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Known as the "Mighty Mo", this battleship was used to shell land-based targets in the Gulf War |
USS Missouri
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Chihuahua cheese is a specialty of this country (don't worry -- it's made from cow's milk, not chihuahua's) |
Mexico
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Near the beginning of "The Wizard of Oz", Dorothy falls into a pen full of these animals |
pigs
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Jonathan Swift turned this Biblical "land" into a synonym for sleep |
Nod
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In 1999 a California man sparked protests by displaying Ho Chi Minh's picture & this country's flag |
Vietnam
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If there's a silver eagle on your uniform, you hold this rank |
colonel
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In 1982 an Argentine Exocet missile sank the British destroyer Sheffield in this war |
Falkland Islands War
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Some French menus feature cervelle, which "clever" folks know is this organ meat |
brains
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Lampwick, Figaro & Stromboli are all characters in this Disney film |
(Alex Meza: What is Beauty and the Beast?)
Pinocchio
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In 1880 Roscoe Conkling declared President Grant would "hew to the line of right, let" these "fall where they may" |
the chips
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In February 1999 Aborigines smeared this country's flag with ashes in Canberra |
Australia
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A clergyman attached to a military unit, even without a bowler hat, mustache & cane |
chaplain
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The May 1942 battle of this sea off New Guinea was the first in which opposing warships remained out of sight |
(Steve: What is the South China Sea?)
the Coral Sea
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The Russian salad known as Salat Stalichnya contains meat, eggs, mayonnaise, sour cream & these tubers |
potatoes
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Some say Nancy Sinatra was romantically involved with this singer she co-starred with in "Speedway" |
Elvis Presley
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Of his 1998 Pulitzer Prize, poet Charles Wright mused, "It's better than a poke in the eye with" this |
a sharp stick
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In 1997 this organization resumed its stamp series depicting flags of new member countries |
United Nations
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Term for a military force that serves on horseback |
cavalry
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In autumn 1588 this "invincible" fleet of Philip II hobbled home, having lost 63 ships to battle & weather |
the Spanish Armada
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Known for its full body, Assam tea originated in this country's state of Assam |
India
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"Adventure" was the first film this "Gone with the Wind" star made after his World War II combat service |
Clark Gable
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Originally a way to climb a ship's rigging, it's now commonly heard after "making money" |
(Alex Meza: What is climbing the ladder?)
hand over fist
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This provincial capital's 8-year ban on raising the Canadian flag over city hall ended in 1998 |
(Thomas: What is Montreal?)
Quebec City
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In 1841 Matthew Perry attained this rank, a flag officer just below rear admiral |
commodore
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This Oct. 21, 1805 battle resulted in a British victory but over 1,500 British casualties, including Lord Nelson |
Trafalgar
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Ninos Envueltos, or "wrapped children", are taste treats in this second-largest South American country |
Argentina
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This classic John Ford western features Cathy Downs as Clementine |
My Darling Clementine
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Headgear appears in this expression used of a pilot who shows off by flying low |
flat-hatting
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As a crown colony it flew the Union Jack; now it has a new flag with a white flower on a red field |
(Alex Meza: That would be, what is Canada?)
Hong Kong
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In the Navy this "man" is an enlisted person trained in combat first aid |
corpsman
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