...explorers
...chemical elements
..."NEW TESTAMENT" characters (besides Jesus)
...musical theory terms
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This Explorer sailed for Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, taking the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria and landing at San Salvador in the Bahamas (where he dubbed the Arawak inhabitants “Indians”)

Who is Christopher Columbus?

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This Element, normally exists in elemental form as a diatomic gas, but it can also exist in a triatomic form, ozone, which is known for its role in blocking UV rays in Earth’s stratosphere. This Element, by mass, the most common element in Earth’s crust. Name this element with Atomic Number 8.

What is Oxygen (O)

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The angel Gabriel appeared to tell this person she  would conceive and give birth to the Messiah, in an event called the Annunciation. This person is often  commonly featured in religious artworks as "Madonna" Name this person whom forced to take shelter in a manger at Bethlehem, where she gave birth to Jesus.

Who is the Virgin Mary?

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This term is indicated through the use of Italian-language terms such such as "Adagio" and "Andante". This term may also be indicated by a metronome marking, which indicates the number of a certain type of note per minute. Name this term another word for speed.

What is Tempo?

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This Explorer and his men were welcomed by the Aztec emperor Montezuma II. But took Montezuma prisoner.

Who is Hernan Cortes?

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This Element, is the lightest noble gas and the second most abundant element in the Universe (after hydrogen). This element is used for devices that need intense cooling, such as MRI machines. Name this element, atomic number 2.

What is Helium (He)?

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This disciple was called the “Elijah who is to come” by Jesus, a reference to a great Old Testament prophet . This disciple baptized Jesus in the Jordan River, after which the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus. Name this disciple, cousin of Jesus.

Who is John the Baptist?

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 The most common types of these are built of successive notes that are each a third above the previous(triad). Triads can be classified as major, minor, augmented, or diminished. Larger of these thing, such as ninth and thirteenth chords, appear commonly in jazz. Name this term for a combination of notes.

What is Chords?

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This Explorer served Kublai Khan until 1292, spending time as governor of Yangzhou. This Explorer dictated his memoir — a text known as Il Milione — to his prison cellmate, Rusticiano (or Rusticello) of Pisa.  

Who is Marco Polo?

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This element is the most common metal in the Earth, and one of the major components of the Earth’s core. Because of its appearance, This element has long been known as fool’s gold. The largest use of this element is steel. Name this element, atomic number 26.

What is Iron (Fe)?

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This disciple is one of two disciples with that given name. The other being the son of James. Name this  disciple who betrays Jesus to the authorities for 30 pieces of silver. 

Who is Judas?

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The two most basic of these markings are forte and piano. Adding -issimo to these markings can make it large and soft. Name these markings that  indicate the volume at which music is to be played.

What is Dynamics?

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This Duo's expedition also known as the Corps of Discovery, departed from Camp Wood (near St. Louis) in 1804, sailing up the Missouri River. This Duo wintered at Fort Mandan in what is now North Dakota, where they met Sacajawea.

Who is Meriwether Lewis & William Clark 

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This Element is found, by definition, in all organic compounds and is the fourth most abundant element in the Universe.  Graphite, consists of planes of these atoms arranged in hexagons. Name this element, atomic number 6.

What is Carbon (C)?

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The Catholic Church holds this apostle to be the first Bishop of Rome, or pope. This apostle is the foremost of Jesus’s apostles in the gospels along with his brother Andrew. Name this apostle also known as Simon.

Who is Peter, (Simon Peter)?

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The two most common types of progressions are major and minor. Major C contains, C-D-E-F-G-A-B. Name the progression of seven notes between octaves following a repeating pattern of whole steps and half steps.

What is Scales?

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On This Explorer's second voyage, This Explorer sailed aboard the Resolution and became the first to cross the Antarctic Circle. On his third voyage, This Explorer failed to find the Northwest Passage and was killed when he came into conflict with the inhabitants of Hawaii.

Who is James Cook?

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This element, is one of just two elements that is a liquid at standard temperature and pressure (the only other one is bromine). More recently, concerns about exposure to this element have led to the banning of it in thermometers. Name this element, atomic number 80.

What is Mercury (Hg)?

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This person is the Roman official who presides over Jesus’s trial and sentences him to death. This person's existence is supported by a non-religious historical record: he was appointed Roman governor of Judea. Named in the Apostles Creed, " [Jesus] suffered under: this official.

Who is Pontius Pilate?

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Unisons, fourths, fifths, and octaves are examples of this idea. An octave is the same note played at a higher pitch.  At the most basic level, Name the distance between two pitches that is  are described with ordinal numbers (second, third, etc.)

What is Intervals?

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