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ARITHMETALK
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In an "improper" one of these, the numerator is greater than the denominator
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fraction
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In the expression 25, 2 is the base & 5 is this, the power to which 2 is raised
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the exponent
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The fundamental theorem of arithmetic says all composite numbers can be expressed as a product of these, e.g. 65 = 5 x 13
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prime numbers
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The counting numbers beginning 1, 2, 3... are also known as these alliterative "numbers"
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natural
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This law of addition says x + y = y + x
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commutative
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IN SEARCH OF ALIEN LIFE
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As the name suggests, the $100 million Breakthrough Listen is a project to detect this type of signal from distant planets
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radio
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The area around a star where conditions are "just right" for life is called this zone, after a fairy tale girl
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Goldilocks
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A purported UFO crash in this southwest city in 1947 has spawned great interest & an annual festival
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Roswell
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A British project to develop a spacecraft capable of reaching a nearby star within 50 years is named for this mythic Greek flyer
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Icarus
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A theoretical basis of alien life is this 2nd most common element in Earth's crust; scientists have made enzymes bond it to carbon
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silicon
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IT'S A PROCESS
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Chester Carlson's photocopying process was rejected by over 20 companies before this one bought it & made him rich
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Xerox
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The Fifth Amendment guarantees that no person shall be "deprived of life, liberty, or property, without" this
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due process
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Darwin wrote that he called a process this "or survival of the fittest"
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natural selection
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In the Catholic church, this part of the canonization process gives the holy person the title "blessed"
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beatification
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In the 1830s this Frenchman developed a new photo process that cut exposure time from 8 hours to less than 30 minutes
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Daguerre
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THAT'S A DIFFERENT PREPOSITION
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It can mean "beside" or be a prefix with -stander
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by
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The OED calls this synonym of "between" that starts with the same 4 letters "somewhat archaic"
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betwixt
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Longfellow didn't begin a poem "Beneath a spreading chestnut-tree", but this synonym
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under
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To Cicero it could mean around a place, as in "____ forum"; to us, it means around a time
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circa
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"During" switches to this when it comes before a predicate phrase like "walking the dog"
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while
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THEIR '90s HIT ALBUM
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According to Rolling Stone, the best album of the decade: "Nevermind"
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Nirvana
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"Mama Said Knock You Out"
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LL Cool J
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1992's Grammy-winning Album of the Year: this Brit's "Unplugged"
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Clapton
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$800
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"Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"
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Smashing Pumpkins
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$1000
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"Vitalogy", featuring "Better Man"
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Pearl Jam
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"H" IS FOR HISTORY
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He helped make the Teamsters the USA's largest labor union, but his whereabouts are a mystery
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Hoffa
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On Oct. 14, 1066 King Harold was killed at this battle
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Hastings
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This abolitionist wrote "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic", the semiofficial song of the Union Army
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(Julia Ward) Howe
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In 1825 Charles X of France finally recognized this nation, 21 years after it declared its independence
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Haiti
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As many as 30,000 of these German mercenaries fought during the American Revolution & some were with Cornwallis when he surrendered
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Hessians
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HERE COMES THE SONNET
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Shakespeare's Sonnet 153 notes the "love-kindling fire" of this Roman god & where he "got new fire--my mistress' eyes"
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Cupid
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$800
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"...With the breath, smiles, tears, of all my life" are a few of the ways this woman loves thee
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(Elizabeth Barrett) Browning
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$1200
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The immortal John Donne wrote, "One short sleep past, we wake eternally and" this "shall be no more"
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death
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In 1816, after reading George Chapman's translations, Keats wrote "On First Looking into Chapman's" this poet
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Homer
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This "Tintern Abbey" man implored, "Scorn not the sonnet; critic, you have frowned, mindless of its just honours"
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Wordsworth
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THE AMERIC-ANNS
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In 2008 Ann Dunwoody became the first woman promoted to the rank of full or 4-star this
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general
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In 1986 Ann Bancroft (not the actress) left Ellesmere Island & 56 days later became the 1st woman to cross the ice to this point
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North Pole
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$1200
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In the 18th century "Mother Ann" Lee was a big mover in this offshoot of the Quakers whose name rhymes with Quakers
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Shakers
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$1600
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John Allen & Elisha Rumsey were both married to women named Ann when they founded this city amidst some groves in 1824
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Ann Arbor
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The University of Hawaii's Ann Dunham Soetoro Endowment honors a noted anthropologist, this man's mother
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Barack Obama
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CULT MOVIES
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The wild musical fun of this cult classic features Meat Loaf, Susan Sarandon & Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
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Rocky Horror Picture Show
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$800
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A moody crime drama involving a robbery gone wrong, "The Drop" stars this TV mob boss in his final film
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Gandolfini
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An angry girlfriend, a mutant baby & a man with big hair all add up to "Eraserhead", this surreal director's first feature film
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Lynch
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$1600
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Visions of a man in a strange rabbit suit convince Jake Gyllenhaal to commit dangerous crimes in this film
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Donnie Darko
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$2000
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"Tell Your Children" was an alternate title of this 1936 film that purports to show the dangers of using marijuana
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Reefer Madness
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I BEFORE E AFTER C
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This word meaning really old is in the full name of St. Andrews Golf Club, open for 18-hole play since 1764
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Ancient
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$800
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One of the letters in a BSEE degree
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Science
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$1200
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It can be a type of small apartment or a measure of results versus costs
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efficiency
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$1600
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Term for someone like J.P. Morgan who invests in businesses on a large scale
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a financier
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Drop the last letter from a biological term to get this word meaning "coined money"
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specie
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THAT'S GRAND!
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Since 1925 the showcase of country music known as the Grand Ole Opry has been broadcast from this city
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Nashville
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$800
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In 1939 this Pasadena event had child star Shirley Temple as its 50th anniversary grand marshal; she did the honors again in 1989
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the Tournament of Roses
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Dating from 1880, this renowned liqueur is made with fine cognac & the essence of bitter oranges
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Grand Marnier
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$1600
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The head of state of this small nation is Grand Duke Henri
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Luxembourg
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Civil War drummer & bugler Albert Woolson, who died in 1956 at age 109, was the last member of this organization, the G.A.R.
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the Grand Army of the Republic
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CANYONS
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Cotahuasi Canyon in this Andean nation is more than 11,000' deep; it's a 7-hour hike down to the town of Quechualla at its bottom
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Peru
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$800
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The Todra Gorge in these mountains is a popular attraction in Morocco
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Atlas
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$1200
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Seen here Waimea Canyon, on this Hawaiian Garden Isle, is nicknamed the Grand Canyon of the Pacific
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Kauai
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$1600
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Mexico's rugged Barranca del Cobre (Copper Canyon) is found in these "mother" mountains in Chihuahua state
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Sierra Madre
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$2000
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A canyon with 600-foot walls in Australia's Bungle Bungle Range bears the name of this small, spiny monotreme
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echidna
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POPULAR PHRASES
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N/A
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This phrase relating nutrition & health was popularized by fruit scientist J.T. Stinson at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair
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an apple a day keeps the doctor away
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