publication date: Friday, November 4, 2016 (part of Fall 2016)

category: Exploration

clue: President Jefferson sent them to have a look at the Pacific Ocean, a trip that took two years.

intended difficulty: easy

multiple: This goo was of multiple famous people. Players were required to guess all names for their answers to be correct.

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, and Jesse King


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