Potatoes
L"ex"i
Party Like It's 1995
During His Presidency
1995 In Music
100

Potatoes indigenous to this continent

South America

100

This nemesis of Superman is characterized by his zany plots that ultimately fail, such as pushing California into the sea to boost the price of his Nevada real estate

Lex Luthor

100

In 1995, the Independent first published this column written by our favorite british protagonist whose fourth movie was released earlier this year

Bridget Jones

100

Youngest US president to date when inaugurated, construction of the Panama canal begins, coal strike of 1902, Pure Food and Drug Act

Theodore Roosevelt

100

In June, Alanis Morissette released her third and most popular album, "you oughta know" this one.

Jagged Little Pill
200

This nickname for potatoes comes from the Danish word for "spear"

Spud

200

This message of an explicit nature details intimate or raunchy desires to the person you send it to

Sext

200

Hollywood bad boy Tommy Lee married this Baywatch and The Naked Gun starlet in February of 1995, their marriage only lasted three years

Pamela Anderson

200

Compromise of 1850, Brigham Young appointed as the first governor of Utah Territory, start of the crimean war, discovery of gold in Australia

Millard Fillmore

200

Their million dollar music video for their song "Waterfalls" made them the first black act to win MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year

TLC

300

In 1845, a disease known as late blight spread rapidly through the potato crop in northern Ireland, causing this hardship

The Great Famine/Irish Potato Famine

300

To banish, used by a king to send someone away as punishment

Exile

300

This eponymous character stumbles through historical events proving "you never know what you're gonna get" in the year's Oscar winner for best picture

Forest Gump

300

The first presidential speech to be broadcast over the radio, the discovery of penicillin, Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

Calvin Coolidge

300

This song by Coolio was later remixed by Weird Al, though I don't think the Amish liked it very much

Gangsta's Paradise

400

The International Potato Center is based in this capital city of Peru

Lima

400

To unbury a body, often done by a medical examiner to reinvestigate forensic evidence

Exhume

400

After his breakout role as Superman, this actor fell from his horse in 1995 and became the public face for people suffering from spinal cord injuries

Christopher Reeve

400

The Panic of 1837, forced relocation of native americans, gold is discovered in California

Martin Van Buren

400

Their entire 1995 album was written by drummer Dave Grohl, just one year after Nirvana disbanded

The Foo Fighters

500

Starting in 2024, The United Nations Internation Day of Potato is celebrated on the 30th of this month every year

May

500

An item or service designed for people of all genders can be described as this

Unisex

500

DD

In the trial of OJ Simpson, this attorney who fought for civil rights uttered the famous phrase, “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.”

Johnny Cochran

500

The Louisiana Purchase, start of "Era of Good Feelings," the first parachute jump in the United States

James Monroe

500

After their label, Motown, released remixes of their albums Cooleyhighharmony and II (two) without their permission, this boy group started their own record label

Boyz II Men