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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

"I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a New Deal for the American people", he said in accepting his 1932 nomination

LBJ

A campaign slogan in 1964 said, "All the way with" these 3 letters

Sarah

According to the Bible, she was not only Abraham's wife, she was also his half-sister

Mississippi

Alphabetically, this southern state's counties run from Adams to Yazoo

Chicago

Caroling to the animals is a holiday tradition at the Lincoln Park Zoo in this midwest city

Chatter

Chat about this in your chat room: "chat" is merely a shortened form of this 7-letter word

Fifth

Deuteronomy may mean "second law", but it's this number book of the Old Testament

Retina

Don't detach this, which is next to the choroid & changes light rays into neural signals

Blind Spot

Drivers know the point where the optic nerve enters the eye has no rods or cones & goes by this 2-word term

Penultimate

From the Latin for "Almost Last", it means, um, next to last

Robert Downey, Jr.

He was Charlie Chaplin in a 1992 biopic

Laurence Oliver

He was Heathcliff to Merle Oberon's Cathy in 1939's "Wuthering Heights"

Richard Gere

He was Julian Kaye, an "American Gigolo"

Pupil

Hope you studied this eye part that, at its maximum contraction in an adult, may be less than 1 mm in diameter

Relish

If you say, "I'm eating a hot dog with" this, you could mean a chopped pickle topping or just plain enjoyment

Joaquin Phoenix

In 2005 this actor walked the line as Johnny Cash

Philistines

In Samuel 28, the prophet Samuel appears to king Saul & predicts his defeat by this group

Nevada

Its state song says, "Follow the old Kit Carson Trail, until desert meets the hills"

Esau

Jacob and this other twin son of Rebekah even struggled against each other in their mother's womb

Meryl Streep

She was magazine editor Miranda Priestly, who fiendishly wore Prada

Hawaii

The name of the Ukulele means "Flea" in the native language of this state, where it was introduced by the Portuguese

Turrets

The name of these small towers often seen on castles comes from Old French for "small towers"

Cornea

The sclera & this consist of tough tissues that make up the outer layer of the eyeball & give it strength

Pecan

The state nut of Alabama isn't your kooky cousin, it's this thin-shelled pie ingredient

Sculpture

This name for a work of art that you may carve in art class comes from the Latin for "to carve"

Lens

To allow your eyes to see clearly at varying distances, fibers called the zonules of zinn change the shape of this eye part that focuses light onto the retina

Genesis

this book says Noah's ark was 300 cubits in length, making it about 500 feet long


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