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This Greek god could command the waves of the sea & create storms |
[B.D. selected the first clue.]
Poseidon
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This son of Will Smith turns 13 this week & says math is his favorite subject-- let's get him a textbook |
(Andrew: Who is James Smith?)
Jaden Smith
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Due to its size, this planet is responsible for the Kirkwood gaps in our galaxy's asteroid belt |
(Alex: [*], it's so big, yes.)
Jupiter
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The smallest book in the collection, 1/25 of an inch square, tells the story of this "merry old soul" in a nursery rhyme |
Old King Cole
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Most maps typically use this color to depict bodies of water |
blue
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Spell this Christian group that's often found before "Oats" |
(B.D.: What is Q-U-A-C-K-E-R?)
Q-U-A-K-E-R
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This Greek goddess of marriage & childbirth was jealous of Zeus' frequent infidelities |
Hera
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In a 2011 animated film, Emily Blunt voices Juliet & James McAvoy voices this other title character |
Gnomeo
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(Here is the clue. Pay attention to Sarah.) Chairs, a broom, some string, and a can full of sand are all you need for the experiment that creates one of these swinging devices, similar to the one physicist Foucault used to show the earth's rotation |
a pendulum
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The loc.gov feature called Thomas lets you search for these made by Congress, like H.R. 575 |
laws that are passed by Congress
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This term refers to the box on a map that explains what the symbols and colors represent |
the key (or legend)
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Spell this word for the young of a goose that's also the surname of an actor named Ryan |
G-O-S-L-I-N-G
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The Norse believed that during a thunderstorm, this god rode through the heavens on a chariot drawn by goats |
Thor
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On a Disney show, these 2 best friends try to be the world's greatest skateboarders |
Zeke & Luther
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An emulsion is a mixture of 2 or more of these that don't dissolve in each other |
liquids
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In 1931 the library began providing sound recordings of books as well as books written in this |
Braille
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In 1904 the company named for Rand & him produced its first road map |
McNally
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Spell this metric measurement equal to .03937 of an inch |
(Emma: What is C-E-N-T-I-M-E-T-E-R?) ... (Alex: Sorry, Emma. You had to go much smaller than that. Not centimeters, but millimeters, [*].) [No end-of-round signal sounds. Alex gives the correct response, and then goes directly to announcing the Final Jeopardy! category.]
M-I-L-L-I-M-E-T-E-R
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Melanion had to ask for help from this Greek love goddess on how to win Atalanta's hand |
Aphrodite
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Young singer Bianca Ryan won the first season of this TV show now judged by Sharon Osbourne & others |
(Andrew: What is American Idol?)
America's Got Talent
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(Jimmy help us out, please.) Ice is not as heavy or dense as water. In fact, our little ice boat here floats because these smallest particles that consist of atoms expand and spread out. |
molecules
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Kids' books are under PZ in the LOC's cataloging system; this Michael Ende "Story" is in the PZ7's |
The Neverending Story
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The world's first weather map was created by this English astronomer in 1686 & showed the trade winds |
(Andrew: Who is Cook?) ... (Alex: Who is [*]? Halley's Comet.)
Edmund Halley
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This 3-headed watchdog eats mortals who dare enter the underworld |
Cerberus
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A video game in the "Club Penguin" series is titled his "Revenge" |
Herbert
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Humans can drink sea water once it has been desalinated, meaning this has been removed |
salt
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The LOC holds the oldest book printed in North America, a 1640 translation of these Biblical verses |
the Psalms
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TV commercials for this maker of car navigation devices feature such characters as DougDoug & SueSue |
a TomTom
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