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The Law - The crime of maliciously setting fires is called what?
Difficult Performance - This composerwas once far better known as a pianistthan as a composer, but he had to give up playing in public in 1814, afterpremiering the Archduke Trio, because he played along, blissfully unaware that his piano was very badly out of tune.
Appreciation Shown - What word indicates the type of public praise given byan audience at the end of the performance?
Crisis Passed - As the 20th century drew to a close, rumors spread causing theY2K panic as people feared that the computers would be unable to transition and our whole energy infrastructure would collapse. Of course, the computers worked fine and there was no crisis. Y stood for year. What year did the 2 stand for?
Where to Sign Important Papers - Name the building in which Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and Richard Nixon signed the letter that made him the first President ever to resign.
Color Me Pablo - Name either of the "color" periods attributed to Pablo Picasso.
City of Opportunity - What mining settlement in California of 50 huts in 1848grew into a small city by the end of the next year, with a population of 20,000 and a harbor full of abandoned ships?
What Happened? - What has happened when ionized channels open upbetween regions of negative and positive charge and, in just thousandths of asecond, millions of volts are transmitted and the immediate area is heated to30,000 degrees C?
Finding Time - What time of day is associated with both Cinderella and PaulRevere's ride?
Innovations in the News - A collaboration between California power companySunPower and IKEA in 2022 opened the door for shoppers to be able to buy what energy product at the Swedish superstore and take them home?
Staying Well - In medicine, the time from the infection until the appearance ofsymptoms, is called what?
Tres Bien - In 1877, Claude Monet created his painting "Les Dindons" featuringmany of which avian holiday animals?
What a Deal! - Online, that pair of Bobs shoes Martina wanted was $79.99 witha sales tax of 9% and shipping costs of $7.50. However, the same pair of shoes at the Skecher outlet is $39.99 with a sales tax of 8%. Note that tax and totals are always added up to the next penny not down. How much did Martina save by going to the outlet?
Planning His time - MATH: Jefferson is painting two of the walls in his gameroom that measure 14 x 10 feet each. If he can paint 50 square feet in 30minutes, how long, in hours, will it take him to paint the two walls? You mayexpress your answer as a decimal or a mixed number.
A Nation's Major Metropolis - Name Canada's largest city.
Line of Succession - Ahkenaton's son-in-law and successor as pharaoh waswhat youth?
It's Elemental - Aldehydes are compounds composed of the elements C, H, and O in varying amounts. What three elements are are in these compounds?
Name the Planet - They're named for letters of the alphabet for the order inwhich they were discovered. That's why they seem so illogical. Starting with the innermost one, D, and continuing outwards, it's C, G, F, A, and B. What are these prominent features around one of the nine planets?
Eroding Process - Two very old tombstones of the same age sit next to eachother in a cemetery. The carved writing on the granite stone is sharp and clear, but the writing on the marble is now hard to read. The writing on the granite is so much easier to read because marble is made of minerals that are less resistant to what geological process?
Catching Up - MATH: Two trains running on the same track travel at the ratesof 25 and 30 miles per hour. If the first train starts out an hour earlier, how long will it take the second train to catch up with it?