Countries/Cities
One of the crimes of Grindelwald would be missing the skiing at that site in the Bernese Oberland in this "neutral" country
Switzerland
It began on June 25, 1950; tens of thousands of soldiers crossed the 38th parallel heading south
Korean War
"Sticky wicket" is a term that comes from this team sport
Cricket
He's the only U.S. president who never lived in the White House
George Washington
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In 1955 this former country's P.M. Ngo Dinh Diem printed his ballots on lucky red paper & his opponent's ballot on unlucky green paper
South Vietnam
The battles of Bennington, Brandywine & Saratoga all occurred in the same year during this "American-style" war
the Revolutionary War
Its regulation size is a 26-27" circumference, so watch out when it gets "spiked" at 70 m.p.h.
Volleyball
Rapper Danny Boy O'Connor loved the Tulsa house used in the film version of this author's "The Outsiders", so he restored it
S.E. Hinton
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Brisbane is the capital city of this "royal" Australian state
Queensland
World Book says this 20th century so-called war that lasted decades was actually an "intense rivalry"
Cold War
The 1st world championships of this ocean sport were held in the early '60s in Australia
Surfing
Lift your spirits with potpourri that contains these leaves, a mainstay of koalas
eucalyptus
The square root of the square root of 81
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In 1961 Stalingrad was renamed this, for the river on which it lies
Volgograd
Joan of Arc lifted the Siege of Orleans in May 1429, turning the tide in this long conflict
Hundred Years' War
A "kegler" is a person who participates in this sport
Bowling
One of the most famous works of this Venetian master is simply known as "La Bella", "The Beautiful Woman"
Titian
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A dispute over Etorofu, Habomai, Kunashiri & Shikotan has kept these 2 countries from ever signing a WWII peace treaty
Japan & Russia
The natural harbor of Cam Ranh Bay became a base that supplied tens of thousands of U.S. troops in this war
Vietnam War
It's the sport played by Gary Player
Golf
"How to Spot a Liar" by Pamela Meyer is one of the most popular of the talks that are this nonprofit's specialty
TED
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