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This Union General's troops averaged 12-15 miles a day on their 1864 march to Savannah |
Sherman
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If you want to get on his "Late Show", have Rover start practicing a stupid pet trick |
David Letterman
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This African bird has long, powerful legs & a stride of 15 feet |
the ostrich
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10-letter adjective shared by the following |
(Keith: What is potbelly?) (Josh: What is pork belly?)
potbellied
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Army ROTC produces 75% of these, represented by the second letter in ROTC |
officers
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Sitting on the ocean floor with the Titanic are 500 cases of Bass this that went down with the ship |
ale
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This state was in the Confederacy, but its western region remained loyal to the Union & formed a new state in 1863 |
(Josh: What is West Virginia?)
Virginia
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Bits on this late night comedian's show have included "If They Mated" & "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog" |
Conan O'Brien
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Animal trainer Clyde Beatty was saved from an attacking tiger when Nero, this type of animal, intervened |
a lion
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18th century religious sect that shares its name with these |
Shakers
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As well as leadership, ROTC teaches this "ship" that you learn with a rifle in your hands |
marksmanship
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It's the truth; this caustic chemical may be sodium hydroxide |
lye
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It was the first Union fort captured by Confederate forces |
Fort Sumter
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Jon Stewart, seen here, hosts this Emmy-winning late night show |
The Daily Show
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As in reindeer, both the male & female have antlers in this North American deer, the "nomad of the north" |
(Grant: What is a moose?)
a caribou
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Words illustrated here, forwards and backwards |
(Keith: What are palindromes?)
spool & loops
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If you get an Army ROTC scholarship, you're committed to serve, either on active duty or in this group |
the Reserves or National Guard
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In crosswords, you may come across this 3-letter word for a meadow |
lea
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An 1860s song tells the story of "The Drummer Boy of" this battle site, also called Pittsburg Landing |
Shiloh
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Cool guitar-playing Kevin Eubanks is a comic foil for this late night host |
Jay Leno
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This bear may also be called a silvertip because of the white hairs growing in its brown coat |
(Keith: What is a kodiak?)
the grizzly
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Term for a non-dairy substitute, or the object seen here that holds the real thing |
a creamer
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In 1991 Gordon Sullivan was Army Chief of Staff; his boss was fellow ROTC man Colin Powell, in this post |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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When said twice, it's a lemur in Madagascar or an affirmative to a captain |
aye
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5 days after this bloody Maryland battle, Lincoln issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation |
Antietam
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This late night news program originated in 1979 as a nightly report on the hostage crisis in Iran |
(Keith: What is Newsline?)
Nightline
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The unau is the 2-toed species of this South American animal; the ai is the 3-toed species |
a sloth
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What CL Grigg made in 1929 with the items seen here is known as this drink brand today |
(Josh: What is Sprite?)
7 Up
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Students in Navy ROTC, first launched at Yale & 5 other schools, are called these |
Midshipmen
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It's a short poem that's sung; Scott wrote one "of the Last Minstrel" |
lay
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