| Subject | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | √49 | 7 | 100%
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| √121 | 11 | 91%
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| √225 | 15 | 91%
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| √529 | 23 | 73%
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| bio | life | 64%
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| geo | earth | 55%
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| Quotes | The love of money is a root of all kinds of ____. | evil | 55%
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| 3√512 | 8 | 45%
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| pan | all | 45%
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| year of release | 1977 | 36%
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| episodes (original run) | 8 | 36%
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| original network | ABC | 36%
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| second most sold root vegetable in the US | carrot | 36%
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| nov | new | 36%
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| Agriculture | most sold root vegetable in the US | potato | 36%
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| Television | author of the book on which the show was based | Alex Haley | 27%
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| tele | far | 27%
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| Miscellaneous | body parts with roots (name one) | hair or tooth | 27%
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| meter | measure | 27%
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| paleo | old | 27%
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| 4√160,000 | 20 | 18%
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| 10√1,048,576 | 4 | 18%
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| cred | believe | 18%
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| these can be in root position or an inversion | chords | 18%
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| vac | empty | 18%
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| actor who played young Kunta Kinte and later hosted Reading Rainbow | LeVar Burton | 18%
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| Linguistics | anthrop | man | 18%
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| phon | sound | 18%
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| 3√15,625 | 25 | 9%
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| country where the Roots apparel company is headquartered | Canada | 9%
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| drought-resistant root vegetable found as a major staple food in developing countries | cassava | 9%
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| generic genre sometimes known as roots music | folk | 9%
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| magn | great | 9%
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| Righteousness is the root of _________. | happiness | 9%
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| Music | late night host whose show's house band is The Roots | Jimmy Fallon | 9%
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| ______ make trees take deeper roots. | Storms | 9%
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| endo | within | 9%
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| y = x2 - 12x + 32 | x = 8 and x = 4 | 9%
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| operating system that can be rooted | Android | 0%
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| The roots of _________ are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. | education | 0%
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| co-founder of The Root magazine and host of Finding Your Roots on PBS | Henry Louis Gates Jr. | 0%
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| state home to Root, a town southeast of Canajoharie and between I-88 and I-90 | New York | 0%
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