COMIC STRIP CANINES
"Dilbert" creator Scott Adams said this megalomaniac pooch was loosely based on his childhood beagle Lucy
Dogbert
A cylinder around which wire or thread is wound
a spool
Don't be this rude and unrefined person
a boor
The US put down $11.25 million for this 1803 land deal, though the treaty didn't clearly describe the boundaries
The Louisiana Purchase
After Jamaica
Japan
A sheepdog named Hot Dog loves to eat and is just as lazy as his master, the best friend of Archie Andrews.
Jughead
Directive to treat others the way you'd like them to treat you
The golden rule
booty
This disaster began on October 8th 1871, in a barn on DeKoven street and left nearly 100,000 people homeless
After Belarus
Belgium
In 2010 this Great Dane leaped from the funny papers to the big screen in a live action film with Owen Wilson providing his voice.
Marmaduke
British seaport at the mouth of the Mersey river
Liverpool
The NCAA calls them "representatives of the institutions athletic interests"
boosters
The unexplained sinking of the USS Maine led the U.S. to declare war on this country on April 25th, 1898
Spain
After Fiji
Finland
Earl, Woofie and Guard Dog are the featured canines in this Patrick McDonnell strip
Mutts
Private institution for girls preparing for entry into fashionable society
Finishing school
Grant me this gift or favor
a boon
This four word motto saying watch your step was on many early American flags
Don't tread on me
After Ecuador
Egypt
This brother of Snoopy in "Peanuts" always wears a house and lives in the desert near Needles, CA.
Spike
An evil spirit originally from Arabic lore, or someone taking pleasure in a tragedy
a ghoul
Named for a mathematician, its the type of internet search using "and" "or", and "not"
Boolean
A tax on spirits caused this U.S. rebellion in 1794
The Whiskey rebellion
After Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan