List of special nouns plural in form but singular in meaning?

Examples of nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning are:

aerobics

athletics

billiards

binoculars

blues (type of music)

civics

crossroads

darts

dominoes

economics

eyeglasses

gymnastics

headquarters

mathematics

measles

mumps

news

pants

Philippines

politics

scissors

series

shingles

shorts

tongs

trousers

tweezers

Many neuter plurals from Latin and Greek, such as data and media, economics and politics, are plural in form but generally take a singular verb.

Example sentences:

1. Billiards is a game which connects mathematics and football.
2. What is the news?
3. Acoustics is the study of sounds.
4. He soon came to a crossroads.
5. His room is often in a shambles.