Laurel Potpourri
APUSH it up
Statists
Politics of the 50s
Stupid Answers in Epic Gamer Moments
400
Only in NEW YORK! Before dragging you all to D.C. for Spring Break, Lauren had intended to go here instead.
Canada, baby!
400
April 18th, 1775, marked the night of his ride to Lexington, Massachusetts.
Paul Revere
400
To distribute playing cards
Deal
DE (Delaware) & AL (Alabama)
400
1650: Lord Baltimore allows this colony to develop a bicameral legislature.
Maryland
400
This game, with guitar controllers, allowed you play music like a hero.
Guitar Hero
800
Lauren found out she was dyslexic after being urged by her high school coach to get diagnosed. Ironically, he was the coach of this team.
Spelling Team/ Spell Bowl
800
Prominent battle of the Texas Revolution; we should never forget it!
Battle of the Alamo
800
*Daily Double*
to decrease, as opposed to wax
WANE
WA (Washington) & NE (Nebraska)
800
2050: This IGO has instituted policies to be "carbon neutral" by the year 2050.
The European Union
800
This handheld console was released in 1989, allowing lots of boys (and girls) to play games.
GameBoy
1200
*Daily Double*
When Lauren was in second grade, she prompted her principal to have an all-school assembly after starting a rumor that her school was this.
haunted
1200
Depicted above is George Washington's crossing of the Delaware; this movement of troops was said to have taken place on this night.
Christmas Night 1776
1200
Pepsi and Coke are both examples
COLA
CO (Colorado) & LA (Louisiana)
1200
1950s: This colorful name was given to the "moral panic" about homosexuals in the United States; it paralleled the anti-Communist campaign known as the Second Red Scare
The Lavender Scare
1200
These cute Mario characters, that don't really resemble toad(ette)s, are canonically non-binary.
Toad and Toadette.
1600
Lauren's first job was as a manager at this chain, where she frequently had to sing for old male customers, despite them only leaving $0.50 tips.
Coldstone Creamery
1600
The first ten amendments of the United States Constitution were ratified in December of this year.
1791
1600
A silent, striped Frenchmen
MIME
MI (Michigan) & ME (Maine)
1600
1857: The Supreme Court decision in this case gave momentum to the anti-slavery movement and was a stepping stone towards the Civil War.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
1600
This video game, which I have neither played nor cared too much about, is named after coach John Madden, and for some reason it's the 64th (I don't understand).
Madden 64
2000
Lauren has six tattoos. This is the one she got most recently.
Equals sign (=)
2000
This diplomatic incident, which occurred in 1797, nearly involved the United States and France in war.
XYZ Affair
2000
Carter usually has one in his wallet, let's flip it!
COIN
CO (Colorado) & IN (Indiana)
2000
1453: The fall of this city on May 29th, 1453 marked the end of the Byzantine Empire.
Constantinople
2000
Oh, man! The next game from the makers of this Medan-based game will be out this summer.
Man of Medan