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At his second inaugural address in 1793, he made no mention of his dogs Sweet Lips, Drunkard & Tipsy |
Washington
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In 1985 it was this Bull with a bright future |
Michael Jordan
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This man for whom a Clermont, Ky. bourbon is named uses the more formal "James" in the name of the company |
Jim Beam
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1937: "A sudden understanding, a pity mixed with horror, welled up in Bilbo's heart" |
The Hobbit
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At 14,433 feet, Colorado's Mount Elbert is the highest peak in this mountain chain |
the Rockies
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3-syllable adjective for an unpaid bill or a late library book |
overdue
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This long-term Caribbean leader who came to power in 1959 is an accomplished ping-pong player |
Fidel Castro
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Shaq took the honor in 1993 as a member of this team |
the Orlando Magic
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Bourbon is made with this type of mash that uses liquid from a prior distillation; so is Jack Daniel's, but Jack ain't bourbon |
sourmash
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2003: "The Holy Grail is not a thing. It is, in fact... a person" |
The Da Vinci Code
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Lake Kawaguchi is famous for its inverted reflection of this peak on its still waters |
Fuji
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This carbonated beverage comes in varieties called Baja Blast & Livewire |
Mountain Dew
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At the St. Louis exposition of 1904, this Apache leader signed & sold autographs |
Geronimo
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In 2009 Allen Iverson returned to this team for which he won the award in 1997 |
the (Philadelphia) 76ers
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Legend has it that this brand's founder took its name from a southern belle's corsage |
Four Roses
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"George gonna say I done a bad thing. He ain't gonna let me tend no rabbits" |
Of Mice and Men
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Worn down by wind and rain, the mountains of this range that includes the Vesuvius are among the lowest in Europe |
the Apennines
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This Frenchman played the title roles in "Danton" & "Cyrano de Bergerac" |
GĂ©rard Depardieu
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This French thinker & author of "No Exit" had an ocular condition & was called "short, ugly, wall-eyed" by Life magazine |
(Jean-Paul) Sartre
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This Knicks center was the 1986 choice |
Patrick Ewing
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The brand Evan Williams honors "Kentucky's first distiller", who set up on the banks of this river in Louisville in 1783 |
the Ohio
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1995: "Perhaps, thought Nanny, little green Elphaba chose her own sex, and her own color" |
(Mark: What is The Green Mile?)
Wicked
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Now dormant, this volcano in Eastern Turkey last erupted on June 2, 1840 |
Mount Ararat
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Term for something that remains after most has been removed |
a residue
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As a prince, this Prussian embraced the arts & music; as king following his father, Frederick William, he waged war |
Frederick the Great
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When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar got the award, he was going by this name |
Lew Alcindor
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3 parts Maker's Mark + 1 part sweet vermouth + maraschino juice + the cherry = the Maker's Mark this cocktail |
Manhattan
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1952: "When I walk down the street I bet people will say there goes Roy Hobbs, the best there ever was in the game" |
The Natural
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This range forms an arc from Slovakia to Romania with both ends lying on the Danube river |
the Carpathians
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This capital at the confluence of the Baghmati & Vishnumati is also called Kantipur |
Kathmandu
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