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    | This star is on the flags of both Alaska & Maine | the North Star 
 
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    | On Aug. 13, 1969 this team was 9.5 games back but somehow ended up winning the NL pennant; a miracle, perhaps? | the Mets 
 
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    | He founded the town of Providence on land he acquired from the Narragansett Indians | (Roger) Williams 
 
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    | Facing forward, it's a boat's right-hand side | starboard 
 
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    | The first Crayola to get a name change was Prussian blue, which became this timely blue | (Shadi: What is evening blue--or [*]?) [ERRATUM: Research done by former Nike project manager and Crayola collector Ed Welter in the years 2000-2014 suggests that a number of Crayola colors were renamed prior to the 1958 renaming of Prussian blue.]
 
 midnight blue
 
 
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    | Most casualties suffered by the Union in the Civil War came about not due to combat but rather this | disease 
 
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    | After a Bobby Thomson home run on Oct. 3, 1951, Russ Hodges screamed, they "win the pennant!" 4 times | (Shadi: Who are the Yankees?) ...
 (Alex: National League.)
 
 the Giants
 
 
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    | Jolly good! On May 6, 1954 in Oxford, England, he ran the mile in 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds | (Roger) Bannister 
 
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    | Fashion pattern used in certain suits or by a team very familiar with winning pennants | (Alex: Now's the time for the Yankees.) 
 pinstripes
 
 
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    | Aptly, the girl in "Peanuts" with this first name sometimes wore a purple dress | Violet 
 
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    | In November 1862 this bewhiskered man replaced General McClellan as head of Union troops | (Ryan: Who is Burnsides?) (Alex: Did you put an "S" on the end of it?)
 (Ryan: I did, I thought.  [Under his breath]  Burnsides.)
 (Alex: Oh, well, that's incorrect.)
 (Ryan: Okay.)
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 (Alex: You should not have done that.)
 (Ryan: Good'know.)
 (Alex: And our judges picked up on it, so...)
 (Ryan: All right.)
 (Alex: ...we do not give you a correct response on that, but we go into this commercial break instead.)
 [NOTE: It is not clear, on repeated listening, that Ryan did include a final "S" in his initial response, but the J! Archive takes the judges', and Ryan's, word for it.]
 
 Burnside
 
 
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    | Indiana's flag has a flaming gold one of these, representing liberty & enlightenment | a torch 
 
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    | The Dodgers had a little help winning the 1963 pennant; this lefty won 25 games, 11 by shutout | Sandy Koufax 
 
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    | 1994's "North" left this late reviewer un-jolly: "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it" | Roger Ebert 
 
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    | Hyphenated term meaning ill-fated, like doomed lovers | star-crossed 
 
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    | The auburn hair seen here is a result of this plant dye | henna 
 
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    | Although the Union won the August 1864 Battle of this bay, the city itself remained in Southern hands | Mobile Bay 
 
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    | New Hampshire's flag shows the frigate Raleigh being built at this "Port" city | Portsmouth 
 
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    | No big surprise that this all-time steals king was 1989's ALCS MVP for the A's; he stole 8 bases in 5 games & hit .400 | Rickey Henderson 
 
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    | Between signing the Dec. of Ind. & the Constitution, Roger Sherman autographed this govt.-organizing document in 1777 | (Ryan: What is the Bill of Rights?) 
 the Articles of Confederation
 
 
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    | To suddenly activate a plan or a motorcycle | kickstart 
 
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    | These 2 colors are in the name of an Irish song about a lad with a Protestant dad & a Catholic mom | orange and green 
 
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    | This Scottish-born detective in charge of getting secrets from the South wrote a memoir called "The Spy of the Rebellion" | Pinkerton 
 
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    | It's the only state flag that has a green background | Washington 
 
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    | In 2007 this slugger had some Big Papi in his bat, hitting .714 in the ALDS on the way to pennant & World Series wins | (David) Ortiz 
 
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    | An English dance called the Sir Roger de Coverley evolved into a jolly dance for couples called this state's reel | the Virginia reel 
 
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    | If you're an L.A. County health career junior volunteer, you have this tasty job | a candy striper 
 
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    | The iPhone 7 comes in a metallic pink with this 2-word name, also popular for jewelry | rose gold 
 
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    | Days after assuming command of the Army of the Potomac, he led the Union to victory at Gettysburg | (George) Meade 
 
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