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  1. 11,3001,2001,1001,0009008007006005004003002001000Number of municipalitiesno responseresponded to inquiryoffered incentiveMunicipalities’ Responses to Inquiries about Potential IncenHard · Information and Ideas
  2. 2Although many transposons, DNA sequences that move within an organism's genome through shuffling or duplication, have become corrupted and inactive over time, those from the long iMedium · Information and Ideas
  3. 3Sample of Food Items from Gemini Mission Menus Food itemDayMealSugar cookie cubes1BChicken and vegetables2BShrimp cocktail4CHot cocoa3A To make sure they got the nutrition they neEasy · Information and Ideas
  4. 4200150100500Uncertainty(larger values = more uncertainty)  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010Economic Policy Uncertainty in the United Kingdom, 2005–2010Year tax and public spendinHard · Information and Ideas
  5. 5140,000120,000100,00080,00060,00040,00020,0000Area (square meters)198719932006Characteristics of the Banks of the Provo River Downstream of the Jordanelle DamYear grass cover bare Medium · Information and Ideas
  6. 6605550454035302520151050Female farmersas a percentage of totalnorth Ondocentral Ondosouth OndoPercentage of Ondo State Small-Scale Farmers Who Are Female, by Main Crop GrownOndo StHard · Information and Ideas
  7. 7While attending school in New York City in the 1980s, Okwui Enwezor encountered few works by African artists in exhibitions, despite New York's reputation as one of the best placesHard · Information and Ideas
  8. 8"Loon Point" is a 1912 poem by Amy Lowell. In the poem, which presents a nighttime scene on a body of water, Lowell describes an element of nature as an active participant in the eMedium · Information and Ideas
  9. 9Nucleobase Concentrations from Murchison Meteorite and Soil Samples in Parts per Billion NucleobaseMurchison meteorite sample 1Murchison meteorite sample 2Murchison soil sampleIsogHard · Information and Ideas
  10. 10Mosasaurs were large marine reptiles that lived in the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 100 million to 66 million years ago. Celina Suarez, Alberto Pérez-Huerta, and T. Lynn HHard · Information and Ideas
  11. 11Accomplished printmaker and sculptor Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) used her art to explore the Black experience in the United States. In a paper for an art history class, a studentMedium · Information and Ideas
  12. 12A student is examining a long, challenging poem that was initially published in a quarterly journal without explanatory notes, then later republished in a stand-alone volume contaiMedium · Information and Ideas
  13. 13O Pioneers! is a 1913 novel by Willa Cather. In the novel, Cather portrays Alexandra Bergson as having a deep emotional connection to her natural surroundings: ______Easy · Information and Ideas
  14. 14Linguist Deborah Tannen has cautioned against framing contentious issues in terms of two highly competitive perspectives, such as pro versus con. According to Tannen, this debate-dHard · Information and Ideas
  15. 15In 1534 CE, King Henry VIII of England split with the Catholic Church and declared himself head of the Church of England, in part because Pope Clement VII refused to annul his marrHard · Information and Ideas
  16. 1676543210Participants’ mean rating(1–9; higher values = more positive)Helpfulness of reviewAttitude toward reviewed productParticipants’ Responses to Three Review Conditions no angeMedium · Information and Ideas
  17. 17Number and Origin of Clamshell Tools Found at Different Levels Below the Surface in Neanderthal Cave Depth of tools found below surface in cave (meters)Clamshells that NeanderthalsHard · Information and Ideas
  18. 18"To You" is an 1856 poem by Walt Whitman. In the poem, Whitman suggests that readers, whom he addresses directly, have not fully understood themselves, writing, ______Easy · Information and Ideas
  19. 19180160140120100806040200REM sleep as % of baseline (mean difference from baseline was not statisticallysignificant)Day 1Day 2Fur Seal REM Sleep on Land after an Extended Period in Hard · Information and Ideas
  20. 209080706050403020100Percentage of all sites analyzed0%Up to 25%More than 25%Home Heating Needs Met with Subsurface Thermal Pollution for Two Temperature Conditions, by Percentage ofHard · Information and Ideas
