NAMESAKE SONG LYRICS
"We clawed, we chained, our hearts in vain
We jumped, never asking why
We kissed, I fell under your spell
A love no one could deny"
Miley Cyrus- Wrecking Ball
Someone who lives in an underground room where wine is stored
A Cellar Dweller
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania celebrates this on February 2, year after year after year
Groundhog Day
In 2022 the Smithsonian's Zoo celebrated 50 years of its breeding & conservation work for these animals imported from China
pandas
Beaten in battle, or a town paired with Lexington
conquered/Concord
"For one so small
You seem so strong
My arms will hold you
Keep you safe and warm"
Phil Collins- You'll Be In My Heart
A rapid reeling out of fishing line
Fast Cast
This holiday began in 1868 when a general designated a day to adorn the graves of the Civil War dead
Memorial Day
At its completion in 1884, this was the tallest man-made structure in the world
the Washington Monument
Your brother's daughter, or a town on the French Riviera
niece/Nice
"Don't cut me down, throw me out, leave me here to waste
I once was a man with dignity and grace
Now I'm slippin' through the cracks of your cold embrace
So please, please"
Alec Benjamin- Let Me Down Slowly
In boxing it could be Caesars Palace or Madison Square Garden
Fight Site
Each December 17, celebrations in Ohio & North Carolina commemorate a 1903 accomplishment by this pair
the Wright brothers
Begun in 1938, his D.C. memorial is in the Roman style, in keeping with his love of classical architecture
(Thomas) Jefferson
Spooky, or a Pennsylvania Great Lake city
eerie/Erie
"A broken heart is all that's left
I'm still fixing all the cracks
Lost a couple of pieces when
I carried it, carried it, carried it home"
Duncan Laurence- Arcade
An over-eater of sheep meat
Mutton Glutton
In India, flowers & wreaths are brought to the shrine of this spiritual leader on his birthday, October 2
Mahatma Gandhi
A small island has a monument honoring the 56 these of the Declaration of Independence & the island is named for them
signees (signers)
A person's animating spirit, or city that's headquarters to Hyundai
soul/Seoul
"Jayton had a job for seven bucks an hour
At the fillin' station by the water tower
Just checkin' oil and fixin' flats
The kind of kid most folks just look past"
Zane Williams- Jayton and Jill
A quick, casual kiss on the nape
a neck peck
Ujima & Umoja are 2 of the 7 principles celebrated during this holiday created in the United States
Kwanzaa
In the 1880s, General Meigs designed the Pension Bureau building, now a museum; some called it "Meigs' Old Red" this
Meigs's Old Red Barn
4-letter low-carb diet, or Andean capital
keto/Quito