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Solve: 8(90)+2=?
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?=722
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I was built in 1974. I am owned by America. I am 1454 feet high.What am I?
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The Sears Tower
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Near the beginning of the 20th century, a scientist observed perturbations in Neptune's orbit and calculated the probable. The man died 14 years before Pluto was proved to exist. Who is he?
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Percival Lowell
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These states are bordered by eight United States. They are the most border states in the U.S.. Name both of the two states.
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Tennessee and Missouri
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What is the meaning of the word, mockery.
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Ridicule
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Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865 in the Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C.. Who is this man?
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John Wilkes Booth
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This planet at certain times can be seen in the Western Hemisphere first. There is no possible water on this planet. It's name came from the Roman god of love. What is this planet?
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Venus
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Holocaust is a word of Greek origin. What does the word Holocaust mean?
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Sacrifice by Fire.
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If: x=20 solve, 10x+16-8=?
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?=208
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It started out as a dream, became a famous book, became a series, became a movie, the movie is directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and it includes a wolf and vampire.Name this book.
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Twilight
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Define hyperbole.
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an extreme exaggeration
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Define the word: convey.
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to make known; express
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It is a type of non-fiction writing. The purpose is to inform, and it's usually found as an essay, textbook, thesaurus, etc. What type of writing is it.
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Expository writing
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Solve:
5/10 + 2/4 |
1 or 20/20
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Solve:
6x2x2 |
24
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Its planet is made of rock. Its atmosphere is made of CO2. and it is the 4th planet from the sun. What planet is it?
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Mars
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Solve for p:
2p+13=55 |
21
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Solve for x:
7x+8-4=-4+8 |
x=0
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solve for x:
20x-10x-5x-4x+2=5 |
x=3
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solve for x:
7x+5=40 |
x=5
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During WW2 women had to work in factories that made weapons for the soldiers, because of this a famous poster was made that showed a woman in work clothes saying, "We can do it!" The woman in this poster was called "Rosie the Riveter," but that was not the name of the actual woman in the poster. What was her real name?
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Geraldine Doyle
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This element is the second trans-uranium element of the 2 actinides series to be discovered. The atomic number is 94 and its symbol is PU. What is this element?
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Plutonium
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Albert Einstein is famous for the equation e=mc squared. What does the e, the m, and the c stand for?
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e=energy
m=mass c=speed of light in vacuum |
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This famous mathematician is famous for finding the number of pi.He is from India. Who is this famous mathematician?
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Aryabhatta
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Solve: 48(6)-10
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278
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This is one of the hottest states in the U.S.A.. The Gila river flows west from New Mexico and across the state. What state is this?
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Arizona
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When it's abbreviation is reversed, which of the U.S. state postal abbreviation becomes that of another state?
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M.N.
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Which city is in Southern Nevada and saw it's population grow by more than 80% in the 1980's?
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Las Vegas
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This man was born in 406 A.D.. In 433 A.D., he became the ruler of the Huns. He ruled a vast empire that extended from the Black Sea to Central Europe and from Bahic to River Danube. IN 453 A.D., he married Iidica, but died the next day. Who is this man?
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Attila the Hun
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Solve: 92(4) -6
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362
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