One country-cured ham is this brand that comes from the same-named Virginia town; hickory-smoke 'em if you got 'em!
Smithfield
In a children's tale, the Big Bad Wolf could not blow down the final construction of this group
Three Little Pigs
Sodium bicarbonate, used in ovens & refrigerators alike, is known by this common 2-word name
Baking Soda
Nurses should never use Wite-Out on this, the usual 5-letter word for a record of a patient's care
Chart
A polygon with 10 sides is one of these
decagon
Hokies know that ut prosim, "that I may serve", is the motto of this college in Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Pigs wallow in the mud to cool themselves because they don't have functional ones of these glands in their skin
Sweat
If you're baking, this alliterative paper will prevent your batter from sticking to the pan
Parchment Paper
These 2-inch-long glands sit on top of the kidneys & produce steroids
Adrenal
In a data set, the median is the middle value, the mode is the most frequently appearing value & this is the average of all the values
mean
Founded in 1693, the oldest college in Virginia is the college of this royal pair
William and Mary
The politically active critters of "Animal Farm" include the pigs Snowball & this one named for an emperor
Napoleon
Add vinegar to baking soda to create this gas; because it's heavier than air, when poured from a glass, it will extinguish a flame
Carbon Dioxide
Among other things, TLC stands for this; 6 liters of air is a healthy measurement
Total Lung Capacity
Nullstellensatz is a theorem in algebraic geometry whose name contains "null", the German word for this number
This office building in Virginia has nearly 18 miles of corridors but you can walk between any 2 points of it in about 7 minute
Pentagon
On April 17, 1961 1,500 CIA-trained exiles landed on the southern coast of Cuba in this incident
Bay of Pigs
Though commonly deep-fried, these small southern balls of cornmeal can also be baked in a mini muffin pan--shh!
Hush Puppies
In 1860, 4 years after leaving the Crimea, she wrote the book "Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not"
Nightingale
It means to express a fraction in a more basic form, like simplifying 365/730 to 1/2
reduce
This Supreme Court justice & equal rights advocate used her left hand to make her mark in lead opinions like U.S. v. Virginia
RBG
Who knew? Men's Health listed these puffy snacks made of fried pigskin as one "junk food that's good for you"
Pork Rinds
Your basic donut shop donut is made with yeast; this crispy type named for a different treat uses baking powder
Cake Donut
Intermittent infusion is a common type of this procedure also called a drip
IV
Hey, NBA fans! It's not just a 3-point "line"! Official NBA rules also refer to it as this 3-letter geometric path
Arch