Battleground States
The 1936 Olympics
Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
Political Movies
On the Issues
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With California & this as the top 2 states, the U.S. leads all other countries in producing cow's milk :

What is: "Wisconsin"

100

Germany hosted the 1936 Winter Olympics; these 2 countries who soon allied with Germany were slated to host in 1940 & 1944: 

What is/Who are: "Italy and Japan"

100

This political widow & champion of human rights received the medal in 2014:

Who is: "Ethel Kennedy"

100

At his term's end, Ronald Reagan took an office in an L.A. high-rise, still a mess from the filming of this 1988 thriller:

What is: "Die Hard"

100

 In 1968, just 2 months prior to his own assassination, he attended the funeral of Martin Luther King Jr. :

What/Who is: Robert F. Kennedy or RFK

200

Located twelve miles outside of it, Villanova offers a course on the "History of" this Pennsylvania city:

What is: "Philadelphia"

200

He had 6 older brothers to go along with 4 gold medals from the 1936 Olympics:

Who is: "Jesse Owens"

200

In 1998, this first woman to become principal chief of the Cherokee Nation was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom:

Who is: "Wilma Pearl Mankiller"

200

2 reporters unearth a political scandal that goes all the way to the top in this 1976 film based on a book:

What is: "All The President's Men"

200

Makes sense that Texas leads the nation with more than 100 judges assigned to its 11 courts of this; California is second:

What are: "Immigration Courts"

300

The Chapel of the Holy Cross is built into the red rocks of this Arizona "most beautiful place on Earth" :

What/Where is: "Sedona, Arizona"

300

The first torch relay was run in 1936, taking the flame from Olympia, Greece to this city:

What is: "Berlin"

300

Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin & this man were the first astronauts to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom:

Who is: "Neil Armstrong"

300

Michael Douglas played Andrew Shepherd, the title character of this film, & even he had trouble dating:

What is: "The American President"

300

Norma McCorvey used this name when she brought her famous abortion suit in Texas:

What/Who is: "Roe"

400

In 1540 this Spaniard became the first European to explore the interior of Georgia: 

Who is: "Hernando De Soto"

400

In 1936 they were held at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany from February 6 to 16:

What is: "The Winter Olympics"

400

The USA's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, was awarded posthumously to this man in 1994:

Who is: "Cesar Chavez"

400

"You can't fight in here--this is the War Room", says President Merkin Muffley in this Kubrick film

What is: "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"

400

The 1969 riots outside this Greenwich Village bar served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement:

What is: "Stonewall"

500

This bay, an inlet of Lake Huron, separates Michigan's "thumb" from the rest of the mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula : 

What is: "Saginaw Bay"

500

Gold medalist of the 1928, 1932 & 1936 Olympics, she made her Hollywood debut in "One In A Million" :

Who is: "Sonja Henie"

500

In 2012 this author received a Presidential Medal of Freedom:

Who is: "Toni Morrison"

500

This political satire starred John Travolta as a Southern governor running for president:

What is: "Primary Colors"

500

In the case of Brown v. Board of Education, racial segregation in public schools was declared unconstitutional in what year:

What is: "1954"