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Triskaidekaphobia
   is an acute fear of   
The Number 13
Language > Phobias


13
   -sided shape is called a   
Triskaidecagon
Science & Nature > Polygon Names


13
   has the bingo call   
Unlucky for Some
Entertainment > Bingo Calls


Apollo 13 (1995)
   contains the line   
"Houston, We Have a Problem."
Movies > Movie Quotes


13
   is the number of   
Players in a Rugby League Team
Misc > How Many


13
   is the number of   
Buns in a Bakers Dozen
Misc > How Many


13
   is the number of   
Stripes on the American Flag
Misc > How Many


6th
   prime number is   
13
Science & Nature > Prime Numbers


Samantha Smith
   died in   
1985 aged 13 in An aircraft Crash
social activist, actress, author, American

History & Mythology > They Died Young


Bagpuss
      
Had Only 13 Episodes
Entertainment > Classic Children's TV - U.K.


13
   has the Roman numeral   
XIII
History & Mythology > Roman Numerals


Uranus
      
Has 13 Rings
William Herschell first "suspected" a ring in 1789. It was confirmed centuries later by Hawaii's Keck Telescope.

Science & Nature > Planets of the Solar System


13
   decimal has the hexadecimal equivalent   
D
Science & Nature > Hexadecimal Numbers


19
   decimal has the hexadecimal equivalent   
13
Science & Nature > Hexadecimal Numbers


13 to the Power of 2
   is   
169
Science & Nature > Powers - Mathematics


13
   is the square root of   
169
Science & Nature > Square Roots


Rhode Island
      
Is the Last of the Original 13 Colonies to Become a State
Geography > U.S. State Trivia


13
   is the number of   
Loops in the Knot of a Hangman's Noose
Misc > How Many


13
   is the number of   
Steps to the Top of the Hangman's Gallows
Misc > How Many


Apollo 13 (1995)
   was set in   
Outer Space
Director: Ron Howard

Movies > Films - Settings


Ron Howard
   directed   
Apollo 13 (1995)
Movies > Directors - Narrative Feature Films


Donaghmede
   has the post code   
Dublin 13
Geography > Dublin Post Codes


Sutton
   has the post code   
Dublin 13
Geography > Dublin Post Codes


Fred Savage
   is famous for being   
Nominated for an Acting Emmy, Aged 13
Misc > Young Achievers


Phil Rizzuto
   is famous for   
Hall of Fame Shortstop; 13 Seasons With Yankees
Died 2007

Sports & Leisure > Baseball Greats


Apollo 13 (1995)
   starred   
Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon and Gary Sinise
Director: Ron Howard

Movies > Movies of the 1990s


Apollo 13
   was crewed by   
Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise
Launched April 11, 1970. Oxygen tank exploded en route, forcing cancellation of landing. Drama made into a film

Science & Nature > Space Flights - Crews


Jim Lovell
   wrote the book adapted for the film   
Apollo 13 (1995)
Based on the 1994 book 'Lost Moon'

Movies > Films Based On Books


The _____th Warrior
   contains the number   
13
Movies > Films - Missing Numbers


Friday the _____th
   contains the number   
13
Movies > Films - Missing Numbers


Apollo _____
   contains the number   
13
Movies > Films - Missing Numbers


Assault on Precinct _____
   contains the number   
13
Movies > Films - Missing Numbers


Opus 130
   is   
String Quartet No. 13 in B Flat Major
With alternate finale, original finale known as op. 133

Music > Beethoven Opus Numbers


13 Going on 30 (2004)
   starred   
Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo and Judy Greer
Director: Gary Winick. Also starred Andy Serkis, Kathy Baker & Phil Reeves

Movies > Movies of the 2000s


Gary Winick
   directed   
13 Going on 30 (2004)
Movies > Directors - Narrative Feature Films


13
   is the number of   
Original Colonies of the United States
Misc > How Many


Francis Ford Coppola
   directed   
Dementia 13 (1963)
Movies > Directors - Narrative Feature Films


Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
   starred   
Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston and Laurie Zimmer
Director: John Carpenter. Also starred martin West, Tony Burton & Charles Cyphers. Plot: The lone inhabitants of an abandoned police station are under attack by the overwhelming numbers of a seemingly unstoppable street gang.

Movies > Movies of the 1970s


Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
   has the tagline   
L.A.'s Deadliest Street Gang Just Declared War on the Cops
Movies > Movie Taglines


Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
   has the tagline   
The Gang Swore a Blood Oath to Destroy Precinct 13...and Every Cop in It!
Movies > Movie Taglines


During the Spanish American War in 1898, There Were 13 Stars on the American Flag.
   is   
False
45 stars

Misc > True or False


Aluminium
   has the atomic number of   
13
Science & Nature > Atomic Numbers


13 June 1951 - 2 June 1954
      
Éamon De Valera
2nd Term Fianna Fáil

History & Mythology > Irish Taoiseachs


Michael Jackson
      
13
Music > U.S. Billboard Hot 100 - How Many Number Ones


Agent 13
   is a fictional secret agent in   
'Agent 13: The Midnight Avenger' Series
By Flint Dille and David Marconi. Kidnapped as a young child his past memories were erased, he was trained as an assassin and an agent in clandestine operations. Also in a graphic novel series.

Entertainment > Fictional Spies and Secret Agents


James Thurber
   wrote   
The 13 Clocks
Arts & Literature > Books


13
   is the cube root of   
2197
Science & Nature > Cube Roots


Number 13 (1922)
   starred   
Clare Greet and Ernest Thesiger
Movies > Films - Alfred Hitchcock


M.A.R.K. 13
   appears in   
Hardware (1990)
Movies > Robots and Androids in Film


Being a Geek
   comes from the musical   
13
Music > Broadway Musical Songs








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