FROM THEIR INAUGURAL ADDRESSES |
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"In your hands, my dissatisfied countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war" |
Lincoln
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The name of a land agent gives us this tactic for refusing to buy a company's products |
boycott
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Frank Sinatra's epitaph is this song title (but not "And babe, won't that be fine") |
(Ani: What is "My Way"?)
"The Best Is Yet To Come"
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Ohio: The most populous on Lake Erie |
(Ani: What is Columbus?)
Cleveland
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Part of a tradition dating back centuries, a toji is a master overseer of the creation of this fermented beverage |
sake
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New-in-town alcoholic writer Nicolas Cage decides to have his last ride in Vegas in this 1995 film |
(Kimberly: What is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas?)
Leaving Las Vegas
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"Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem" |
Reagan
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As a verb, it means to stop the flow of blood; as an adjective, steadfast or loyal |
stanch
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The central nave of the National Pantheon of Venezuela is dedicated to this liberator of South America |
Bolívar
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Massachusetts: A "saucy" place on the Blackstone Canal |
Worcester
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Untappd is an app used by drinkers of this beverage to keep track of what they drink & to share notes on taste |
beer
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Fiance Nicolas Cage had a rough plane ride over Vegas in this 1992 film |
(Ani: What is Con Air?)
Honeymoon in Vegas
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From his second inaugural address: "I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished" |
Franklin Roosevelt
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It's the holiday-themed term for a hidden bonus in a film or computer game |
an Easter egg
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In 2016 this basketball coach of the Lady Vols was laid to rest in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Tennessee |
Pat Summitt
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Indiana: Named for a "Mad" major general |
(Jamie: What is Wayne)
Fort Wayne
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One story says that this cocktail got its name from the Italian vermouth manufacturer this & Rossi |
martini
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Newly paroled Nicolas Cage had a rough plane ride into Vegas in this 1997 film |
Con Air
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"My fellow citizens: the world and we have passed the midway point of a century of continuing challenge" |
Eisenhower
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A few pages after bagel, you'll find this somewhat similar onion roll |
a bialy
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When Spenser was buried near Chaucer at Westminster Abbey, the concept of this area was begun |
Poets' Corner
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Down south, "the birthplace of California" |
(Ani: What is Carmel?)
San Diego
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A tax-dodging "ring" during the Grant administration was named for this liquor |
whiskey
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A security guard exposition called this "Mall Cop" character back to duty in a Vegas-set sequel |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
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"I have just taken the oath of office on the Bible my mother gave me just a few years ago" |
(Jimmy) Carter
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It's the long word specifically for a 150th anniversary |
a sesquicentennial
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Edith Piaf is among those buried in this Paris cemetery |
Père Lachaise
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Michigan: Served by Gerald R. Ford International Airport |
(Jamie: What is Detroit?)
Grand Rapids
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Admiral Edward Vernon is known as the father of this 4-letter rum drink for sailors |
grog
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In "Lost in America" the Desert Inn doesn't have as much heart as this actor hopes after his wife loses the nest egg |
Albert Brooks
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