BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS
WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR?
ELEMENTARY
5-LETTER "X" WORDS
THAT'S OLD NEWS
THE SUPREME COURT CONNECTION
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Noah is told in no uncertain terms that "the length of the ark shall be three hundred" these
What are cubits?
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In the workplace, P.T.O. can stand for this, like a vacation day or that thing Mel and Jenzo think I have an unlimited amount of
What is paid time off?
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Fe, the symbol for this element that does not begin with F-E, is taken from its Latin name
What is iron?
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A political operative who handles P.R. crises, like Olivia Pope on "Scandal"
What is a fixer?
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By the early 1200s Genghis Khan & his Mongol horde were attacking northern China, taking this current capital city in 1215
What is Bejing?
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"Hours of Idleness" poet & Billy Idol song that begins, "Hey little sister, what have you done?": ____ Byron White ____
What is Lord Byron White Wedding?
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In a whale of a tale, he "arose, and went unto Nineveh... an exceeding great city of three days' journey"
Who is Jonah?
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An eft is a newt, but E.F.T. is short for this type of monetary transfer
What is an electronic funds transfer?
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In 1985 Sir Harold Kroto & 2 U.S. chemists discovered a new molecular form of this element, the fullerene
What is carbon?
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It's the smallest element of an image on your computer monitor
What is a pixel?
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Several of the Ancient Wonders of the World, like the Colossus of Rhodes, were destroyed by this type of natural calamity
What is an earthquake?
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"Royal" No. 1 hit in 1962 for Gene Chandler & star of "Shampoo":
____ ____ Earl Warren ____
What is Duke of Earl Warren Beatty?
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"Now the weight of gold that came to" this wise king "in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold"
Who is Solomon?
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IP can refer to intellectual property or this baseball stat
What is innings pitched?
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In the human body this violet-colored halogen is found in thyroxine, a compound produced by the thyroid
What is iodine?
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Hoovering is a manipulative tactic that sucks people back into this type of "poisonous" relationship
What is toxic?
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From about 400 to 800 A.D., 16 kings ruled from this empire's city of Copán in Central America
What is the Mayans?
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"Shark Tank" vet / creator of FUBU & "Tonight Show" host starting in 1992:
____ John Jay ____
What is Daymond John Jay Leno?
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Daily Double
In Acts, "the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country; and sounded, and found it twenty" of this measurement
What are fathoms?
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Here's a peek at Swede Christer Fuglesang doing a little spacewalk for the ESA, short for this organization
What is the European Space Agency?
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Hennig Brand became the first known discoverer of an element when, in 1669, he found this, meaning "light bearer"
What is phosphorus?
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A spiral form; Watson & Crick said make ours a double
What is a helix?
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In 218 B.C. Hannibal crossed the Alps with tens of thousands of infantry & cavalry during the second of these wars
What are the Punic Wars?
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Founder of the "Conservateur Litéraire" in 1819 & a 19th century novel narrated by the title horse: ____ Hugo Black ____
What is Victor Hugo Black Beauty?
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It's both an ancient unit of weight & a Hebrew coin; in 2 Kings, it's "two measures of barley for" one of these
What is a shekel?
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To a nutritionist, M.D. can mean this condition signaled by tremors & apathy, so eat seeds to keep your levels up
What is magnesium deficiency?
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This element, symbol V, used to strengthen titanium alloys, isn't found in pure form but exists in about 5 dozen minerals
What is vanadium?
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It transports water & minerals from the roots of a plant up to the leaves
What is a xylem?
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Shown here with a ram's head, this deity combined the names of a creator god & the sun god
What is Amun-Ra?
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Singer/guitarist for KISS & leader of Marvel's Fantastic Four:
____ Stanley Reed ____
What is Paul Stanley Reed Richards?