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This gold great won his first Masters in 1997 at the age of 21 & 4 since then
Who is Tiger Woods
Before the hard disk era, the storage of data or programs known as this word took more cumbersome forms, like huge circular drums & reels bearing hundreds of feet of tape
What is memory
This group that would-be presidents need 270 votes from isn't an educational institution; the second word can also mean a society
What is the electoral college
In 1922 Howard Carter made a huge discover in Egypt, the tomb of this royal
Who is King Tut (Tutankhamun)
Zodiac signs & how the stars and planets align are of interest to those who study this field
In 2008 this Jamaican sprinter came from out of the blue to set the first of many worlds records; Olympic gold would follow
Who is Usain Bolt
Stephen Colbert called President Biden's 2022 pardon for people convicted of possession of this "a green New Deal"
What is marijuana (Weed, kush, etc.)
What is Iran
Its name means "earth study" and it studies all that makes up the Earth, including its rocks and minerals
What is Geology
Winner of 20 Grand Slam title, this tennis great recently announced his retirement from competitive play
Who is Roger Federer
In this code that's the basis for digital computing, my beloved Dodgers would have retired Jackie Robinson's number as 101010.
The person elected to this position casts the deciding vote if the Senate is tied, so he or she always votes on the winning side
What is the Vice President
This dynasty that ruled China from 1368 to 1644 was noted for its arts & culture including, of course, ceramics & porcelain vases
What is Ming
Entomology is the study of these, of which these are close to a million identified species
What are insects
After retiring from the Houston Rockets, this 7'6" center became president of the Chinese Basketball Association
Who is Yao Ming
A statistician who annoyed some computer scientists by buting into our field, John Tukey came up with this 8-letter word for the programs that tell a computer what to do
What is software
A 2018 USA Today headline: "Rex Tillerson was on the toilet when he was told he'd be fired" from this diplomatic Cabinet job
What is the Secretary of State
Heads up or off! The Reign of Terror ended in 1794 with the beheading of this French revolutionary
Who is Robespierre
It sounds like it might be the study of shooting starts but it's actually the science of the atmosphere
What is meteorology
After refusing to play under inequitable circumstances, this tennis star is directly responsible for the fact that Female tennis players receive the same winnings as their male counterparts (often making overall more money than men)
Who is Billy Jean King
This word means a procedure for solving a computational problem; it can be simple, like the steps of long division, or complicated, like the ones search engines use to deliver results
What is an algorithm
It's the process of changing voting areas in states after each census; the job Alabama did went to the Supreme Court in 2022
What is redistricting
Who is king Attila
Nephrology is the branch of medicine that deals with these paired organs
What are the Kidneys