Who's a good boy? | The Mile High City | Bitter Rivals | Self Medication | Adam's bread and butter |
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Who is Stella
Don't ask this Rival office dog where her groove is, for she has already gotten it back.
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What is saloon
The first permanent structure in Denver was not a bank, hospital, school, or even house, but this "wild west" term for a place that serves large glasses of Fireball, but rarely White Claw.
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What is a church
This place of worship shares the middle name of a former Ticketmaster CEO.
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What is heroin
"Try everything once", except this drug, which is commonly revered as the most addictive in the world.
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What is Green Eggs and Ham
This children's book was created out of a bet between the author and his editor, that he could not create a book using fewer than 50 words. The editor, Random House founder Bennett Cerf, put—you guessed it—$50 on the line, and lost.
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Who is Billy
Dave Matthews sang about "tripping" on this Rival office dog.
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What is sunshine
On average, Denver experiences 300 days per year of this naturally occurring phenomenon, which, when on John Denver's shoulders, made him happy.
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What is the Jeweled Shillelagh
The University of Notre Dame football program has claimed this trophy, envied by leprechauns everywhere, 32 times by defeating the USC Trojans, who have won it 29 times.
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What is marijuana
In North Korea, this drug is one of few things that are legal, and is not considered to be a narcotic. Maybe that Kim Jong Un is cooler than we think...
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What is Ethiopia
This African country is home to the highest average temperature on earth.
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What is a Dalmation
30% of this dog breed are deaf in one ear. One might say their hearing is a bit "spotty".
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What is Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Denver International Airport is the largest airport in the country in terms of land area. It is so large that the four busiest airports in the US: (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, O’Hare International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport and __________) could fit into Denver Airport’s 53-square miles of land.
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Who are Cain and Abel
These feuding brothers are the original founders of sibling rivalry.
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What is a reindeer
This "flying" mammal's urine contains psychoactive properties due to its consumption of the Fly Agaric mushrooms, a common staple in its diet. While they aren't commonly kept as pets, there is record of at least 9 who have been enslaved.
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What is Boy Named Sue
Shel Silverstein, author of "The Giving Tree", "Where the Sidewalk Ends", and other classic children's books, also wrote this song, later made popular when performed by Johnny Cash.
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What is a Great Dane
The tallest dog in the world, named Zeus, was of this breed, known for their ability to be beaten to death by decorative metal walnuts on Christmas Eve in Cleveland in 1988 during a break-in at the Schaefer family home.
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What is 1976
The City of Denver became the first city in the world to turn down the opportunity to host the Olympics in this (leap)year. It was rumored that the venues' shitty ticketing systems wouldn't be able to handle the event, as configuration would take way too many "clicks".
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What is 1949
The Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote first debuted on Looney Tunes in this year. Wile E. Coyote was said to be jealous of the atomic bomb the Soviet Union possessed, and later exploded, in the same year.
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What is rum
Until 1970, daily rations of this liquor were given to British Sailors for over 300 years. Pirates be warned!
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What is cow
In the original 1902 version of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', Dorothy did not have a dog named Toto, rather a _____, named Imogene.
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What is an African Hunting dog
This breed of hunting dog holds a Guinness World Record for it's hunting efficiency, killing their targeted prey between 50-70% of the time.
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What is the letter D
The Denver Mint is the single largest producer of coins in the world. You can tell if your coin was made there by locating this unique insignia.
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What are Adidas and Puma
Brothers Rudi and Adi Dassler started a shoe company in 1920's Germany, later splitting up into these two separate shoe companies located on opposite sides of town.
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What are Mezcal and Moth Larva
It is often inaccurately depicted that bottles of Tequila traditionally contain a worm. In reality, this Mexican distilled spirit, ________, traditionally contains this worm-like creature, ________.
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What is 1917
The first recorded use of the acronym "OMG", now used exclusively by hyperbolic cool kids everywhere, occurred in this year, when a Navy Admiral wrote to Winston Churchill about rumors of new titles that would soon be bestowed.
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