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IT'S A CRIME
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200

In one version his daughter is among the items he turns to gold with his touch

Midas

200

SMS stands for this "message service", so keep your text brief

short

200

The Mazovian dialect of this language is spoken mainly around Warsaw

Polish

200

Lying under oath

perjury

200

At a wedding feast at Cana, Jesus performed his first recorded miracle, turning water into this

wine

400

My theorem? That you know this whiz who gave his name to the equation a(squared) + b(squared) = c(squared)

Pythagoras

400

In addition to emoji, you can use kaomoji, a Japanese type of this, which also starts with "emo"

emoticons

400

It's the official language common to Belgium, Canada & Monaco

French

400

Illegally avoiding paying the government on state, federal or local levels

tax evasion

400

In the 23rd Psalm, this occupation is mentioned before "I shall not want"

shepherd

600

We're 100/100ths sure that Simon Stevin introduced the concept of "decimal" these to Europe in 1585

fractions

600

This singer says her husband Russel Brand broke up with her via text message on New Year's Eve

Katy Perry

600

In Swahili, hakuna means no, so matata must mean these

worries

600

2-word term for stealing & using someone's personal information to commit fraud

identity theft

600

While Moses was on Mount Sinai, Aaron helped the Israelites construct this idol using their jewelry

the golden calf

800

The ancient Greek Hipparchus pioneered this branch of math, from ancient Greek for "triangle" & "measure"

trigonometry

800

Text "IRL" & it stands for this, the opposite of the imaginary internet world

in real life

800

In Hebrew, you use this word for both hello & goodbye

Shalom

800

A federal statute fighting this type of crime includes assault motivated by disability, gender identity & sexual orientation

hate crime

800

This gospel writer & "beloved physician" made many missionary trips

Luke

1000

In mythology, Prometheus isn't chained to that rock forever; this hero rescues him

Hercules

1000
While working for Microsoft, Dean Hachamovitch invented this texting feature that suggests words for you

autocorrect

1000

Oikos means "house" (not "yogurt") in this language

Greek

1000

A word for taking over a plane led to this word for taking someone's automobile

carjacking

1000

This prophet told King Darius, "My God hath sent his angel and hath shut the lions' mouths"

Daniel

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