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  • What is a steamboat?
  • Who invented the steamboat?
  • When were steamboats popular?
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In a steam engine, coal heats what substance in a boiler to produce steam?

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  • What is a MacGuffin?
  • How do you find a MacGuffin?
  • Who was Alfred Hitchcock?
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The term “MacGuffin” was first used by ______________________.

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  • Why do golfers yell "Fore!"?
  • What is the origin of the term "fore"?
  • When do golfers yell "Fore!"?
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The Merriam-Webster dictionary dates the use of the term “fore” in golf to which year?

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  • Why is there a Great Red Spot on Jupiter?
  • What is Jupiter's Great Red Spot?
  • Is Jupiter's Great Red Spot changing?
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Over the last several decades, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has been what?

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  • What is a multiple?
  • How do multiples get used in everyday life?
  • How can you determine a number’s multiples?
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What lesson can be learned from studying multiples?

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