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oology

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branch of ornithology styduing bird eggs, nests and breeding behavior

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to plumb

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to measure the depths of

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enterology

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branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the intestines; the type of contortion in which the performer squeezes their body into a space apparently too small to contain their body

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“body packing”

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another term for enterology (contortion)

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piem

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a poem that represents π in such a way that the length of each word represents a digit

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piphilology

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the creation and use of mnemonic techniques to remember the many digits of the mathematical constant π

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ingenue

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naive, innocent girl or young woman

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autology

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lexical phenomenon in which the lexical form of a word exemplifies the concept named by the word

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heterology

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lexical phenomenon in which the lexical form of a word does not exemplify the concept named by the word

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O’Neill cylinder

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large habitable colony in space consisting of two counter-rotating cylinders

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O’Neill colony

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another name for an O’Neill cylinder

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The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space

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1975 work by Gerard K. O’Neill, in which he first proposed the idea of the O’Neill cylinder

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percentage of Americans who identify as transgender

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between 0.5 and 1.5%

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percentage of Americans who are Jewish

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2.4%

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percentage of Americans who are black

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13.6%

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percentage of Americans who are Hispanic

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19.1%

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percentage of Americans who are Muslim

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1.3%p

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percentage of Americans who are LGBT

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7.1%

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percentage of Americans who are gay or lesbian

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around 5%

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percentage of Americans who live in New York City

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around 2%

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Alexander William Doniphan

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attorney, politician and soldier from Missouri best known for preventing the execution of Joseph Smith in 1838 at the end of the Mormon War

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Chisinau

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capital of Moldova

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Conakry

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capital of Guinea

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Libreville

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capital of Gabon

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Malé

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capital of the Maldives

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Niamey

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capital of Niger

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Port Moresby

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capital of Papua New Guinea

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Juba

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capital of South Sudan

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The Great Belt Bridge

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the combination of rain and automobile bridges and tunnel linking the Danish islands of Zealand, Sprogø, and Fyn

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Zealand

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the Danish island on which the city of Copenhagen is located

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year in which the Great Belt Bridge opened

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1997

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how was the Great Belt traversed before the opening of the Great Belt Bridge in 1997

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by ferry

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Amager

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smaller Danish island just off SE coast of Zealand, contains part of Copenhagen, including the airport

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Öresund Bridge

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combined railway and motorway cable bridge across the Öresund Strait connecting Swedish mainland and Danish island Peberholm

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Drogden Tunnel

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tunnel connecting the Danish island of Peberholm with the island of Amager, thus completing the connection over the Öresund Strait between Sweden and Denmark

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36
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the designation “Calico” for cats

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refers to a type (not breed) of female cats of 3 colors

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37
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creater of GNU

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Richard Stallman

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Redmond, WA

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location of Microsoft headquarters

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39
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orthogonal

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at a right angle

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40
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“solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, short”

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original description of human life by Hobbes

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to telescope

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to compress two things into a single space

42
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Utah’s Dixie

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cultural region in SW Utah comprised of Washington County

43
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Inigo Montoya

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swashbuckler in the novel and movie The Princess Bride, portrayed by Mandy Patinkin

44
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Bill Lumbergh

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the name of the fictional boss in the movie Office Space

45
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Palpatine

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The Emperor in the Star Wars franchise

46
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Darth Sidious

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Sith name of the Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars franchise

47
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mandoline

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a culinary utensil used for slicing and for cutting juliennes or crinkle-cuts

48
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julienne

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a type of knife cut that produces items of matchstick proportions

49
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Wayland Flowers and Madame

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performance team consisting of the puppeteer Wayland Flowers and his puppet Madame

50
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Six-Day War

A

1967 Arab-Israeli War fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan

51
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branch of ornithology styduing bird eggs, nests and breeding behavior

A

oology

52
Q

to measure the depths of

A

to plumb

53
Q

branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the intestines; the type of contortion in which the performer squeezes their body into a space apparently too small to contain their body

