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The motto on the Great Seal of the U.S.: "Out of many, one"
"E Pluribus Unum"
Because it's closest to the sun, this planet is best seen near the horizon just before sunset or sunrise
Mercury
To the nearest day, it's the length of a solar year
365 days
City in which the first Christian church was formed; it was set up 7 weeks after Christ's death
Jerusalem
"S.O.S." doesn't stand for "save our ship"; it was chosen as a distress signal because it's easy to send by this
Eritrea gave this now-landlocked country a coastline and access to the Red Sea before successfully breaking away in a 1991 civil war.
Ethiopia
This "colorful" 20,000 mile-wide storm on Jupiter has been raging for centuries
The Red Spot
Some say its cycle of 12 animals begins with a mouse; some say a rat
The Chinese Calendar
Though found elsewhere in the Caribbean, it's most associated with Haiti
Voodoo
S.O.S., indeed--it's the nickname of spooky serial killer David Berkowitz
Son of Sam
3-sided sword that's a familiar word to fencers & crossword puzzle enthusiasts
A thick cloud cover is one reason temperatures at its equator & poles are about the same
Venus
In Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dict., this calendar segment is listed 7 entries after Wednesday
a week
This religion goes back to an enlightened man named Siddhartha
Buddhism
It's the "S.O.S." in the president's cabinet
Secretary of State
A candidate for knighthood in medieval times, or an English country gentleman
Esquire
This icy planet takes 248 years to complete an orbit of the sun
Pluto
Quetzalcoatl created their calendar
the Aztecs
A crescent with this figure is a symbol of Islam
a star
In sports rankings, "S.O.S." is this measure of the quality of a team's opponents
strength of schedule
This ancient Greek city in Asia Minor was the site of the temple of Artemis
Ephesus
Based on the calculations of a French mathematician, Johann Galle discovered this planet in 1846
Neptune
This month honors an emperor born in 63 B.C.
August
Tenrikyo is a faith-healing sect of this Asian religion
Shinto
If you fall into deep water without a life jacket, there's no time to send an S.O.S.--it's time to do this "S.O.S."
sink or swim