ETIQUETTE
English speakers have been using this "magic word" since the 1300s, & when you ask for something, you should, too
please
Ratified in December 1865, the 13th Amendment finally & formally abolished this
slavery
You make these resolutions on January 1
New Year's resolutions
Oregon's longest border is the one it shares with this state
Washington
A wild canine & a type of domesticated bird it might enjoy
wolf & fowl
In a traditional table setting, this should be placed so that the blade faces the plate
the knife
This colony, established by Pilgrims in 1620, celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621
Plymouth
They help prevent drying of the cornea
tears
The longest border between two states is the 715-mile border between these two states
Texas & Oklahoma
To knock down the pins & to extinguish the candles
bowl & blow
When doing this, blot your palm if it's damp, look the other person in the eye & use a firm but not crushing grip
shaking someone's hand
In 2002, he became the third American president to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Jimmy Carter
They're synonymous with trepidations
fears
California's longest border is with this state
Nevada
An Olympian figure & a Middle East canal
Zeus & Suez
When you're at the dinner table, turn off this Apple device introduced in April 2010, even if you're winning at Fruit Ninja
an iPad
$160029
After a 13-day siege & a 90-minute battle on March 6, 1836, this San Antonio mission fell to Mexican forces
the Alamo
This department store at the local mall dates back to a catalog mail-order company founded in 1893
Sears
This state only borders one other U.S. state, New Hampshire
Maine
A mobile home & a second chance in court
trailer & retrial
You don't have to down your whole soda after you clink glasses for one of these ceremonial drinks; a sip will do
a toast
Before he was killed in the War of 1812, Zebulon Pike discovered a famous mountain peak in this state
Colorado
They're also known as cogwheels
gears
Of Florida's 2 state borders, its longer one is with this state
Georgia
An insatiable desire for money & a yard tool
greed & edger