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LOCK TALK
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To open a safe, rotate the lock dial to this sequence of numbers
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the combination
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This type of car key named for a parking pro operates the doors & ignition but not the storage compartment locks
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valet
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The part of a key that enters a lock cylinder is called this, like the part of a sword that enters a foe
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a blade
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Pins & levers are types of these moving parts that must be properly aligned before a lock will open
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tumblers
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The u-shaped part of a padlock that fits around an item to be locked is called this, also a word for a manacle or leg iron
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shackle
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AN AUGUST CATEGORY
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August 1934: known as "The Rock", it opens & Frank Bolt gets prisoner number 1
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Alcatraz
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August 1935: Note the grinning 66-year-old as this act providing a system of benefits becomes law
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Social Security
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August 1875: Matthew Webb makes the first unaided swim from this British town to Calais
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Dover
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August 1990: Sue Hendrickson discovers a 40-foot-long skeleton of this
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T. rex
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August 1977, Arktika this appropriate type of vessel is the first surface ship at the North Pole
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an icebreaker
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3-SYLLABLE VERBS
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Sometimes combined with "guess", it means to calculate approximately the amount of something
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estimate
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From Greek for "existing at the same time", it's to match one's actions to the timing of another's
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synchronize
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Lyft says "45% of Americans have a gig on the side to" do this to their income
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supplement
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In psychology, to contribute to a loved one's pathological behavior
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enable
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An alternate term for a crossroads takes its name in part from this verb meaning what happens when 2 lines cross each other
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intersect
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COME OUT TO THE COAST
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It's the gulf in Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
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(the) Gulf of Mexico
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Bordering Central America, this South American country has a coastline on both the Atlantic & the Pacific
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Colombia
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The southern shores of Bangladesh welcome the waters of this 800,000-square-mile bay known for its monsoons
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(Bay of) Bengal
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Named for its 2 distinct regions, this Canadian province on the Atlantic is the most easterly part of North America
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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The name of its capital translates to "Freetown" in this coastal nation highlighted here, independent from France since 1960
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Gabon
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WE'LL GET TOGETHER
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In 2001 Time Warner was acquired by this Internet company for $111 billion; that did not work out so well
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AOL
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This women's college formally merged with Harvard in 1999
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Radcliffe
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With many players serving in World War II, NFL teams from these 2 cities in the same state merged to form the Steagles
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Pittsburgh & Philadelphia
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This hybrid breed is the result of having a poodle & a Cocker Spaniel as parents
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a Cockapoo (Cockadoodle)
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Get C, H & O together in the right proportions & you've got this gasoline additive also called ethyl alcohol
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ethanol
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HAVE A FEW LAUGHS
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Mike Tyson, who wanted his tiger back, favored us with his rendition of "In The Air Tonight" in this 2009 comedy
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The Hangover
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This late comic, handing out compliments in "Caddyshack": "Hey, baby... you must have been something before electricity"
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Rodney Dangerfield
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We'll have a side of Beef Tobin, a single dad in Alaska voiced by Nick Offerman in this Fox cartoon
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The Great North
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In 2021 Randy Watson, the lead singer of Sexual Chocolate, hit Amazon Prime in this sequel to a 1988 film
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Coming 2 America
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A vampire named Laszlo became "regular human bartender Jackie Daytona" on this FX mockumentary
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What We Do in the Shadows
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CHINA'S CULTURAL REVOLUTION
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Mao's attempts to reform this party resulted in an estimated 1.5 million deaths during the Revolution
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Communist Party
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Mao started the Revolution partly over fears he would be deposed after Brezhnev replaced this Soviet leader in 1964
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Khrushchev
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In 1966 Chairman Mao swam across this "long river" at Wuhan to prove his strength
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Yangtze
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Also called "Quotations from Chairman Mao", this colorful book was carried by the Revolution's most zealous adherents
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Little Red Book
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Stripped of his post during the Revolution, he came back to lead China starting in the late 1970s
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(Deng) Xiaoping
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NAME THAT SHAKESPEARE PLAY
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A literal fairy tale that gets to the bottom of things with a triple wedding
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A Midsummer Night\'s Dream
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Laertes gets the short end of the (poisoned) stick
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Hamlet
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Mercutio says, "If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark"
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Romeo and Juliet
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Tragically, not giving a guy a promotion at work ends up inflaming a non-affair to remember
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Othello
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Demetrius is among the many, many casualties by the end & oh yeah... there's cannibalism!
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Titus Andronicus
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MATH
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To find the area of a sector of a circle, the formula is seen here, but fill in this missing number
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360 (degrees)
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It's a statement of a relationship such as greater than or less than; it's also a socioeconomic issue
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inequality
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Homotopy is when one shape can be continuously deformed into another; a circle is homotopic to this oval closed curve
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ellipse
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When the NBA's Steph Curry puts up a 3-point shot, this point, the apex of a parabola, is about 16 feet above the floor
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the vertex
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In calculus this is defined as the instantaneous rate of change of a function, so for a constant function (no change) it's 0
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derivative
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FRUITS & VEGETABLES
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Related to peaches & nectarines, this smaller relative that's a good source of vitamin A can be pronounced with a long or a short "A"
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the apricot
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Widely grown worldwide, this protein-rich vegetable is seen here
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an edamame bean (soybean)
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A national emblem of Wales is this vegetable related to the onion
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a leek
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Langoustine is a shellfish; this similar word is a tropical fruit
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a mangosteen
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DEEPER CUTS ON THEIR ALBUMS
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Appropriately, the last track of her "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" is "Goodbye"
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Billie Eilish
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"Stepdad" was part of this Michigan man's "Music to Be Murdered By"
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Eminem
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"Sweet Virginia" & "Loving Cup" were on their 1972 classic "Exile on Main Street"
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Rolling Stones
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The 2000 album "Return of Saturn" by this ska-pop band found "Magic's In The Makeup"
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No Doubt
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On the "Invisible Touch" album in 1986, this trio tipped a "Domino", a nearly 11-minute song
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Genesis
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"ISH" LIST
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Traditionally, the headdress seen here is worn by this person
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bishop
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3 red diamonds make up the logo of this automaker
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Mitsubishi
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The word assassin goes back to a Muslim sect during the Crusades whose members were thought to be ritual users of this drug
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hashish
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Made from resins & oils, this liquid is used on wood to protect it & make it shiny
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varnish
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WORLD FLAGS
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N/A
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The use of red, yellow & green as Pan-African colors began with the flag of this nation, the continent's oldest independent country
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Ethiopia
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