Potent Potables
Vodka is famously made from this plant.
Potatoes
This president famously wrote the Anti-Toxicity Bill and resigned on December 7th, 2020, leading to the collapse of the First Republic.
Dusky
Tom Hanks played a conductor, hobo, and Santa Claus in this 2004 motion capture Christmas film.
The Polar Express
This county makes up the other half of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area and includes cities such as Anaheim and Santa Ana.
Orange
This Christmas song by Mariah Carey was #1 for the first two and last three weeks of 2022.
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Alcoholic beverages contain this type of alcohol, also found in gasoline.
Ethanol
This president ran with Dusky and narrowly defeated Clever in a runoff in what was known as one of the earliest establishment vs. populism elections.
Blacktrun
Hanks had one of his earliest film acting roles in this 1986 comedy about a couple renovating their dream home.
The Money Pit
This is the name given to San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, and includes cities such as Temecula, Ontario, and Murrieta.
Inland Empire
This song by Oxford band Glass Animals was Billboard's #1 Song of 2022.
Heat Waves
This type of alcoholic beverage is made using a metal shaker, and was named in a Jimmy Buffett song.
Margarita
This president was the first to be re-elected with their running mate Katt in the second republic.
Martinez
Hanks played Captain John Miller in this famous 1998 war movie about D-Day, considered one of the greatest of all time.
Saving Private Ryan
This city, home of current House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (as of December 2022), is located in Kern County near its famous oil fields.
Bakersfield
This playwright wrote the song We Don't Talk About Bruno, the first song from an animated Disney movie to reach #1 on the Billboard charts.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
This state has the highest death rate from alcohol poisoning, with a rate of 46.5 deaths per million residents.
Alaska
This president defeated Jolly in an August 2021 election while running a satirical campaign.
Bill Hader
This congressman served in the 49th district from 2003 to 2019 before retiring and was later elected in the 50th district in 2020.
Darrell Issa
This song got Nicki Minaj her first solo #1 hit on the Billboard charts and samples a 1981 song from Rick James, also sampled by MC Hammer.
Super Freaky Girl
Gin
This president served multiple terms as President Pro Tempore at the start of the Second Republic and was the first to be elected in the Third Republic.
Hanks married this actress in 1988, who acted in films including Sleepless in Seattle and Jingle All the Way.
Rita Wilson
This city is home to one of the largest airplane storage facilities at the Southern California Logistics Airport.
Victorville
This song went to #1 for a week in October 2022 and was by Sam Smith and Kim Petras, the latter of whom was the first transgender artist to get a #1 song on the Hot 100.
Unholy