GLADIATORS
RANKS & TITLES
SEE 3 "P","O"
SCIENCY STUFF
HOBBIES
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"Gladiator" comes from gladius, a type of short this that many gladiators carried
A sword
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Usually referring to a spouse, this 2-word term eventually replaced "presidentress" in American politics
First lady
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This spicy sausage is a popular pie topper
Pepperoni
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This genus of bacteria causes not only the sore throat named for it but the skin condition impetigo
Strep
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The origins of this popular Hasbro board game go back to 1904's The Landlord's Game
Monopoly
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There's debate as to if this gesture, pollice verso, urged a victor to kill his defeated opponent or to drop his weapon & spare him
Thumbs down
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During the Cold War, a commissar was an official responsible for education & organization in this political party
The Communist Party
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Congratulations! You've been this for a credit card you haven't even applied for
Preapproved
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This "directional" math term is used to describe a person who carries a disease & transmits it to others
A vector
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Collecting coins can be lucrative if you have one from 44 B.C. minted by Marcus Mettius showing this Roman
Julius Caesar
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Like the modern gladiators of the NFL, Roman ones entered the arena via this, several hundred yards long
A tunnel
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It's the term for the principal or chief administrator of a private school such as the Devon School in "A Separate Peace"
Headmaster/headmistress
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One matchup of this contest that aired on the NFL's biggest Sunday saw Team Fluff take on Team Ruff
The Puppy Bowl
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Unique to each isotope, it's the time it takes for 50% of a radioactive substance to disintegrate
A half-life
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DAILY DOUBLE!
Try a racquet sport like this one originally called poona in India & taken to the U.K. by the Brits
1600
DAILY DOUBLE!
The lightly armed retiarius carried a net to tangle his opponents & one of these multi-pronged weapons to dispatch them
1600
Title for a member of the British peerage ranking below a duke & above an earl; perhaps of Queensberry?
Marquess
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Adjective meaning not suitable for a particular situation or place
Inappropriate
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Alcohol dehydrogenase, one of these complex proteins, breaks down ethanol during digestion
An enzyme
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Gardeners know spring is a good time to plant holly bushes & this flower, holly + 4 letters
Hollyhock
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Emperor from 177 to 192, this madman did fight as a gladiator, though his bouts were likely fixed
Commodus
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With great power, Peter Parker held the Royal navy title admiral of this from 1799 to 1811
Fleet
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It's the type of engraved metal image seen here
Copperplate
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In radio broadcasting, A.M. stands for this modulation
Amplitude
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This type of jumping is an acronym for the 4 types of fixed structures from which participants leap
BASE jumping