons of war like A-10 tank
killers, F-15s, Tomahawk missiles, Scuds, etc.
National
Parks
Colleges, universities and
their team names - Journal of Court Reporting, January 1998
Local stuff
for the area you plan to caption in: Landmarks, hospitals, junior colleges, prominent
People, etc.
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Currencies
and major banks around the world
All the colors, their shades and hues
Dog and cat breeds
Foods and their measurements and the spices that go with them
Holidays: Christian, Jewish and all other faiths
Special events like Kwanzaa, Cinco de Mayo, etc.
Religious structures like mosques, temples, etc.
Books of the Bible and of religions around the world
Basic
chemicals
Drug names and manufacturers, both legal & illegal
Common first and last names
World literature, philosophy and religious terms like Aesop, orthodox, Buddhism,
Eucharist, the Brothers Grimm, etc.
Political terms like glasnost, apartheid, leaders anarchy, propaganda, caucus,
expatriate, Kremlin, Parliament, etc.
Computer terms
Commonly used foreign words and phrases such as adieu, aloha, de rigeur, fait
accompli, modus operandi, etc.
All the professional sports teams, their nicknames, players and coaches
Sports terminology, awards and organizations, both amateur and professional
Makes and models of automobiles
Major businesses, brand names, trading organizations, stock terms
*Contained
within Dictionary Jumpstart
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