Pres-pourri
The first specific duty of the president in the Constitution's Article 2 Section 2 is this big responsibility
Commander-in-Chief
It's the 2-word motto of both the Boy Scouts & the Girl Scouts
Be prepared
The first event in history recorded by the ancient Greeks were these contests that took place in 776 B.C.
The Olympics
If your high-flying idea turns out to be a dud it lands with this sound that rhymes with dud
Thud
a support for the end of a row of texts to keep them upright, often one of a pair.
Bookend
Since 1869 Thomas Jefferson has appeared on several versions of this dollar denomination
The $2 bill
A principle from the early days of the Boy Scouts is to do one of these daily
A good deed
To the Greeks the navel of the world was in this town where the oracle of Apollo spoke
Delphi
Hearing this hyphenated sound of tiny feet means you have kids in the house or mice
Pitter-Patter
These hormones released by the brain act as natural painkillers & can also bring about feelings of euphoria
Endorphins
Starting in 1809 she set the standard for First Ladies as managers of the White House
Dolley Madison
Many attempts to get this man the award for creating the Boy Scouts were unsuccessful
(LORD BADEN-)POWELL
Impiety toward the gods & corrupting the young were on this philosopher's final rap sheet
Socrates
After a few hours in the hot sun I'm ready to drink a cold beverage this way also an engine sound
Chug
Bigger than a nugget, smaller than a breast. A number 8 at Chick-fil-A.
Tenders
During the 1844 election he said if he were elected pres. it would be only for one term; he won & kept his promise
James K. Polk
Since 1974 mulch from this annual Rockefeller Center sight has gone to Boy Scouts to use as ground cover in camps
The Christmas Tree
In 335 B.C. he brought many more than seven against Thebes when it foolishly rose against his leadership
Alexander the Great
Meaning to die it sounds like an amphibian noise
Croak
Completes the proverb what can't be cured must be ____
Endured
19 presidents had previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives; he's the most recent one
George H.W. Bush
The first Boy Scout to go on to be the president was this man who in a youthful letter to his father Joe asked for a bigger allowance to buy canteens and other scout supplies
JFK
In his comedy The Clouds this playwright poked fun at intellectuals like the sophists
Aristophanes
This gymnastics roll sounds like it contains a season
Somersault
In math you find the difference by subtracting the subtrahend from this
Minuend