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=<nowiki>[J!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Sailing into history|SAILING INTO HISTORY]] $1000: [[USS Constitution]] (24 August 2022)= | =<nowiki>[J!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Sailing into history|SAILING INTO HISTORY]] $1000: [[USS Constitution]] (24 August 2022)= | ||
'''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 [[World of Warships|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)= | ||
=<nowiki>[ | ==Trivia (in the [[Umbrella]] page the Bumbershoot page redirects to)== | ||
=<nowiki>[ | {{fake redirect|Umbrella}} | ||
*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>[DJ!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Everyday words|SHOULD'VE BEEN EVERYDAY WORDS]] $1200: [[Mx]] (26 August 2022)= | |||
'''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]]. | ||
=<nowiki>[J!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Say it in Latin|SAY IT IN LATIN]] $200: [[Mea culpa]] (29 August 2022)= | |||
<poem>Confíteor Deo omnipoténti | |||
et vobis, fratres, | |||
quia peccávi nimis | |||
cogitatióne, verbo, | |||
ópere et omissióne: | |||
'''mea culpa, mea culpa, | |||
mea máxima culpa.''' | |||
Ideo precor beátam Maríam semper vírginem, | |||
omnes angelos et sanctos, | |||
et vos, fratres, | |||
oráre pro me ad Dóminum Deum nostrum.</poem> | |||
=<nowiki>[J!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Say it in Latin|SAY IT IN LATIN]] $600: [[Circa]] (30 August 2022)= | |||
'''Circa''' is the term we would use to approximate the date where [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] of [[The Canterbury Tales]] fame was born. | |||
=<nowiki>[J!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Say it in Latin|SAY IT IN LATIN]] $1000: [[Non sequitur]] (31 August 2022)= | |||
'''Non sequitur''' is a [[Latin]] term that means "it does not follow". It is commonly used to indicate logical fallacies. | |||
=<nowiki>[DJ!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Education|EDUCATION]] $400: [[Bumbershoot]] (1 September 2022)= | |||
{{fake redirect|umbrella}} | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*A more obscure term for umbrella, ''bumbershoot'', was the correct response for the fourth 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>[DJ!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Education|EDUCATION]] $1200: [[Medical College Admission Test]] (2 September 2022)= | |||
The '''Medical College Admission Test''' is a [[computer]]-based standardized test, regarded as one of [[Medical school|medical]] students' most nefarious obstacles. | |||
=<nowiki>[DJ!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Education|EDUCATION]] $2000: [[Academic tenure]] (3 September 2022)= | |||
[[Tenure]] is a permanent appointment that grants teachers [[immunity]] from being fired or laid off except for extreme circumstances. | |||
=<nowiki>[FJ!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Not for profit|NOT FOR PROFIT]]: [[SixDegrees.org]] (4 September 2022)= | |||
[[Kevin Bacon]], the one [[actor]] that people to which people try to find other peoples' closest relationships in [[Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon|six degrees]] or less, launched the nonprofit '''SixDegrees.org''' to make connections between people and local causes. | |||
=<nowiki>[J!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Labor Day|LABOR DAY]] $200: [[Grover Cleveland]] (5 September 2022)= | |||
'''Grover Cleveland''' was the 22nd and 27th president of the [[United States]]. Always on cloud nine, he launched [[Labor Day]] to bring a dose of joy to the American workforce. | |||
=<nowiki>[J!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Labor Day|LABOR DAY]] $600: [[United Steelworkers]] (6 September 2022)= | |||
The '''United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union''', or just the '''United Steelworkers''', is a union in the [[United States]] that supports workers in the likes of [[steel]], [[paper and forestry]], [[rubber]], [[manufacturing]], [[energy]], allied industrial, and service. It was launched in a [[Cleveland]] labor convention in May 1942. | |||
=<nowiki>[J!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Labor Day|LABOR DAY]] $1000: [[AFL-CIO]] (7 September 2022)= | |||
In 1955, two labor unions, namely the '''American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations''', merged to create '''AFL-CIO'''. Today, it is the largest union in the [[United States]] at over 12 million members. | |||
=<nowiki>[DJ!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Musicians' memoirs|MUSICIANS' MEMOIRS]] $400: [[Reckless: My Life as a Pretender]] (8 September 2022)= | |||
'''Reckless: My Life as a Pretender''' is a 2015 memoir by [[Chrissie Hynde]]. | |||
=<nowiki>[DJ!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Musicians' memoirs|MUSICIANS' MEMOIRS]] $1200: [[Born to Run]] (9 September 2022)= | |||
'''Born to Run''' is a 2016 memoir by [[Bruce Springsteen]]. | |||
=<nowiki>[DJ!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Musicians' memoirs|MUSICIANS' MEMOIRS]] $2000: [[Dancing with Myself]] (10 September 2022)= | |||
'''Dancing with Myself''' is a 2014 memoir by [[Billy Idol]]. | |||
=<nowiki>[FJ!]</nowiki> [[:Category:American landmarks|AMERICAN LANDMARKS]]: [[SixDegrees.org]] (11 September 2022)= | |||
The '''Statue of Liberty''' is a famous symbol of [[New York City]]. Gifted by the [[France|French]], its dedication saw luckless people from many backgrounds running towards the wharves. | |||