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1. Choose the FALSE statement regarding the number 666.
2. The number 666 can be expressed as a simple sum and difference of the first three natural (counting) numbers raised to the xth power, that is, 666 = 1^x - 2^x + 3^x. What is x?
3. The number 666 is the sum of its digits plus the cubes of its digits, that is 666 = 6 + 6 + 6 + 6^3 + 6^3 + 6^3.
4. The number 666 is the sum of the first 36 natural numbers. In other words, 666 = 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 35 + 36. Therefore, we can say that 666 is a _____ number.
5. The number 666 is the sum of the square of the first 7 prime numbers, that is 666 = 2^2 + 3^2 + 5^2 + 7^2 + 11^2 + 13^2 + 17^2.
6. In Roman numeral system, D = 500, C = 100, L = 50, X = 10, V = 5, I = 1. So, how do we write the number 666 in Roman numerals?
7. "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six." The quotes above are taken from the Bible. Here, the number "six hundred threescore and six" refers to 666. Which book of the Bible is it from?
8. The number 666 appears in the Old Testament, where it refers to the number of talents of gold received by a king in a year. Who was the king?
9. The fear of the number 666 is known as hexakosiohexakontahexaphobia.
10. The famous apocalyptic magic square is shown below. It is a 6x6 magic square where all the numbers in any row or column add up to 666.
003 107 005 131 109 311
007 331 193 011 083 041
103 053 071 089 151 199
113 061 097 197 167 031
367 013 173 059 017 037
073 101 127 179 139 047
This magic square has another intriguing property. All the numbers in the magic square above are _____ numbers.
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