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    | The Confederates destroyed this ironclad May 11, 1862 in Norfolk Harbor so it wouldn't be captured | 
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    | One of these doesn't make sense, it makes just a cent | 
    Penny
 
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    | Shakespeare's Antonio, a merchant of this city, borrowed 3,000 ducats from Shylock | 
    Venice
 
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    | In 1997 the Dakotas were declared disaster areas as the cold hit -80 degrees including this factor | 
    Wind chill factor
 
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    | To cook this ballpark treat, put it in a bun, wrap it in a paper towel & microwave it for 30 seconds | 
    Hot dog
 
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    Surrender
 
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    | An old synonym for an overseas telegram, today it brings HBO & USA to your home | 
    Cable
 
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    | Panama's currency is named for this explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean there | 
    Balboa
 
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    | Hot Springs, South Dakota has one of North America's largest graveyards of these prehistoric elephants | 
    (Steven: What are mastodons?)
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    | Betty Crocker sells this snack food under the name Pop Secret | 
    Microwave popcorn
 
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    "Conjunction Junction"
 
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    | Sherman said of this general, he "stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk" | 
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    Graph
 
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    | Name shared by the basic monetary unit of Madagascar, Mali & Monaco | 
    Franc
 
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    | A "Little" river & a "Big Muddy" river with this name flow through both states | 
    Missouri
 
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    | Baking these russets in a regular oven can take 45-60 minutes, but the microwave can cook them in 5 | 
    Potatoes
 
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    | Merv Griffin's trumpet player Jack Sheldon sang this classic on how a law is made in Washington, D.C. | 
    "I'm Just A Bill"
 
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    | He once wrote his daughter, "Traveler is my only companion; I may say my only pleasure" | 
    (Alex: He was referring to his horse.)
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    | Alone, it's an aquarium fish; with coddle, it means to indulge excessively | 
    Molly
 
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    | 1996 Nobel Prizes carried monetary awards of 7.4 million in this country's currency, the krona | 
    Sweden
 
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    | Much of the Dakotas was once dominated by the Lakota & Nakota branches of this Indian tribe | 
    Sioux
 
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    | Dishes made of this type of material can damage a microwave & shouldn't be used | 
    (Steven: What is tinfoil?) (Alex: Tinfoil, [*]; yeah, we'll accept that.)
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  "(Ow!) They're generally set apart from a sentence / By an exclamation point / Or by a comma when the feeling's not as strong (Mmmm...)" | 
    (Steven: What is punctuation?) (Alex: You had to be very specific on this one.)
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    | Alexander Stephens called this boss "weak and vacillating, petulant, peevish, obstinate" | 
    (Alex: Alexander Stephens was the vice-president of the Confederacy.)
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    | A full-court move in basketball, or the Fourth Estate | 
    press
 
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    | 100 centimos make up one unit of this Spanish currency | 
    Peseta
 
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    | Now a North Dakota city, this junction of 2 rivers was called "Les Grandes Fourches" by French traders | 
    Grand Forks
 
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    | This brand of microwaveable dinners makes Lean Cuisine | 
    Stouffer's
 
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    "Burnin' fuel and usin' steam they generate..." this, this | 
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