  21. 2176543210Average number of individuals directly reporting to CEO1991–19951996–20012001–2008Average Number of IndividualsReporting Directly to CEOsYears managers department leaders FHard · Information and Ideas
  22. 22Roasted green chiles are a popular ingredient in Southwestern cuisine, but the traditional roasting method of burning propane is not environmentally friendly. To see if solar powerEasy · Information and Ideas
  23. 23O Pioneers! is a 1913 novel by Willa Cather. In the novel, Cather depicts Alexandra Bergson as a person who takes comfort in understanding the world around her: ______Hard · Information and Ideas
  24. 242001751501251007550250Electricity (in thousands of MWh) Amount of Additional Electricity WindTurbines Could Generate WhenWinds Were Stronger Than ForecastWestMidwest The data for tEasy · Information and Ideas
  25. 25Sandra Cisneros's 1984 novella The House on Mango Street made a lasting impact on US literature. Its depiction of Mexican American culture inspired later authors to examine their oMedium · Information and Ideas
  26. 26Neural networks are computer models intended to reflect the organization of human brains and are often used in studies of brain function. According to an analysis of 11,000 such neHard · Information and Ideas
  27. 271009080706050403020100Seeds germinated (%)244872168Seed Germination with and withoutH₂S Treatment Time (hours) 500 micromoles per liter 10 micromoles per liter untreated In high cMedium · Information and Ideas
  28. 28Rivers rich in sediment appear yellow, while increases in red algae make rivers appear red. To track things like the sediment or algae content of large US rivers, John R. Gardner aMedium · Information and Ideas
  29. 29"Mrs. Spring Fragrance" is a 1912 short story by Sui Sin Far. In the story, Mrs. Spring Fragrance, a Chinese immigrant living in Seattle, is traveling in California. In letters to Medium · Information and Ideas
  30. 30Plants like potatoes, tomatoes, and soybeans are susceptible to bacterial wilt disease caused by the bacteria Ralstonia solanacearum. A multinational team of scientists led by ZhonMedium · Information and Ideas
  31. 317006005004003002001000Temperature (°C)L5_239K5_106K3_18K3_9Estimated Temperatures to which Evron Quarry Artifacts Were Exposedartifact Flint artifacts dating to 800,000 to 1,000,0Medium · Information and Ideas
  32. 32Although it's clear that Mars once had liquid water on its surface, astronomers have debated whether the evidence of ancient water reflects a prolonged phase of warm, wet conditionMedium · Information and Ideas
  33. 33The Land of Enchantment is a 1906 travel book by Lilian Whiting. In the book, which describes the experience of traveling through the southwestern United States by train, Whiting rMedium · Information and Ideas
  34. 34Results of Footprint Analysis for Two Sets of Theropod Tracks TracksEstimated footprint length (centimeters)Average stride length (meters)Estimated mean speed (meters per second)LaEasy · Information and Ideas
  35. 35In the 1980s, many musicians and journalists in the English-speaking world began to draw attention to music from around the globe—such as mbaqanga from South Africa and quan họ froHard · Information and Ideas
  36. 36Sense and Sensibility is an 1811 novel by Jane Austen. In the novel, Austen describes Marianne Dashwood's ability to persuade others of the rightness of her artistic judgments, as Medium · Information and Ideas
  37. 37Average Temperatures in July in Four Locations in the Navajo Nation LocationAverage highest temperature (Fahrenheit)Average lowest temperature (Fahrenheit)Teec Nos Pos94°65°CameronEasy · Information and Ideas
  38. 38Employment by Sector in France and the United States, 1800–2012 (% of total employment) YearAgriculture in FranceManufacturing in FranceServices in FranceAgriculture in USManufactuHard · Information and Ideas
  39. 39350300250200150100500Hours of sunshineAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberMonthly Hours of Sunshine from April toSeptember in Anchorage and Fairbanks, AlaskaMonth Anchorage Fairbanks ThMedium · Information and Ideas
  40. 40Archaeologist Petra Vaiglova, anthropologist Xinyi Liu, and their colleagues investigated the domestication of farm animals in China during the Bronze Age (approximately 2000 to 10Hard · Information and Ideas
