THE CONTEST
'In 1998 Rabbit Hash, Ky. elected Goofy, one of these, as mayor; sadly, the mayor had to be "put down" in 2001'
who is a dog
'1984 Walter Mondale got his 13 electoral votes by winning D.C. & this state'
who is Minnesota
'In 1884 a booster's attack on democratic "Rum, Romanism & Rebellion" backfired on this Down Easter'
who is James Blaine
'Peter Ueberroth finished sixth in a 2003 race for this state's highest office, just ahead of Larry Flynt'
who is California
'This George W. Bush Cabinet member lost his 2000 Senate race to a man who died a month before the election'
who is John Ashcroft
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/1997-11-13_DJ_13.jpg" target="_blank">Hi, I'm Ben Savage.</a>) Football games are common at these high school celebrations for returning graduates'
who is homecomings
'It's a tradition for girls to ask guys to this dance, which bears a woman's name'
who is Sadie Hawkins Dance
'Some high schools have parties where students trade signatures in these annual publications'
who is yearbooks
'From the Latin for "within walls", it's a sports activity played by teams from the same school'
who is intramurals
'This student with the highest academic ranking traditionally speaks at graduation'
who is the valedictorian
'Many philanthropies support these programs that send students & teachers to foreign countries'
who is Exchange programs
'Henry Huntington is famous for endowing one of these at San Marino, Calif.; Andrew Carnegie endowed 2,500'
who is Libraries
'The word philanthropy is derived from Greek meaning this'
who is Love of man
'A person who solicits money for a charity, or a dinner he or she may organize for that purpose'
who is Fundraiser
'Your will may establish a charitable one of these, probably smaller than those of the Pew family'
who is Trust
'A structure where soldiers are quartered; it follows "Schofield" in the name of a U.S. army post'
who is a barracks
'James Buchanan was one of several presidents born in this 2-word type of dwelling'
who is a log cabin
'One of <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-10-19_DJ_22.jpg" target="_blank">these</a> Alpine houses with a Swiss name is a nice place to call home'
who is a chalet
'From Greek words for "living alone", it's the place a monk calls home'
who is a monastery
'In "The Song of Hiawatha", one of these Indian dwellings stood "by the shores of Gitche Gumee"'
who is a wigwam
'The name of this fine, soft leather is the French word for Sweden; Sweden was famous for gloves made of it'
who is suede
'Although it comes from the Latin for "whitish", this color of hair is actually reddish-brown'
who is Auburn
'This word said to sled dogs may be an alteration of the French marchons, meaning "let's go"'
who is mush
'The name of this vehicle dates back to the time of Napoleon when it meant "walking hospital"'
who is ambulance
'The word chime comes from the name of this other percussion instrument'
who is Cymbal