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100 Hardest and easiest questions for SC as of April 2026

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05 Sep 2023, 21:02

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Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it

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mandald

29 Mar 2019, 01:02

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01 Jan 2026, 11:37

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According to a recent study by Rutgers University, the number of women

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pjreddy_rec

13 Jun 2021, 08:02

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03 Dec 2025, 06:55

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In the six-month period that ended on September 30, the average num

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generis

09 Aug 2021, 02:32

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24 Nov 2025, 23:43

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More and more in recent years, cities are stressing the arts as a mean

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x2suresh

13 Jun 2021, 04:16

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21 Nov 2025, 10:15

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The herbicide Oryzalin was still being produced in 1979, three years

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aragonn

14 Nov 2018, 10:21

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17 Nov 2025, 04:53

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Studying the fruit fly, a household nuisance but a time-honored experi

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jyotsnasarabu

29 Jun 2021, 07:29

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17 Nov 2025, 03:52

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A New York City ordinance of 1897 regulated the use of bicycles, manda

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nakib77

30 Nov 2018, 05:02

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17 Nov 2025, 03:36

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Building large new hospitals in the bistate area would constitute a wa

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spriya

04 Jun 2021, 09:28

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17 Nov 2025, 03:25

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Employing many different techniques throughout his career, Michelangel

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AbdurRakib

11 Jun 2021, 15:03

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12 Nov 2025, 06:43

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As well as heat and light, the Sun is the source of a continuous strea

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tejal777

16 Jun 2021, 13:24

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09 Jun 2025, 05:21

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Art is a visual way for some people to reflect upon what is going on i

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AryamaDuttaSaikia

16 Dec 2015, 21:18

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23 May 2025, 13:41

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Ranked as one of the most important of Europe’s young playwrights,

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bmwhype2

06 Sep 2021, 02:48

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19 May 2025, 14:16

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The expected rise in the price of oil could be a serious impact to

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singh_satya

26 Jul 2020, 16:48

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by: Raman109

09 Mar 2025, 06:43

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In the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778, the rearguard of the Frankish

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mikemcgarry

13 Oct 2016, 11:19

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04 Mar 2025, 13:08

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

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TrueLie

09 Aug 2021, 03:18

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by: Raman109

28 Feb 2025, 06:43

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Corporations will soon be required to report to the government whether

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papillon86

09 Aug 2021, 03:03

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24 Feb 2025, 07:49

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After suffering $2 billion in losses and 25,000 layoffs, the nations

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sacmanitin

16 May 2022, 01:21

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01 Jan 2025, 12:50

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fameatop

06 Feb 2013, 04:10

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25 Dec 2024, 20:17

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In the seventh century B.C., the Roman alphabet was adapted from the

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souvik101990

09 Sep 2015, 13:36

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18 Dec 2024, 19:25

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Cost cutting and restructuring has allowed the manufacturing company

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AbdurRakib

13 Jun 2017, 13:15

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16 Dec 2024, 21:21

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When viewed from the window of a speeding train, the speed with which

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Bunuel

25 Jun 2021, 01:28

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01 Nov 2024, 11:13

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An inventory equal to 90 days sales is as much as even the strongest

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WhyabloodyMBA

10 Jul 2009, 12:48

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11 Sep 2024, 23:35

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Congress is debating a bill requiring certain employers provide worker

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sperinko

07 Jul 2021, 00:44

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11 Sep 2024, 04:11

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To show that it is serious about addressing the state's power crisis

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generis

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07 Mar 2024, 10:24

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Rejecting its argument that the Masters Dog Training Club’s primary

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BillyZ

21 Sep 2019, 08:15

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21 Jan 2024, 04:22

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Subjunctive and use of that with simple verb form

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Sontawila

13 Jun 2009, 04:08

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08 Jan 2024, 07:08

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Almost a decade after New York State passed laws to protect

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arorag

29 Dec 2014, 21:51

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06 Jan 2024, 01:38

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Nearly two tons of nuclear-reactor fuel have already been put into orb

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scheol79

11 Sep 2021, 04:33

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06 Jan 2024, 00:15

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In London that afforded its playwrights only two theaters, Alpha Behn

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20 Mar 2011, 13:22

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04 Jan 2024, 07:23

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In laboratory rats, a low dose of aspirin usually suffices t

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fozzzy

26 Jul 2013, 07:57

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02 Jan 2024, 21:00

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Butterflies come in more than 17,000 species, displaying a wing patter

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BillyZ

20 Jun 2018, 00:00

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26 Dec 2023, 09:34

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Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress that made

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bigoyal

14 Jul 2009, 10:16

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17 Dec 2023, 00:27

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The state has proposed new rules that would set minimum staffing level

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age

12 Aug 2019, 06:52

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26 Nov 2023, 21:46

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"Chicago-style" deep-dish pizza must have its crust, which resembles a

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mun23

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In the English-Speaking world Anton Chekhov is by far better

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hfbamafan

18 Jun 2018, 08:45

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18 Nov 2023, 15:17

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Taste buds are onion-shaped structures with between 50 and 100 taste

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daagh

02 Nov 2021, 08:27

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18 Nov 2023, 13:12

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While many of the dinosaur fossils found recently in northeast China s

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amatya

11 Jun 2021, 00:55

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10 Nov 2023, 16:05

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The reason many people consider the Mediterranean island to be ungover

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BillyZ

20 Jun 2018, 19:12

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by: GMATNinja

30 Oct 2023, 20:00

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Since 1975 so many people have been moving to Utah such that Mormons

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marine

07 Sep 2022, 03:34

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by: MartyMurray

29 Oct 2023, 17:13

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Since 1990 the global economy has grown more than it did

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LM

21 Jun 2021, 07:30

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19 Oct 2023, 07:22

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In the 1980's the rate of increase of the minority population of the

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zoltan

07 Nov 2018, 03:19

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18 Oct 2023, 08:06

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Calculus, a subject offered to high school students planning to attend

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feruz77

24 Jun 2021, 03:17

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18 Oct 2023, 07:17

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Positing an enormous volcanic explosion at the end of the Permian

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AbdurRakib

11 Jun 2017, 13:05

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15 Oct 2023, 11:25

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Hundreds of species of fish generate and discharge electric currents

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USADream

22 Sep 2022, 04:15

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15 Oct 2023, 05:39

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For all its financial troubles, never has the Wall Street Journal been

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akashaggarwal88

04 Oct 2018, 21:42

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10 Oct 2023, 07:21

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Scientists have dated sharp-edged flakes of stone found in the fine-gr

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alimad

06 Nov 2019, 00:58

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04 Oct 2023, 08:25

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While Noble Sissle may be best known for his collaboration with Eubie

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LithiumIon

13 Jun 2015, 18:26

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28 Sep 2023, 12:13

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Although the company's executives have admitted that there had been ac

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generis

20 Apr 2020, 22:59

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28 Sep 2023, 12:06

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One legacy of Madison Avenue’s recent campaign to appeal to people fif

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eyunni

01 Jun 2021, 08:56

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28 Sep 2023, 01:19

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Children's tendency to be more susceptible to bronchitis and asthma

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sivasanjeev

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23 Sep 2023, 21:26

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