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Christmas spirit was all around in the British ensemble comedy Love Actually. This actor played the UK Prime Minister, who fell in love with a member of his staff.
Who is Hugh Grant?
Cherry ice cream, mixed with cherries and fudge flakes.
What is "Cherry Garcia"?
"Live Free or Die"
What is New Hampshire?
You can find bins of fine grains, exquisite spices, imported olives, nuts, and dried fruits, along with old fashioned barrels of coffee beans, at this market on Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn, opened by a Lebanese family in 1948.
What is Sahadi's?
If you are looking to withdraw money in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, you may use a TYME Machine, which stands for “Take Your Money Everywhere." In other parts of the country, it is known as this.
What is an ATM?
Macaulay Culkin was home for the holidays in the blockbuster Home Alone, when his family visited this European city, leaving him behind to fend off burglars.
What is Paris?
Banana ice cream, mixed with fudge chunks and walnuts.
What is "Chunky Monkey"?
"Excelsior"
Latin for "ever upward"
What is New York?
You can find the famous "Recession Special" -- two franks and a drink for $1.25 -- at this hot dog seller on 72nd and Broadway, open 24 hours a day all year round.
What is Gray's Papaya?
While the rest of the country sips from "drinking-" or "water fountains," midwesterners quench their thirst on these.
What are "bubblers"?
In the 2003 film Elf, Buddy discovers he was adopted by Santa and sets out to find his real father. His father, played by James Caan, works in this iconic Manhattan landmark.
What is the Empire State Building?
DAILY DOUBLE!
Chocolate and vanilla ice creams, mixed with gobs of chocolate chip cookie dough and fudge brownies.
"Eureka"
Greek for "I have found it"
What is California?
Thiru Kumar's food cart in Washington Square Park is famous for selling this -- a South Indian crepe made of rice and lentils.
What is a Dosa?
While the rest of the world orders either "soda" or "pop," many regions of the US South use this brand name to refer to any kind of fizzy beverage.
What is "Coke"?
An eternal holiday favorite, It’s A Wonderful Life, this Jimmy Stewart classic takes place in this fictional town.
What is "Bedford Falls" or "Pottersville"?
Vanilla malt ice cream, mixed with chocolate-covered peanut butter-filled pretzels, fudge, and peanut butter swirls.
What is "Chubby Hubby?"
"North to the Future"
What is Alaska?
Yonah Schimmel's bakery, opened on the Lower East Side in 1890, has been selling these -- a Jewish snack made of potato or kasha, covered with baked dough.
What are knishes?
If you show up to a college party in Wisconsin, you might find a punch bowl of cheap vodka (or Everclear) and fruit juice, called "wapatuli." Most college students in the rest of the country refer to this mixed beverage as this.
What is "Jungle Juice"?
In 1988's Christmas Classic, Die Hard, John McClane, visits his wife's office Christmas party, only for the celebration to be interrupted by German terrorists. This is the name of the building where John's wife works.
What is Nakatomi Plaza?
Vanilla ice cream, mixed with with chocolate-covered waffle cone pieces and a caramel swirl.
What is "Americone Dream?"
What is Utah?
Famous for housing the HQ of George Washington, located at 54 Pearl St. in the Financial District, this is New York City's oldest operating Bar and Restaurant.
What is Fraunces Tavern?
If you are cleaning the carpet in your living room in Ohio or Indiana, you may choose to use a "sweeper" -- known as this, everywhere outside the Midwest.
What is a vacuum or vacuum cleaner? (Also accept hoover.)