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'''USS ''Constitution''''', labelled '''Old Ironsides''', is a wooden-hulled [[frigate]] and the oldest warship that's still afloat, having been launched in 1797. Her first appearance was against [[France]] in the Quasi-War, but her most famous was against the [[United Kingdom]] during the [[War of 1812]], when she took down five British ships. Among them was [[HMS Guerriere|HMS ''Guerriere'']], whose shots had famously bounced off of the supposedly wooden hull. | '''USS ''Constitution''''', labelled '''Old Ironsides''', is a wooden-hulled [[frigate]] and the oldest warship that's still afloat, having been launched in 1797. Her first appearance was against [[France]] in the Quasi-War, but her most famous was against the [[United Kingdom]] during the [[War of 1812]], when she took down five British ships. Among them was [[HMS Guerriere|HMS ''Guerriere'']], whose shots had famously bounced off of the supposedly wooden hull. | ||
USS ''Constitution'' was the first correct response of a [[Jeopardy!]] clue | USS ''Constitution'' was the first correct response of a [[Jeopardy!]] clue in the Page-A-Day calendar during [[The Wiki Camp 2]]'s existence, in the category of [[:Category:Sailing into history|Sailing Into History]] for $1000. | ||
=<nowiki>[ | =<nowiki>[DJ!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Not your everyday words|NOT YOUR EVERYDAY WORDS]] $400: [[Bumbershoot]] (25 August 2022)= | ||
==Trivia (in the [[Umbrella]] page the Bumbershoot page redirects to)== | |||
*A more obscure term for umbrella, ''bumbershoot'', was the correct response for the first Double [[Jeopardy!]] clue in the Page-A-Day calendar during [[The Wiki Camp 2]]'s existence, in the category of [[:Category:Not your everyday words|Not Your Everyday Words]] for $400. | |||
=<nowiki>[ | =<nowiki>[DJ!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Everyday words|SHOULD'VE BEEN EVERYDAY WORDS]] $1200: [[Mx]] (26 August 2022)= | ||
=<nowiki>[ | '''Mx''' is an [[English]]-language gender-neutral title. | ||
=<nowiki>[DJ!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Not your everyday words|NOT YOUR EVERYDAY WORDS]] $2000: [[Glabrous]] (27 August 2022)= | |||
When a leaf is '''glabrous''', it is as smooth as [[silk]]. | |||
=<nowiki>[FJ!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Mythology|MYTHOLOGY]]: [[Trojan Horse]] (28 August 2022)= | =<nowiki>[FJ!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Mythology|MYTHOLOGY]]: [[Trojan Horse]] (28 August 2022)= | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Trojan Horse was the correct response for the first Final [[Jeopardy!]] clue on the Page-A-Day calendar during [[The Wiki Camp 2]]. | *The Trojan Horse was the correct response for the first Final [[Jeopardy!]] clue on the Page-A-Day calendar during [[The Wiki Camp 2]]. | ||