Nicknames in Sports
Babe Ruth, the classic baseball player that was active in the years 1914 through 1938 also went by "The ____"
"The Babe"
A large social-networking site allows old folks and moms to connect via cat videos and "funny" minion memes.
This dog breed originates in Mexico. This dog is small and is only good for being a lap dog.
Chihuahua
One of Stanley Kubrick's greats, which takes place in The Stanley Hotel and harbors many paranormal anomalies, some of which can be considered... dangerous.
The Shining
This is the bloodiest war that has taken place on American soil. It left 360,222 thousand Union soldiers dead and 258,000 Confederate soldiers dead. This war is the;
The Civil War
Wilt Chamberlain, famous American basketball player also went by this nickname;
Wilt the Stilt
A famous social media platform that allows users to 'tweet' practically whatever they want to say.
This breed of dog is mostly used in polar countries and states. This dog typically has blue eyes and is used for sled-racing and sled-pulling.
Husky
One of the most heart-felt movies in this category, (which stars Tom Hanks) that can be recognized from one of its lines "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get."
Forrest Gump
This land-grab made by President Thomas Jefferson in 1803 expanded America by 530,000,000 million acres. The land was bought off of France's hands, who was going bankrupt by the early 1800s.
The Lousiana Purchase
Pete Rose, the major league baseball hit leader, also banned by the major league baseball for gambling, was known by this nickname;
Charlie Hustle
A rather large but questionable site where a bunch of teenagers have the freedom of lipsyncing to music and performing cringe-worthy dances called "__-__ Dances."
Tik-Tok
This black-spotted dog originated in Croatia. This dog typically symbolizes firehouses and fire stations. This dog's body is white and it has black spots.
Dalmatian
This horror movie, named after one of the spookiest holidays of the year, is about a nearly invincible (and tall, for that matter) killer who wants to kill everybody in his sight.
Halloween (1978)
On 1929, everything in America changed. The stock market completely crashed, leaving many Americans out of jobs and money scarce. This event is known as;
The Great Depression
Cal Ripken, known for playing the most major league baseball games in a row, also went by this metal-related nickname;
The Iron Man
A huge website where creators have the freedom of posting videos that they think should be shown to the world.
This mostly brown and black dog is typically used as a sniffing dog or K9 unit in police forces. Its origins are in a European country, which is why its name is so fitting.
German Shepherd
This movie, which is about the trial of two soldiers who may or may have not killed Private Santiago. LT. Kaffee, the military lawyer, is fighting to defend the innocent soldiers against the corrupt system.
A Few Good Men
Europe had been fighting in WW1 since 1914, but America decided to stick out of the war until the sinking of the Lusitania began pushing them into the war. America entered the war in 19__.
1917
Dennis Rodman, a famous former professional basketball player carried this movie-related nickname;
Dennis the Menace
A decently sized news-network that is close in name to our school's news-network, "GNN."
CNN
This dog breed is one of the tallest dogs in the world when standing on its hind legs. Its ears are mostly pointed and it's a star in the movie Marmaduke.
Great Dane
The movie saga continues, Clint Eastwood (the Man With No Name) roams the western scene in search of Confederate gold. But, while traveling and looking for the gold, 2 other outlaws are on his tail and looking for the same thing that he seeks.
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly.
1945. Germany had already surrendered to American and Soviet forces. But, Japan remained and still insisted on fighting American forces. But, America decided to use their newest weapons, atomic bombs. Two cities were bombed that made Japan surrender, these cities being _____ and _____.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.