CONTINENTAL CONGRESS PRESIDENTS |
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Peyton Randolph, the first president, brought the meetings to order in this city |
Philadelphia
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When the first Arby's opened in 1964, its entire food menu was potato chips & this sandwich |
(Alex: [*], hence Arby.)
roast beef
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There is no record of his activities between Stratford in 1585 & London in 1592 |
William Shakespeare
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At the 1924 Olympics he broke the 1-minute barrier in the 100-meter freestyle & he wasn't swinging on vines |
Johnny Weissmuller
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A 10-square-mile area covers 6,400 of these |
Acres
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While still a delegate, Richard Henry Lee offered the June 7, 1776 resolution that led to this document |
the Declaration of Independence
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Babe, beware: it's the cold sandwich eaten most by Americans |
Ham
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According to itself, it's the biggest-selling copyrighted book, at over 80 million copies |
"Guinness Book of World Records"
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In 1999 Nestor Chylak was the first of these inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame since Bill McGowan in 1982 |
Umpire
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1 gigawatt equals 1,000 of these |
(Jim: What is a kilowatt?)
Megawatt
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Someone known for telling jokes or playing pranks |
Cut-Up
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Cyrus Griffin, the last president, went on to be one of the judges at this man's treason trial |
(Aaron) Burr
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Possibly from a synonym for pig, it's an eastern U.S. name for the sandwich seen here: |
Hoagie
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Barbara Cartland's over 700 novels include "Running Away to" this, "Never Lose" this & "Luck Logan Finds" this |
Love
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In 1994 this Dallas Cowboy scored 22 touchdowns; in 1995 he topped that with 25 |
Emmitt Smith
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I love you a bushel & one of these, or 5 of these total |
Peck
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A flat, boneless piece of veal, for example |
Cutlet
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He was president from May 24, 1775 to October 29, 1777 |
(Jim: Who was Hanson?)
John Hancock
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This egg derivative is almost always found in a tuna fish sandwich |
Mayonnaise
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Seen here in 1997, this author of military thrillers signed a 2-book deal reported at over $50 million dollars |
Tom Clancy
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In 1993 Werner Gunther of Switzerland threw one of these 72 feet 1 inch |
Shot Put
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A 12-this shotgun has a bore of 18.52 millimeters |
Gauge
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A murderer, or an aggressively dangerous person |
Cutthroat
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John Hanson is considered by some the first U.S. president, as he was the first to serve under these |
Articles of Confederation
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Italian for "little breads", these sandwiches are becoming popular in North America |
Panini
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He's the only man to win Pulitzer Prizes for fiction ("The Bridge of San Luis Rey") & drama ("Our Town") |
Thornton Wilder
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He was riding Affirmed in 1978 when he became the youngest jockey to win the Triple Crown |
Steve Cauthen
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A 24-carat stone weighs 4.8 of these metric units |
Grams
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A small, lightly armed patrol boat |
Cutter
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