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Lord of the Rings Quiz

Originally published in 1954, the Lord of the Rings book series gained popularity after being released as a movie in 2001. How much do you know about the popular series?

Challenger

(Encyclopedia) Challenger, U.S. space shuttle. It exploded (Jan. 28, 1986) 73 seconds into its tenth flight, killing all seven crew members, including the first civilian in space, schoolteacher…

Tweed Ring

(Encyclopedia) Tweed Ring: see Tweed, William Marcy.

ring compound

(Encyclopedia) ring compound: see aromatic compound.

Ring nebula

(Encyclopedia) Ring nebula, planetary nebula in the northern constellation Lyra; cataloged as M57 or NGC 6720. It is perhaps the most famous and beautiful nebula of this type. Its name describes the…

cyclic compound

(Encyclopedia) cyclic compound, any one of a class of compounds whose molecules contain a number of atoms bonded together to form a closed chain or ring. If all of the atoms that form the ring are…

Pacquiao, Manny

(Encyclopedia) Pacquiao, Manny (Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao), 1978–, Phillipine boxer and politician, b. Mindanao. From his first professional win at age 16 he has gone on to win world titles in eight…

Elia Kazan—Genius or Informant?

Half a century after McCarthyism, the Academy Award-winning director is again under fire for naming names by Rachael Stark The House Un-American Activities Committee's quest to ferret out…

Christina Rossetti: A Ring Posy

A Ring PosyJess and Jill are pretty girls, Plump and well to do, In a cloud of windy curls: Yet I know who Loves me more than curls or pearls.I'm not pretty, not a bit— Thin and sallow-…