U.S. CITIES
Considered "The Birthplace of California", it's home to the Padres & a world-renowned zoo
August 15 is Assumption Day on the Catholic calendar, celebrating this figure being taken up into heaven
Mary
A "Mandalorian" character is named Grogu & is also called the Child, but viewers dubbed him "Baby" this
Yoda
The Latin for "twice" & "chamber" gives us this term referring to the dual nature of our Congress
Bicameral
Facebook announced its stock ticker name would change to MVRS & its corporate name would become this 4-letter one
Meta (Metaverse)
Incorporated in 1911, this city 30 miles northwest of Hoover Dam has had a busy 111 years
Las Vegas
On April 8 Japan celebrates the flower festival Hana Matsuri; sakura, these blossoms, are a popular offering
Cherry Blossoms
The devil didn't go down to Georgia, he went up to L.A. to open a nightclub & solve murders on this Netflix show
Lucifer
Set at $28 trillion since August 2021, this "D.C." is a big topic in D.C. & limits the amount the Treasury can borrow
Debt ceiling
Eric Adams bested Curtis Sliwa in this city's 2021 mayoral race
New York City
It's about 500 miles from this state capital to the larger city of the same name
Charleston
On July 24 Ecuador & Venezuela celebrate the birthday of this man born in 1783
Bolivar
Released in 2003, this Pixar film about a dad trying to locate his son earned nearly $1 billion worldwide
Finding Nemo
When a president fails to sign a bill after Congress has adjourned, it's deemed this type of veto
Pocket Veto
In 2021 this Canadian P.M. called a snap election; he held onto power but fell short of his goal of a majority government
Justin Trudeau
Founded on a peninsula in 1565, it would become Spain's military & religious headquarters in North America
St. Augustine
This fall festival in Hinduism involves lighting lamps to invite the presence of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth
Diwaili
This Black Panther actor wanted T'Challa's accent to be authentically African, so he spoke in a dialect based on South African Xhosa
Chadwick Boseman
Most states use primaries, but Wyoming employs one of these meetings to decide candidates
Caucus
This became the first openly gay Cabinet secretary, after getting the Department of Transportation job
Pete Buttigieg
DD: "Take a ride" in this oft-mispronounced Pennsylvania city named for the ancestral hometown of the Penn family
October 2021 brought the first presidential proclamation of this day, celebrated along with Columbus Day
Indigenous People's Day
Rick's granddaughter;
quite an animated character
Summer Smith
DD: The oldest standing committee in Congress is this chief tax-writing one of the House
Ways and Means
Putin plans to invade this European country?
Ukraine