A

enterology

54
Q

another term for enterology (contortion)

A

“body packing”

55
Q

a poem that represents π in such a way that the length of each word represents a digit

A

piem

56
Q

the creation and use of mnemonic techniques to remember the many digits of the mathematical constant π

A

piphilology

57
Q

naive, innocent girl or young woman

A

ingenue

58
Q

lexical phenomenon in which the lexical form of a word exemplifies the concept named by the word

A

autology

59
Q

lexical phenomenon in which the lexical form of a word does not exemplify the concept named by the word

A

heterology

60
Q

large habitable colony in space consisting of two counter-rotating cylinders

A

O’Neill cylinder

61
Q

another name for an O’Neill cylinder

A

O’Neill colony

62
Q

1975 work by Gerard K. O’Neill, in which he first proposed the idea of the O’Neill cylinder

A

The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space

63
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between 0.5 and 1.5%

A

percentage of Americans who identify as transgender

64
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2.4%

A

percentage of Americans who are Jewish

65
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13.6%

A

percentage of Americans who are black

66
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19.1%

A

percentage of Americans who are Hispanic

67
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1.3%p

A

percentage of Americans who are Muslim

68
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7.1%

A

percentage of Americans who are LGBT

69
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around 5%

A

percentage of Americans who are gay or lesbian

70
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around 2%

A

percentage of Americans who live in New York City

71
Q

attorney, politician and soldier from Missouri best known for preventing the execution of Joseph Smith in 1838 at the end of the Mormon War

A

Alexander William Doniphan

72
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capital of Moldova

A

Chisinau

73
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capital of Guinea

A

Conakry

74
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capital of Gabon

A

Libreville

75
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capital of the Maldives

A

Malé

76
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capital of Niger

A

Niamey

77
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capital of Papua New Guinea

A

Port Moresby

78
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capital of South Sudan

A

Juba

79
Q

the combination of rain and automobile bridges and tunnel linking the Danish islands of Zealand, Sprogø, and Fyn

A

The Great Belt Bridge

80
Q

the Danish island on which the city of Copenhagen is located

A

Zealand

81
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1997

A

year in which the Great Belt Bridge opened

82
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by ferry

A

how was the Great Belt traversed before the opening of the Great Belt Bridge in 1997

83
Q

smaller Danish island just off SE coast of Zealand, contains part of Copenhagen, including the airport

A

Amager

84
Q

combined railway and motorway cable bridge across the Öresund Strait connecting Swedish mainland and Danish island Peberholm

A

Öresund Bridge

85
Q

tunnel connecting the Danish island of Peberholm with the island of Amager, thus completing the connection over the Öresund Strait between Sweden and Denmark

A

Drogden Tunnel

86
Q

refers to a type (not breed) of female cats of 3 colors

A

the designation “Calico” for cats

87
Q

Richard Stallman

A

creater of GNU

88
Q

location of Microsoft headquarters

A

Redmond, WA

89
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at a right angle

A

orthogonal

90
Q

original description of human life by Hobbes

A

“solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, short”

91
Q

to compress two things into a single space

A

to telescope

92
Q

cultural region in SW Utah comprised of Washington County

A

Utah’s Dixie

93
Q

swashbuckler in the novel and movie The Princess Bride, portrayed by Mandy Patinkin

A

Inigo Montoya

94
Q

the name of the fictional boss in the movie Office Space

A

Bill Lumbergh

95
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The Emperor in the Star Wars franchise

A

Palpatine

96
Q

Sith name of the Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars franchise

A

Darth Sidious

97
Q

a culinary utensil used for slicing and for cutting juliennes or crinkle-cuts

A

mandoline

98
Q

a type of knife cut that produces items of matchstick proportions

A

julienne

99
Q

performance team consisting of the puppeteer Wayland Flowers and his puppet Madame

A

Wayland Flowers and Madame

100
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1967 Arab-Israeli War fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan

A

Six-Day War

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