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100 Hardest and easiest questions for SC as of April 2026

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As the histories of other ancient civilizations were, the

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19 Jun 2011, 18:02

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10 Jun 2021, 11:07

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Hoping the customers would not carelessly throw too many of

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guygmat

19 Jun 2011, 09:22

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16 Oct 2023, 13:08

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Herbert Morrison broadcast the only live radio report from

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guygmat

19 Jun 2011, 09:18

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In 2004, Burger Buster's revenue was estimated at nearly $17.4 million

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09 Aug 2021, 03:13

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08 Jun 2025, 19:26

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Just as he got closer to having all of his possessions packed, Hans fo

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guygmat

19 Jun 2011, 08:11

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26 Jan 2018, 05:58

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Personal computing technology has advanced to the point that

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guygmat

19 Jun 2011, 08:09

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13 Jan 2019, 09:24

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Conflicting scientific studies have variously cited as the

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guygmat

18 Jun 2011, 21:12

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25 Jun 2023, 05:45

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Rising commercial real estate rates, a gauge that brokers

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guygmat

18 Jun 2011, 21:10

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26 Apr 2022, 12:56

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Being only a quarter of Axleton's total sales force, the

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18 Jun 2011, 04:48

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01 Jun 2020, 23:54

Because the chef mistook the sugar of his partner as his own

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18 Jun 2011, 04:45

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10 Jul 2021, 01:31

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Everyone of us have understood that without him helping us we would

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abhi398

08 Jan 2019, 04:48

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06 May 2023, 09:36

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A block of multimedia text differs from a paragraph in a linear narrat

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AnkitK

28 May 2021, 00:43

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28 Feb 2023, 00:53

Judicial rules in many states require that the identities of all prose

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anordinaryguy

18 Dec 2018, 02:23

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10 Jul 2023, 04:47

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In a shock to those who still lived under the impression

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PTK

12 Jun 2011, 02:40

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22 Nov 2023, 11:28

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The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research

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subhashghosh

10 Jun 2011, 07:22

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25 Aug 2022, 20:40

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A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment claims

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DevilDoggNC

27 Feb 2023, 23:03

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22 Feb 2026, 01:42

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The management of a workforce distributed geographically carries with

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udaymathapati

15 Oct 2018, 03:23

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03 Jul 2021, 10:11

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Often said to look like an egg crate, the Omni Coliseum's roof was hom

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12 Nov 2018, 04:39

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30 Dec 2024, 21:50

The number of pilgrims who visit the annual Ladakh festival

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punyadeep

23 May 2011, 22:14

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Polio, although it is eradicated in the United States, it continues el

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MHIKER

14 Jul 2021, 01:42

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Because of recent seismic activity all along the Bleisner

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22 May 2011, 06:53

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17 Aug 2023, 21:54

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A review of literature dating from before the 18th century

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rojans

22 May 2011, 09:47

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31 Jan 2023, 10:52

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The loggers’ railway roadbed, with its narrow spurs jutting fingerlike

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gmatpapa

14 May 2011, 14:39

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17 Nov 2022, 04:20

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Despite protests from some shareholders, committee members

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gmatpapa

14 May 2011, 11:00

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10 Dec 2023, 22:26

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Although modern science has essentially eradicated the

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yvonne0923

31 Aug 2017, 20:49

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28 Sep 2023, 10:56

A facsimile of Van Gogh's Starry Night was so accurately

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yvonne0923

11 May 2011, 22:12

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On Aug 13,1868, the warship U.S.S. Wateree, anchored in the

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agdimple333

11 May 2011, 08:14

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Turn-of-the-century magician Harry Houdini claimed, for his

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yvonne0923

09 May 2011, 20:29

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The five hundred largest manufacturing firms in the United States prod

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25 Jun 2021, 10:28

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04 Apr 2023, 08:58

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A survey by the National Council of Churches showed that in 1986 there

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Originally a trading port, Hong-Kong, currently estimated to be fourth

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17 Jun 2018, 21:07

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27 Feb 2023, 04:58

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Animals which were originally feral, such as dogs, horses,

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27 Jun 2014, 05:01

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11 Mar 2026, 10:15

Alice doesn’t really like to eat vegetables, but she ate a little peas

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atulmogha

21 May 2017, 05:24

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30 Jul 2020, 10:32

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2009 had fewer new individual buyers of life insurance than

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26 Jul 2017, 20:54

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15 Dec 2024, 09:06

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Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart Stores is planning to offer free shipping

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voodoochild

28 Apr 2011, 17:41

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14 Dec 2023, 21:15

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Marc Murphy, the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manh

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voodoochild

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The number of women competing in college sports has soared

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28 Apr 2011, 14:01

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09 Jul 2021, 19:59

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The lawyers for the patent holder pressed the federal judge to impose

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kannn

11 Mar 2019, 05:33

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03 Apr 2023, 04:06

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Contrary to the scholarly wisdom of the 1950’s and early 1960’s that

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udaymathapati

21 Jul 2021, 07:45

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25 Jun 2025, 10:54

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As sources of electrical power, windmills now account for only about 2

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fanatico

01 Aug 2021, 09:43

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26 Jun 2023, 04:43

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In Japan, a government advisory committee called for the breakup of Ni

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metallicafan

31 Jul 2019, 23:07

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Ancient hunter-gatherers developed instincts that

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metallicafan

17 Apr 2011, 18:40

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06 Jan 2024, 06:07

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Wisconsin, Illinois, Florida, and Minnesota have begun to enforce

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ravi67741

12 Jul 2021, 07:36

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15 Oct 2025, 21:56

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Wynton and Branford Marsalis, brothers who have fused the complex rhyt

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ravi67741

25 Oct 2019, 03:56

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It's very important for CEOs, board members, and other nonfinancial ex

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sudhir18n

18 Dec 2018, 01:49

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People who inherit the sickle cell anemia gene from only one parent

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fanatico

02 Jun 2018, 14:06

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19 Nov 2022, 15:54

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The beautiful cello solo at the end of the symphony may have

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10 Nov 2018, 04:40

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16 Mar 2023, 18:37

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Unlike the use of headset telephones,which allow drivers to keep their

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rahulchow

07 Apr 2011, 00:21

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23 Aug 2022, 23:10

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The record of the past is always incomplete, and the historian who wri

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whichscore

14 Jan 2019, 10:32

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02 Mar 2023, 22:30

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dragonball

28 Mar 2011, 06:42

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26 Aug 2023, 07:42

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