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Franklin Buchanan was wounded & forced to give up command of this ship just before it met the Monitor |
the Merrimack
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In golf a score of 3 over par on a given hole is a "triple" one of these |
a bogey
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Women's Equality Day, August 26, is the anniversary of U.S. women getting the right to do this |
the right to vote
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A "walk" named for this humped mammal was popular in the 1920s |
(Edwin: What is a whale?) (David: What's a yellow bill walk?)
a camel
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This first first lady called herself "steady as a clock, busy as a bee, and cheerful as a cricket" |
Martha Washington
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Of the three Bs, the one who's Schroeder's personal favorite in "Peanuts" |
Beethoven
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Gen. James Longstreet advised Lee against attacking Meade's forces at this 1863 Penn. battle |
Gettysburg
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In 1992 this NFL franchise announced plans to move to Alexandria, Virginia in 1994 |
the Washington Redskins
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Camp Fire observes its founders day on this date when many honor St. Patrick |
(Edwin: Who is Juliette Low?)
March 17th
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The canary, a lively court dance of the past, was named for this place, not for a bird |
the Canary Islands
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In "The Fountainhead", she wrote, "Kill reverence and you've killed the hero in man" |
Ayn Rand
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This board game has the same name as Richard Nixon's famous Cocker Spaniel |
checkers
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Meriwether Lewis Clark, son of this famed explorer, served as a colonel of artillery during the war |
(Edwin: Who is George Rogers Clark?)
William Clark
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Sergei Bubka, the world record holder in this event, did not clear any height in it at the 1992 Olympics |
the pole vault
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St. Joseph's Day marks the return of the swallows to this state's mission of San Juan Capistrano |
California
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To dance gaily is to "trip" this, a phrase derived from John Milton's poem "L'Allegro" |
the light fantastic
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Resigning as prime minister of Israel, she said, "I have had enough" |
Golda Meir
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Some of this company's Band-Aid brand adhesive bandages glow in the dark |
Johnson & Johnson
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The night Booth shot Lincoln, George Atzerodt failed to kill this vice president; he was hanged anyway |
(David: Who is Hamlin?)
Andrew Johnson
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There are 2 of these corners in a ring & the standing boxer must go to one after a knockdown |
a neutral corner
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Jordan observes his accession on August 11 & his birthday on November 14 |
King Hussein
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The jarabe, a type of folk dance from this country, was inspired in part by the Spanish seguidilla |
Mexico
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At her 1536 execution, she's quoted as saying, "I shall be Queen Anne Lackhead" |
Anne Boleyn
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This word that describes Uncle Ben's Rice means that it's been parboiled |
converted
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This Southerner's first wife was Zachary Taylor's daughter; his second, Varina Howell |
Jefferson Davis
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FIFA, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, is the international governing body of this sport |
soccer
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On April 18 this southern African country commemorates the end of white minority rule |
Zimbabwe
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A jiglike dance favored by sailors, or a folk instrument that can be made from part of an ox |
a hornpipe
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"Shoot, if you must, this" type of "head, but spare your country's flag" is attributed to Barbara Frietchie |
(David: What's America?)
this old gray head
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Ethniki Lyriki Skini is this country's national opera company |
(David: What is Sweden?) (Edwin: What is Norway?)
Greece
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