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  1. 1Sample 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
  2. 2O 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
  3. 3"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
  4. 4Roasted 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
  5. 52001751501251007550250Electricity (in thousands of MWh) Amount of Additional Electricity WindTurbines Could Generate WhenWinds Were Stronger Than ForecastWestMidwest The data for tEasy · Information and Ideas
  6. 6Results 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
  7. 7Average 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
  8. 8As 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
  9. 94003002001000Yearly 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
  10. 10Comfort Ratings and Temperature-Adjustment Preferences from One Survey ParticipantComfort ratingPreferred temperature adjustment20-2negative 2Cooler11Cooler211Cooler Nan Gao and hEasy · Information and Ideas
  11. 11Many 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
  12. 1250403020100Area (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
  13. 1360,00050,00040,00030,00020,00010,0000Machines sold1903190819131918Singer Sewing Machine Salesin Four Countries, 1903–1918Year New Zealand Australia the Philippines Turkey The folloEasy · Information and Ideas
  14. 14"Valia" is a 1907 short story by Leonid Andreyev. In the story, the author emphasizes that the setting where the character Valia is reading is nearly silent: ______Easy · Information and Ideas
  15. 15Attendance and Cost of Hosting for Past Four US World's Fairs World's fairs held in the USCost (in US dollars)Number of visitorsCentury 21 Exposition (1962)$47 million9.60 millionHEasy · Information and Ideas
  16. 1614121086420Average rainfall (inches)MayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberAverage Monthly Rainfall inSelect Puerto Rican Citiesfrom 1981 to 2010Month Rincón Isabela San Sebastián Ponce The folEasy · Information and Ideas
  17. 17Moons of Dwarf Planets Dwarf planet nameNumber of moonsName of moonsHaumea2Hi'iaka, NamakaCeres0N/AMakemake1MK 2Eris1DysnomiaPluto5Charon, Nix, Kerberos, Styx, Hydra Like Earth, sEasy · Information and Ideas
  18. 18A researcher conducted an experiment inspired by studies suggesting that people may benefit from feeling frightened in certain circumstances, such as when watching scary movies or Easy · Information and Ideas
  19. 191,7501,5001,2501,0007505002500Number of articles2010201120122013201420152016201720182019Investigative ArticlesPublished in the Albuquerque Journalfrom 2010 to 2019 Total The line gEasy · Information and Ideas
  20. 20A museum curator is writing a biographical statement about Trinidadian-born Chinese dancer, choreographer, and teacher Dai Ailian for a new exhibit on Chinese dance. The curator clEasy · Information and Ideas
  21. 21"The Rock and the Sea" is an 1893 poem by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In the poem, a rock is portrayed as intending to confront and restrain the sea: ______Easy · Information and Ideas
  22. 22Hip-hop pedagogy is a form of teaching that's gaining popularity across school subjects. It involves incorporating hip-hop and rap music into lessons as well as using hip-hop elemeEasy · Information and Ideas
  23. 23Maximum Height of Maple Trees When Fully Grown Tree typeMaximum height (feet)Native to North AmericaSugar maple75yesSilver maple70yesRed maple60yesJapanese maple25noNorway maple50nEasy · Information and Ideas
  24. 24403020100Number of individual young fishWinterSpringFallNumber of Young Fish Collected at Mangrove Sites in the Egyptian Red Sea During Three Seasons of 2010Season Common silver-biEasy · Information and Ideas
  25. 25American fashion designer Patrick Kelly was known for his love of colorful buttons. Many of his signature dresses feature bold assortments of buttons throughout the garment. In a pEasy · Information and Ideas
  26. 26In addition to her technical skill and daring feats, American stunt pilot Bessie Coleman was also known for dazzling the crowds that came to watch her air shows in the 1920s with hEasy · Information and Ideas
  27. 273.53.02.52.01.51.00.50Deformation rate(centimeters per month)AlcedoMauleFernandinaPacayaSierra NegraDeformation Rate of Five Volcanoesvolcano When magma moves underneath a volcanoEasy · Information and Ideas
  28. 282,8002,6002,4002,2002,0001,8001,6001,4001,2001,0008006004002000Number of organic farmsCaliforniaWisconsinNew YorkPennsylvaniaIowaWashingtonUS States with the Greatest Number of OrgEasy · Information and Ideas
  29. 29Effect of Paywall Introduction on Newspaper Companies' Revenues NewspaperTotal revenue change ($ in thousands)Percentage change (%)Newspaper sizeLos Angeles Times93,96612.5largeTheEasy · Information and Ideas
  30. 30Daily Distance Traveled by Adult Mountain Lions in Three Seasons SeasonKilometers per day traveled by adult femalesKilometers per day traveled by adult malescold-dry9.2815.81monsooEasy · Information and Ideas
  31. 31Percent of Residents of City Areas in Favor of Adding More Bike Paths City AreaPercent of area's residents in favor of adding more bike pathsNorth East12%North Central26%North WestEasy · Information and Ideas
  32. 32The Milky Way galaxy is composed of millions of stars in a relatively flat structure containing a thin disk and a thick disk. Based on computer simulations and analysis of data on Easy · Information and Ideas
  33. 33Some residents in a neighborhood in Atlanta recently founded a community garden inside a local park. The residents agreed to volunteer to take care of the garden together. StudentsEasy · Information and Ideas
  34. 34Guilds in French Cities in the Late Eighteenth Century CityDateInhabitantsNumber of guildsInhabitants per guildParis1766600,0001334,511Bordeaux176280,000491,633Rouen177574,00011266Easy · Information and Ideas
  35. 35Number and Origin of Clamshell Tools Found at Different Depths below the Surface in Neanderthal Cave Depth of tools found below surface in cave (meters)Clamshells that NeanderthalsEasy · Information and Ideas
  36. 36Time Participants Spent Reading about Five London Museums Museum NameRankingPercentage of total time spent reading about museum by participants provided with rankingPercentage of tEasy · Information and Ideas
  37. 37Scientists have long believed that giraffes are mostly silent and communicate only visually with one another. But biologist Angela Stöger and her team analyzed hundreds of hours ofEasy · Information and Ideas