Presidential Rhyme Time
Ulysses’ angry tirades
What are Grant's Rants?
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” & “Come As You Are”
What is “Nevermind”? (Nirvana)
Since they tower over all animals in the grasslands of Africa, it’s no surprise that a group of them is called a Tower
What are Giraffes?
Stephanie Meyer: "New Moon"; "Eclipse"; "Breaking Dawn"
What is Twilight?
Philophobia
What is Love?
Come sail away on this Greek river of myth whose name means “hateful”
What is Styx?
Gerald’s bladed weapons
What are Ford's Swords?
“Bad Blood” & “Shake It Off”
What is “1989”? (Taylor Swift)
A gaggle of these is called a skein when in flight
What are Geese?
R.L. Stine: “The Ghost Next Door”; “Vampire Breath”; “Say Cheese & Die!”
What is Goosebumps?
Pathophobia
What is Disease/Illness?
This future king of Thebes left Corinth upon learning he was fated to kill his own father
Who is Oedipus?
Eisenhower’s scares
What are Dwights Frights? (Acceptable: Ike's Yikes)
“Go Your Own Way” & “You Make Loving Fun”
What is “Rumors”? (Fleetwood Mac)
Your nanny could tell you a trip is a group of these
What are Goats?
C.S. Lewis: “The Magician’s Nephew”; “Prince Caspian”; “The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe”
What are The Chronicles of Narnia?
Teutophobia
What are German people?
As the fish-hook of this demigod was used to help form Hawaii’s islands, the least folks could do was name one after him
Who is Maui
Jimmy’s official founding documents
What are Carter's Charters?
“In Da Club” & “Wanksta”
What is “Get Rich or Die Tryin’”? (50 Cent)
A stench or, less obviously, a surfeit is a group of these mammals
What are Skunks?
George R.R. Martin: “A Dance with Dragons”; “A Storm of Swords”; “A Game of Thrones”
What is A Song of Ice & Fire?
Dendrophobia
What are Trees?
Athena’s Roman equivalent, this goddess had a shrine on the Aventine that was a meeting place for actors & writers
Who is Minerva?
William Howard’s vertical gold mine passages
What are Taft's Shafts?
“Bad Guy” & “My Strange Addiction”
What is “When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go”? (Billie Eilish)
Used in trips across the desert, a group of them is called a caravan or a train
What are Camels?
Philip Pullman: “The Golden Compass”; “The Subtle Knife”; “The Amber Spyglass”
What is His Dark Materials?
Gymnophobia – maybe manifested in the locker room
What is Nudity?
Not just Odysseus, but his son visits this nymph who shares her name with a music style
Who is Calypso?