Answer One: Am I a Signal?
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I’m a flag.
In musical notation, a note value indicates the relative duration of a note, using the color or shape of the note head, the presence or absence of a stem, and the presence or absence of flags.
In mathematics, particularly in linear algebra, a flag is an increasing sequence of subspaces of a vector space V.
The most common definition of flag is the emblem that usually consists of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design.
It can also be an object thrown by the referee to indicate a penalty such as a bright yellow flag.
On the cigar, the flag is an extension of the wrapper shaped to finish the head of the cigar. Sometimes it is tied off in a pigtail, and the flag is used instead of a cap.
The five pound note in England is also known as a ‘flag’. The word flag has been used since the 1500’s as a slang expression for various types of money.
Answer Two: Little Women
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Annie Summers, Elizabeth Grey, Teresa Andrews, Yvette Smith, Connie Cooper
Answer Three: Middle Initial
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Daniel H. Hawkins.
Take the first letter of Daniel’s name (D) and find its place in the alphabet (4).
Now take the last letter of Daniel’s name (L) and find its place (12).
Now subtract 4 from 12 to get 8 - and the 8th letter is H.
Answer Four: Tying the Knot
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The possibility that the strings will form one large loop is 8 in 15 times, or 8/15.
You determined the probability of each situation by finding out the probability of many events. You only had to deal with the bottom knots, because if you left out the top knots, you will just be simplifying the problem a little bit. Then you figure out all the possibilities for the first knot (of the bottom) that could be tied. Then, using those, you found out the three possibilities for each basic diagram, having only the first knot. That gives you 45 possible knot combinations, which is every combination for the bottom half. Then you simply count out the different groups (1 loop, 2 loops or 3 loops) and simplified it. There are 24/45 for 1 loop, 18/45 for 2 loops, and 3/45 for 3 loops. Simplified that is:
**1 Loop: 8/15**
2 Loops: 6/15
3 Loops: 1/15
Answer Five: Clearly Confused
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Crystal.
Quartz Crystal is quite often used in watches.
Waterford Crystal is a world famous maker of glassware.
The phrase Crystal Clear means understood completely.
Clarity can be fragile is another way of saying as clear as glass, or Crystal Clear.
Answer Six: The Four Doors
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The correct door is labeled with the trapezoid. The shape formed by connecting the string of numbers on the face of a clock is a trapezoid.
Answer Seven: Mud Hook
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An Anchor
Answer Eight: Sequential Times
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A 12-hour clock has these:
1:23 (one, two, three)
2:34
3:45
4:56
9:10 (nine, ten)
10:11
11:12
12:13
12:34 (one, two, three, four)
A 24-hour clock has these additional ones:
0:12 (zero, one, two)
13:14 (thirteen, fourteen)
14:15
15:16
16:17
17:18
18:19
19:20
20:21
21:22
22:23
23:24
23:45 (two, three, four, five)
Answer Nine: Games
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The person is a varsity cheerleader, and is there to cheer. The person is at all the games, in uniform, and is not there to watch the game, but must keep on eye on it as to know which cheers to do.
Answer Ten: Heavy Lifting
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The gold was hidden at his house. It was upstairs (a short flight) in the workout room where Jim had configured it to look like regular weights.
With the gold found, Jim confessed, and Smith was quickly promoted.