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1. A person with numismatic (new-miz-MAT-ik) interests would most likely be involved in:
   taking a census of fish populations
   charting cloud formations
   collecting things like coins and medals
   calculating air pressure needed for airplane tires

2. The name Orpheus (OR-fee-us) refers to:
   a mythological poet and musician
   a videographer's gradual transition
   one who flew too close to the sun
   the god of laughter, drink, and fun

3. You'd most likely hear the word stochastic (stow-KASS-tic) in a discussion about:
   baking of bread
   making of beds
   mythological gods
   probabilities and odds

4. A nimbus (NIM-bus) is a kind of:
   clumsy fellow
   cloud or halo
   primitive firearm
   swift gazelle

5. An orrery (OR-uh-ree) is a model of:
   a gold-mining process
   our vocal apparatus
   our solar system
   a bird in flight

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