State Nicknames
Admitted to the union in 1876, it is appropriately "The Centennial State."
What is Colorado?
What's been called the oldest type of makeup is a 4,000-year-old "tube" in Iran that contains bright red hematite.
What is lipstick?
An item such as a piece of clothing that has been passed on from a previous owner.
What is a hand-me-down?
In "Scarface", Tony Montana rises to wealth dealing this drug, but goes down in a hail of bullets.
What is Cocaine
If you are ungrateful to one who has been kind to you, you do this, something that a pup can do to its owner at meal time.
What is Bite the Hand That Feeds You?
Meant to distinguish Alabama from the rest of the South, it went on the state's license plates in 1955
What is "The Heart of Dixie"?
Also called blush, this type of makeup, with a French name, was made using red beet juice in the Victorian era.
What is rouge?
To get one of these is to gain an initial opportunity or introduction; Don't get it caught in there.
What is a foot in the door
As Ray Liotta explains, the title of this Martin Scorsese film is mob slang for fellow gangsters.
What is "Goodfellas"?
Pass the ammunition with this alternative phrase that refers to getting on with an unpleasant task.
What is Bite The Bullet?
"The Panhandle State", it has 2-- the eastern one is home to Harpers Ferry, and the northern one, you'll find a huge teapot.
What is West Virginia?
Lead was originally an ingredient in the white foundation called Oshiroi, used by these women, whose apprentices are called Maiko.
What are Geshias?
To be rubbing these is to mingle; To bend them is to drink booze.
What are elbows?
This 1991 film about gang violence in South Central L.A. helped popularize a slang contraction for an inner-city area.
What is "Boyz N the Hood"?
The website of this fictional pooch advises on how to "Take a bite out of crime."
Who is McGruff the Crime Dog?
Florida is "The Sunshine State"; Oregon is this, starting with "Sun"-it's often amazing in Ecola State Park.
What is "Sunset"?
During the time of Marie Antoinette, faux beauty marks concealed blemishes caused by this disease, AKA Variola Major
What is smallpox?
Quick-sounding term for a sudden feeling of euphoria, or a feeling of dizziness when you get up too fast.
What is a head rush?
In "The Godfather", Robert DuVall plays a savvy Corleone family member with this title, Italian for "counselor"
What is consigliere?
Ben Stiller's first feature as a director, this 1994 film also starred Ethan Hawke and Winona Ryder.
What is Reality Bites?
"The Beef State" it's home to more cattle than people, with its 6 million cows outnumbering humans 3 to 1.
What is Nebraska?
Used in Ancient Egypt, this four-letter makeup that darkens the edges of the eyes comes to English from Arabic.
What is Coal?
As a noun, it's a bony covering for a joint; as a verb, it means to disable that joint, or to really mess someone or something up.
What is a Kneecap?
This Japanese word for gangsters is the title of a 1974 Robert Mitchum movie.
What is "Yakuza"?
It's a biting insect, or a person who annoys and challenges those in authority.
What is a Gadfly?