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  2. Shackleton–Rowett Expedition - Wikipedia

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    Shackleton–Rowett Expedition. The Shackleton–Rowett Expedition (1921–22) was Sir Ernest Shackleton 's last Antarctic project, and the final episode in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration . The venture, financed by John Quiller Rowett, is sometimes referred to as the Quest Expedition after its ship Quest, a converted Norwegian sealer.

  3. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    A AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...

  4. Merv Griffin's Crosswords - Wikipedia

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    September 10, 2007. ( 2007-09-10) –. May 16, 2008. ( 2008-05-16) Merv Griffin's Crosswords (also simply called Crosswords) is an American game show based on crossword puzzles. The show was created by its namesake, Merv Griffin, who died shortly after beginning production on the series. Ty Treadway was the host, [2] and Edd Hall was the ...

  5. Move over New York Times, now LinkedIn is adding brain ... - AOL

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    The Microsoft-owned platform, best known for professional networking and sharing news, is taking a page from the New York Times and adding three, free “thinking-oriented” games as a way to tap ...

  6. Clue Quest - Wikipedia

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    Clue Quest is a card game published in 1987 by Edufun Games. Contents [ edit ] Clue Quest is a game in which three to six players are dealt a hand of nine cards from which they attempt to make a word.

  7. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Egg – O (the letter O loosely resembles the shape of an egg) Elected – IN. Electricity – AC (alternating current), DC (direct current) Eleven – II (II looks similar to 11), or XI ( Roman numerals) End of war – VE ( Victory in Europe, the end of World War II) Energy – E, J (joule) Engagement - GIG.

  8. The 39 Clues - Wikipedia

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    The 39 Clues. The 39 Clues is a series of adventure novels written by a collaboration of authors, including Rick Riordan, Gordon Korman, Peter Lerangis, Jude Watson, Patrick Carman, Linda Sue Park, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Roland Smith, David Baldacci, Jeff Hirsch, Natalie Standiford, C. Alexander London, Sarwat Chadda and Jenny Goebel.

  9. The ClueFinders - Wikipedia

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    The ClueFinders is an educational software series aimed at children aged 8–12 that features a group of mystery-solving teenagers. The series was created by The Learning Company (formerly SoftKey) as a counterpart to their Reader Rabbit series for older, elementary-aged students.