People & Places
This city’s nicknames include “Glitter Gulch” and “Dice City” and “Lost Wages”
What is Las Vegas?
This film features the two main characters getting down on spaghetti before they kiss . . . accidentally?
What is Lady and the Tramp?
This guerrilla army dug 200 miles of tunnels to successfully elude U.S. forces.
Who are the Vietcong?
This color wine, in moderation, can be good for you.
What is red?
This was the first wild-card team to win the World Series.
Who are the Florida Marlins?
This is considered to be the most stolen book in the U.S.
What is The Bible?
This is the primary law enforcement arm of the Navy.
What is Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)?
(Leon's 2nd favorite CBS show, after NCIS:LA)
This comedic actor, son of a Princeton educated book editor and a concert pianist, was huge in the 80s and 90s, but his popularity has waned.
His mother's adoptive father was an heir of the Crane Company and (after his parents divorced) his father married in the Folgers coffee family. Want more?Through his mother, he is also a descendant of the Schuyler family - on the founding families of our nation.
Who is Chevy Chase?
In 1872 these two Hungarian towns straddling the Danube merged in the least creative way possible.
What are Buda and Pest?
This person wrote the line, “I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse.”
Who is Mario Puzo?
Abraham Lincoln’s top choice to lead the Union Army was this man.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
This hot drink is believed to help to reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s or liver disease.
What is coffee?
This 7-foot NBA star once thought the Parthenon was a Greek disco.
Who is Shaq?
Traditionally, this is main fruit ingredient in a Black Forest cake.
What are cherries?
Our Navy was founded this many times.
What is twice?
The Continental Navy was formed on October 13th, 1775 – roughly six months after the start of the Revolutionary War – and was disbanded after the war in 1785. Our country went without a navy for nine years, however, this lack of defense made us an easy target for pirates. Under the Naval Act of 1794, our country’s navy was resurrected and re-named the U.S. Navy.
This part of the chicken is the top choice for Chinese moviegoers.
What is feet?
This U.S. kids’ show invaded China in 1998.
What is Sesame Street?
This person planned the first visible, interactive suicide on the world wide web.
Who is Timothy Leary?
In 1998, this became the most common form of cancer in the U.S. with over 1 million newly diagnosed cases.
What is skin cancer?
This U.S. marathon has been held on Patriot’s Day since its inception.
What is the Boston Marathon?
This is the official military term for a soldier who has unofficially “gone Elvis”
What is Missing In Action?
This many U.S. Presidents served in the Navy during World War II
What is six?
This country has the most seats in the European Pariliament.
Who is Germany?
In Alien Nation the alien slave transport crashed in this desert.
What is the Mojave?
Charles, Duke of Orleans was the first to this kind of love note in 1514, while locked in the Tower of London.
What is a Valentine?
This All-India Institute of Medicine alumnus penned the mega-selling Ageless Body, Timeless Mind.
Who is Deepak Chopra?
This was the first African country to qualify for the World Cup.
What is Egypt?
Rapper Ice Cube once defined this three-letter word as “The network newscast black people never had.”
What is rap?
This future Admiral joined the Navy at just 9 years old.
Who is David Farragut?
Elvis Presley, Lenny Bruce and this scientist and businessman from Indiana all died on the toilet.
Who is Orville Redenbacher?
This Seinfeld character quoted John Wilkes Booth when he attacked Jerry.
Who is Crazy Joe Davola?
(As of 1998) The U.S. was spending $30,000/year to store these coins.
What are Susan B Anthony dollars?
This rock makes the cheapest, softest form of sandpaper.
What is flint?
What is 18?
This product was the first to have a barcode.
What is (Wrigley's) gum?
This guy was the first admiral in Navy history.
Who is David Farragut?