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The Chargers' Keenan Allen did not like his attributes in this coach's "NFL 20": "My strength is 69 like I'm a little boy"
Madden
Allegheny National Forest
Pennsylvania
The first vegetables called potatoes were actually what we now call these "potatoes"
sweet potatoes
As Charles Xavier, James McAvoy reads to his students from "The Once & Future King" in the "Apocalypse" film in this franchise
the X-Men franchise
Leonardo DiCaprio has a bad encounter with one of these animals in "The Revenant" but does make it to the end of the movie
a (grizzly) bear
Hey, trainers! Take on gym leaders of the Galar region for your next big battle in this series that offers "Sword" & "Shield"
Pokemon
Sequoia National Forest
California
When the kernels are not removed, corn is described with this 3-word prepositional phrase
on the cob
In this film, Tom Hanks identifies Meg Ryan as his online love interest by a flower inside a book, specifically, "Pride & Prejudice"
You've Got Mail
As this title BBC sleuth, Benedict Cumberbatch appeared to leap to his death, but it was not his "Last Bow"
Sherlock Holmes
Battle Royale & Plunder are game modes in this series' "Warzone"
Call of Duty
Delta National Forest
Mississippi
Before "polishing" began, most of the rice people ate was this color variety; now the term is used for a "whole grain" type
brown
In this film that's near & dear to us, Rosie Perez reads the World Almanac to study for "Jeopardy!"
White Men Can't Jump
Whether cooked in a microwave or crushed by the Mir Space Station, this "South Park" kid has endured all manner of death
Kenny
Slaughtering demons in outer space was the goal when this "fateful" 1st-person shooter came out in 1993; by 2020, it was "Eternal"
Doom
Prescott National Forest
Arizona
Due to the emergence of the vodka type, the original martini now has this liquor in front
gin
In "Pleasantville" Reese Witherspoon goes from black & white to color after reading this novel by D.H. Lawrence
Lady Chatterley's Lover
This Shakespeare character drinks a potion that imitates outward death, but the plan doesn't go as desired
Juliet
In 2020 it was time to find some "New Horizons" & build your own island paradise with this Nintendo Switch game
Animal Crossing
Ocala National Forest
Florida
The black type of this is the original type made from a plant; the "black" part was added when candy like Twizzlers came along
licorice
Naturally, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" is at the heart of this film with Amy Adams & Meryl Streep
Julie & Julia
At the end of this 1982 movie, a replicant spares Harrison Ford's character, perhaps appreciating life in any form
Blade Runner