  41. 41As a monthly newsletter formed in 1969 by a group of Asian American students at the University of California, Los Angeles, Gidra helped raise awareness about social and political iEasy · Information and Ideas
  42. 424003002001000Yearly copper production (in millions of pounds)188919021909Copper Production for Three States, 1889-1909Year Montana Arizona Michigan Copper had been mined in the USEasy · Information and Ideas
  43. 43Archaeologists have held that the Casarabe culture, which emerged in the southwestern Amazon basin in the first millennium CE, was characterized by a sparse, widely distributed popHard · Information and Ideas
  44. 44"Mr. Cornelius Johnson, Office-Seeker" is a 1900 short story by Paul Laurence Dunbar. In the story, the narrator describes Mr. Cornelius Johnson's appearance as conveying his exaggMedium · Information and Ideas
  45. 45Comfort Ratings and Temperature-Adjustment Preferences from One Survey ParticipantComfort ratingPreferred temperature adjustment20-2negative 2Cooler11Cooler211Cooler Nan Gao and hEasy · Information and Ideas
  46. 469080706050403020100Spider count1102030Spider Population CountDay of experimentno lizardswith lizards For each data category, the following bars are shown: no lizards with lizards Medium · Information and Ideas
  47. 47In a research paper, a student criticizes some historians of modern African politics, claiming that they have evaluated Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what is now theHard · Information and Ideas
  48. 48Psychologists Dacher Keltner and Jonathan Haidt have argued that experiencing awe—a sensation of reverence and wonder typically brought on by perceiving something grand or powerfulHard · Information and Ideas
  49. 497006005004003002001000Metal content(parts per million)without kanamycinwith kanamycinMetal Content of Plants with and without Kanamycin ExposureExperimental conditionzinciron For eMedium · Information and Ideas
  50. 50Many insects are iridescent, or have colors that appear to shimmer and change when seen from different angles. Scientists have assumed that this feature helps to attract mates but Medium · Information and Ideas
  51. 51Many governments that regularly transfer money to individuals—to provide supplemental incomes for senior citizens, for example—have long done so electronically, but other countriesHard · Information and Ideas
  52. 52Icebergs generally appear to be mostly white or blue, depending on how the ice reflects sunlight. Ice with air bubbles trapped in it looks white because much of the light reflects Hard · Information and Ideas
  53. 53Many scientists have believed that giraffes are solitary creatures, preferring to spend their time alone instead of with others. But observations of giraffes and their behavior in Easy · Information and Ideas
  54. 5450403020100Area (square km)GlacierArea of Three Glaciers in the2016 Swiss Glacier Inventory Gorner Fiescher Unteraar The data for the 3 categories are as follows:  Gorner: 41.2 sqEasy · Information and Ideas
  55. 55Boldly mixing elements of poetry, fiction, drama, philosophy, and manifesto, Puerto Rican writer Giannina Braschi creates cross-genre literature that explores themes such as immigrHard · Information and Ideas
  56. 5660,00050,00040,00030,00020,00010,0000Machines sold1903190819131918Singer Sewing Machine Salesin Four Countries, 1903–1918Year New Zealand Australia the Philippines Turkey The folloEasy · Information and Ideas
  57. 57Barchester Towers is an 1857 novel by Anthony Trollope. In the novel, Trollope's portrayal of Dr. Proudie underscores the character's exaggerated sense of his own abilities: ______Hard · Information and Ideas
  58. 58An archaeological team led by Piotr Bieliński and Sultan al-Bakri found remnants of a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age board game at a site in Oman. Little is left of the game except a stHard · Information and Ideas
  59. 5935302520151050Median marriage age19001910192019301940195019601970198019902000Median Ages of First Marriage for Menand Women in the United States andin England and Wales, 1900–2000YHard · Information and Ideas
  60. 60In the "language nest" model of education, Indigenous children learn the language of their people by using it as the medium of instruction and socialization at pre-K or elementary Hard · Information and Ideas