Dudes Who Didn't Start the Fire
U.S. Presidential Wordplay
Musicians and Actors Who Didn't Start the Fire
Series Finales
Submarines
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The president of North Vietnam from 1945 to 1969, he waged the longest—and most costly—battle against the colonial system of all 20th-century revolutionaries. The city commonly known as Saigon is also named after him.

Ho Chi Minh

100

Something terrible done by the first Black president.

Barack Obamanation

100

He starred in only a few films before dying in a 1955 car accident at age 24, but his performances—and his restless bad-boy image—remain iconic in American culture.

James Dean

100

In the last episode, the central character, after a long and complicated journey, finally returns home to his family to become the King of the Six Kingdoms.

Game of Thrones

100

It may sound obvious, but this is the force that submarines must overcome in order to submerge.

Buoyancy

200

This Spanish American aesthetic theorist and philosopher wrote the philosophical texts "Scepticism and Animal Faith" (1923) and "Dominations and Powers" (1951).  

George Santayana

200

The last sane president waits patiently and quietly for a good opportunity or the right moment to act. 

Joe Biden His Time

200

Though his derision for the acting profession was no secret, this theatrical and Hollywood star was famous for "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "The Godfather" among others.

Marlon Brando

200

The final episode saw the core four facing jail time for violating a "Good Samaritan" law after callously watching someone get robbed.

Seinfeld

200

In order to go undetected, submarines use this sound-wave technology to help them remain concealed from other boats and ships. 

SONAR

300

This Army colonel served as president of Argentina from 1946–52, 1952–55, and, finally, 1973–74.  

Juan Perón

300

The first U.S. president to serve non-consecutive terms has a kink for defecating on his partner's chest, sitting in, and rolling back and forth.

Grover Cleveland Steamer

300

This extravagantly costumed pianist built his career playing popular music in his own unique style and he also hosted his own television variety program, which premiered in 1952.

Liberace

300

The final moments of this show revealed that the events of the entire series took place within the mind of a patient in a psychiatric hospital.

St. Elsewhere

300

The Navy learned from the mining industry how to filter out this gas in order to improve air quality on board submarines while submerged.

Carbon dioxide

400

This American lawyer assisted Joseph McCarthy in his accusations of communist activity in the United States during McCarthyism … and later was cited in future president Donald Trump’s book "The Art of the Deal" as advising Trump to never apologize.

Roy Cohn

400

The 11th president fulfilled the American spirit of manifest destiny with this circular design. 

James Polkadots

400

In 1956, this Hollywood star abandoned her acting career to marry Rainier III, prince of Monaco.

Princess Grace Kelly

400

This 1983 series finale titled "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" was the highest-rated broadcast of all time, with 60.2% of all households with television sets watching.

M*A*S*H

400

Underwater exploration has fascinated people for thousands of years, and legend maintains that this famous leader of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon descended into the sea in a primitive diving bell. 

Alexander the Great

500

This "Subway Vigilante" shot and injured four Black teenagers on a New York City subway in December 1984.

Bernie Goetz

500

A children's song, often sung in a round, about the travels of the fifth president of the United States.

James Monroe, Row, Row Your Boat

500

This prolific Russian composer known for "Romeo and Juliet" and "Peter and the Wolf" died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1953.

Prokofiev

500

The series concluded with J.R. Ewing being shot by an unseen assailant, leaving audiences to wonder "Who shot J.R.?" until the follow-up movie.

Dallas

500

This type of submarine propulsion, pioneered by the USS Nautilus, allowed for greatly extended underwater operations.

Nuclear power