“Ism” Quest
The active, principled denial of the existence of God
Athiesm
Arizona: this nearly 1,400-mile-long waterway
Colorado River
How about a 10 pound one of these from Toblerone? Only $70
Chocolate bar
American Main battle tank of the Second World War was named after him. It’s flamethrower variant invoked his march to the sea
Sherman
Cassius Coolidge did a whole series of paintings of "Dogs Playing" this card game, some commissioned to advertise cigars
Poker
Desire to feel pain
Masochism
Tunisia: this country that itself has a western neighbor in Morocco
Algeria
As of 2020 this NFL team owned by Jerry Jones is worth $5.5 billion; it sure would make a thoughtful gift
Dallas Cowboys
He was only 61st in the class of 1915 at West Point, but ended up commander in chief, and later president
Dwight Eisnenhower
melting clocks
A recently founded major faith, originating from the punjab region of India in the 15th century and known for their turbans
Sikhism
Germany: this country's provinces Gelderland & Groningen
Netherlands
Soap on a rope in the shape of this "Doctor Who" transport? You know me so well!
TARDIS
A man who crossed a stream, he was taken by pirates in the 70s B.C., ransomed, then raised a naval force & crucified the pirates
Julius Caesar
Shortly before a more famous painting, he did "Woman with a Pearl Necklace"
Vermeer
Coined in 1870s Britain, it's extreme nationalism backed up by a bellicose foreign policy
Jingoism
Northwest Territories: this other Canadian territory
Yukon
I could use a letter opener; would you buy me one of these small Italian daggers with a tapering blade?
Stiletto
He was Uganda's chief of the army & air force from 1966 to 1970 but promoted himself to president in 1971
Idi Amin
1930 Grant Wood painted what iconic piece depicting two farmers?
American Gothic
Ideology of the DPRK, specifically
Jucheism
Bulgaria: Recent name change
Northern Macedonia
How about a 60-year-old bottle of Macallan 1926, this booze? One sold at auction for $1.9 million
Scotch
A few years after surrendering at Yorktown, he took on the governor-generalship of India in 1786
Cornwallis
He depicted the horrors of war & the execution of his fellow Spaniards by Napoleon's troops in "The 3rd of May 1808"
Goya