Born in the USA
Invented to drop on the Japs in World War II
Atomic bomb
This is the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Dublin
This phrase refers to Native Americans planting their weapons in the ground when negotiating peace
Bury the hatchet
Clutched up for Santa one foggy night
Rudolph
Infamously pooped in a bucket as a newborn
Bridget
Created in the 1960s to track submarines carrying nuclear missiles
GPS
This is the latin word for dragon
Draco
War doctors would commonly ask soldiers to do this while conducting procedures or administering vaccines when short of anesthesia
Bite the bullet
Baby Jesus's first visitors
Shepherds
Titled after its fruitiness, this dance move was coined by Father and was most commonly used at rest stops
Strawberry Swing
In the land of invention and the land of cars, this was invented to gauge the level of destruction to passengers in automobile accidents in 1949
Crash Test Dummy
Originating in German, this word describes an uncanny pair
Doppelganger
When ships traveled during winter to foreign areas, receiving countries would send out small boats to clear a path through frozen water, a welcoming sign to foreigners that became this phrase
Break the ice
Beverage company that has used Santa Claus in its Christmas marketing since 1931
Coca-cola
6 years ago today, our family took a trip to visit this historic Californian site
Sutter's Mill or Gold county
A device created to lower the brightness on light fixtures
dimmer
The middle name of former president Franklin Roosevelt
Delano
A phrase derived from a customary religious act in India in which the devout would throw a common kitchen ingredient at statues of the gods to seek good fortune
Butter them up
Creator of the first electric light Christmas display in 1880
Thomas Edison
Nelson picked up a snake
A braille printer for the blind created by a 7th grader for a science fair project in 2014
Braigo
'Sausage dog' is another name for this breed of canine
Dachshund
This saying is most likely derived from the Freemasons, a centuries-old fraternal organization whose members undergo rigorous questioning and examinations before becoming "master masons"
Third degree
A popular holiday song written during the Cuban Missile Crisis and used as a plea for peace
Do you hear what I hear?
This was the destination the first time I took a plane
Maine