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AMERICAN PRESIDENTS

1

IN 1961 THIS MAN STARTED A BIT OF A SCANDAL BY BECOMING THE FIRST CATHOLIC PRESIDENT, SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL 2021

JOHN F. KENNEDY

2

THIS MAN AND HIS WIFE BECAME THE FIRST RESIDENTS OF THE BUILDING KNOWN AS "THE PRESIDENT'S MANSION" AND LATER THE WHITE HOUSE IN 1800

JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS

3

BONUS QUESTION 2 POINTS EACH!

THESE TWO AMERICAN PRESIDENTS, 18 AND 33, ARE THE ONLY TWO THAT HAVE AN INITIAL FOR A MIDDLE NAME, WHICH DOESN'T STAND FOR ANYTHING

ULYSSES S. GRANT

HARRY S. TRUMAN 

4

NICKNAMED "HIS ACCIDENCY" THIS TENTH PRESIDENT WAS THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT TO BECOME PRESIDENT AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS PRESIDENT HE ALSO FATHERED 15 KIDS INCLUDING ONE WHEN HE WAS 70 

JOHN TYLER

5

THIS EIGHTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS THE FIRST ONE TO BE BORN IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE ONLY ONE WHO'S FIRST LANGUAGE WASN'T ENGLISH

MARTIN VAN BUREN

ALL IN THE FAMILY

1

THE WALTON'S ARE ONE OF THE RICHEST FAMILY IN THE WORLD WITH A FORTUNE TOTALING UP TO $500 BILLION DOLLARS EARNED MOSTLY FROM WHAT COMPANY?

WAL-MART

2

THIS OSCAR WINNING ACTOR HAS DONE MOVIES WITH HIS SON'S TRUMAN AND CHET BUT NONE WITH HIS SON COLLIN

TOM HANKS

3

WHAT FAMOUS POP STAR'S LITTLE SISTER IS THE STAR OF THE TV SHOW WHO'S THEME SONG CAN BE HEARD HERE

BRITTANY SPEARS 

4

WAGER 1-10

THIS WAS ONCE ONE OF THE RICHEST FAMILIES IN AMERICA DUE TO RAILROADS AND SHIPPING, THEY STARTED A COLLEGE IN 1873 EVEN GIVING THEIR MASCOT HIS NICKNAME, "THE COMMODORE" 

VANDERBILT

5

IT IS EASY TO TELL THAT CHARLIE SHEEN IS THE SON OF FAMOUS ACTOR MARTIN SHEEN BUT THIS OTHER SON FAMOUS FOR FILMS SUCH AS THE BREAKFAST CLUB AND MIGHTY DUCKS KEPT HIS FATHER'S BIRTH NAME

EMILIO ESTEVEZ 

TRADITIONS

1

THIS ANNUAL EVENT THAT STARTS LATE IN SEPTEMBER STARTED OUT AS THE WEDDING OF CROWN PRINCE LUDWIG I

OKTOBERFEST

2

THIS IS HOME TO THE WORLD'S LARGEST FESTIVAL TAKING PLACE BEFORE ASH WEDNESDAY EVERY YEAR FEATURING WIDE SPREAD PARADES AND SAMBA MUSIC

RIO DE JANEIRO 

3

WAGER 1-10

THIS 8 DAY EVENT TAKES PLACE IN JULY IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PAMPLONA, SPAIN AND STARTED IN THE 13TH CENTURY

RUNNING WITH THE BULLS

4

THIS ANNUAL EVENT BASED AROUND COMMUNITY, ART, AND SELF EXPRESSION TAKES PLACE AT BLACK ROCK, NEVADA

BURNING MAN

5

BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE HOME OF WHAT HOLIDAY CANDY MANUFACTURER THAT DROPS A 400 POUND FIVE FOOT TALL REPLICATION OF THEIR MAIN PRODUCT

PEEPS

WHAT AN EXPRESSION

1

THIS TERM FOR AMERICAN CURRENCY COMES FROM THE HISTORIC USAGE OF MALE DEER SKINS AS FOR BARTERING

A BUCK

2

WAGER 1-10

THIS EXPRESSION COMES FROM THE USAGE OF SECURITY GUARDS ON THE OLD STAGE COACHES

RIDING SHOTGUN

3

NOW AN EXPRESSION MEANING QUIRKY OR ECCENTRIC IT COMES FROM A STEREOTYPE BASED OFF OF A PROFESSION WHO LOST THEIR MIND DUE TO MERCURY POISONING 

MAD AS A HATTER

4

THIS EXPRESSION MEANING TO REVEAL A SECRET IS BELIEVED TO COME FROM THE ANCIENT TIMES WHEN DRIED LENTILS WERE USED TO CAST YOUR VOTES IN ELECTIONS 

SPILL THE BEANS

5

THIS EXPRESSION MEANING EXTREMELY HAPPY COMES FROM THE LOCATION OF A BOVINE CREATURE IN A 16TH CENTURY NURSERY RHYME 

OVER THE MOON

MISC

1

THIS IS THE AMERICAN NAME FOR THE VEGETABLE THAT THE ENGLISH CALL AN AUBERGINE

EGGPLANT

2

NINTENDO HAS A LONG HISTORY OF MOBILE GAMING, AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE GAMEBOY COLOR, WHAT WAS THE NEXT SYSTEM

ADVANCE

3

THIS IS THE NAME OF THE BEAUTIFUL ROMANI WOMAN THAT QUASIMODO IS INFATUATED WITH IN THE VICTOR HUGO NOVEL  

ESMERALDA 

4

THIS ISLAND WAS THE FIRST PLACE THAT THE BLACK DEATH REACHED IN EUROPE

SICILY

5

THIS AMERICAN FAST FOOD RESTERAUNT WAS ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS "PETE'S SUPER SUBMARINES" IN 1965 UNTIL THEY TOOK THEIR CURRENT NAME IN 1974

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