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| On Sept. 13-14, 1814, a British bombardment failed to capture this fort; "our flag was still there" |
Fort McHenry
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| "One of these days... one of these days... POW!!! Right in your kisser" |
Ralph Kramden
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| Nixon White House official Harry Robbins |
H.R. Haldeman
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| The Random House Dictionary theorizes this other word for a jackass may be a corruption of the name "Duncan" |
(Eric: What is a dunce?) ... (Alex: Don't overcomplicate it, what is a [*]?)
donkey
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| "All Hail To" this state (no beans about it) |
Massachusetts
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| This camel-like cud chewer hisses & spits when it's angry |
a llama
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| In this last major battle of the war, the British suffered about 2,000 casualties, including General Edward Pakenham |
the Battle of New Orleans
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| "...we didn't have no tails & we didn't come from monkeys, you atheistic pinko meathead" |
Archie Bunker
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| 5 & dimer Frank Winfield |
F.W. Woolworth
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| The jackass, possibly the Somali variety, was domesticated on this continent about 6,000 years ago |
Africa
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| Bet you a buckeye knows that his state song is "Beautiful" this |
Ohio
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| The Davy Crockett craze of the 1950s made these pioneer toy building sets wildly popular |
Lincoln Logs
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| In asking for a declaration of war, this president charged that Britain had stirred up Indian warfare in the Northwest |
James Madison
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| "I transported the whole kit & kaboodle into their engine room where they'll be no tribble at all" |
Scotty
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| Eccentric punctuator & typographer Edward Estlin |
E.E. Cummings
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| When a jackass & a mare mate, the hybrid offspring is one of these |
a mule
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| In 2000 it got a new state song: "These Green Mountains" |
Vermont
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| This tiny country doesn't manage its own postal & telephone services; it lets Switzerland do it |
Liechtenstein
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| In August 1812 the U.S. lost Fort Dearborn, where, oddly, this city now stands |
Chicago
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| "It's a... fact that cows were domesticated in Mesopotamia & were also used in China as guard animals" |
Cliff Clavin
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| American artist & illustrator Newell Convers |
N.C. Wyeth
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| Apollo made these parts of Midas resemble those of a jackass after Midas picked Pan in a "Greek Idol" music contest |
his ears
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| The title of this state song is simply the name of the state with an exclamation point after it |
(Ray: Okay, well, there are 50 possible answers to this... uhh... what is [*]?) (Alex: [*], yes! And there were not 50 possible answers!)
"Oklahoma!"
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| This 5-letter adjective can mean "full of healthy vigor" or just plain "lecherous" |
lusty
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| The War Hawks included John C. Calhoun & this "Great Compromiser" who was Speaker of the House |
Henry Clay
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| "The sea was angry that day, my friends... like an old man trying to return soup at a deli" |
George Costanza
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| American author Edgar Laurence |
(Suzette: Who is E.L. James?) (Eric: Who is E.L. Forester?) .. (Alex: Who is [*]? Ragtime.)
E.L. Doctorow
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| Jack or jackass refers to a male ass; this refers to a female |
a jenny
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| "Here We Have" this Northwest state (we know, we've seen its ID) |
Idaho
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| The emperor Nero believed this big onion relative would improve his singing voice |
the leek
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