World Geography
This Swedish capital was largely built by the ruler Birger Jarl
Stockholm
He was the leader of Egypt when it nationalized the Suez Canal on July 26, 1956
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Eating these onion relatives might keep you looking sleek
Leeks (From Sleek)
The name of this city on the Arno River comes from a Latin word meaning "flourishing'
Florence
Robert Frost said it consists of "twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer"
A jury
The largest mass of fresh water in Great Britain, it lies in the great glen that bisects the Highlands
Loch Ness
In 1964 this French existentialist won the Nobel Prize for Literature but turned it down
Sartre
I have maps showing me where to buy this canned meat
Spam (From maps)
Except for Peter II, all Russian czars from Peter the Great to Alexander III are buried here
Leningrad
Ironically, it was Abraham Lincoln who said, "The ballot is stronger than" this
The Bullet
The Mindanao Sea is bordered by islands of this country
The Phillippines
Aleksandr Kerensky led this country for 4 months until he was deposed Nov. 6, 1917
Russia
Ron said this meat is viler than brains
In January 1943 FDR & Churchill met for a conference at Anfa, a suburb of this Moroccan city
Casablanca
Will Rogers once said, "I belong to no organized party -- I am" one of these
a Democrat
Many mountains in the Western Kunlan Range in this country tower more 20,000 feet above sea level
China
He worked for Churchill during WWII & succeeded him as prime minister in 1955
Anthony Eden
A "round elf" might enjoy a fillet of this fish
Flounder (from Round elf)
The cultural center of Moorish Spain until 1248, a Muslim minaret is part of its famous cathedral
Sevilla
John Nance Garner called this office "a spare tire on the automobile of government"
The Vice Presidency
The scene of much fighting in WWII, Tobruk is this N. African country's only natural harbor
Libya
He was a WWI captain who later entered politics under the auspices of Thomas Pendergast
Harry Truman
If "mice race" around your kitchen, they might be looking for this to eat
ice cream (from mice race)
Basra was this country's 2nd largest city until war reduced its population from 1 million to 300,000
Iraq
This French short story writer called patriotism "the egg from which wars are hatched"
Guy de Maupassant