P - Things that start with the letter 'P'

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Last updated: January 10, 2014
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The avenue on which the White House is situated
Pennsylvania
It's capital city is Lisbon
Portugal
Period after the birth of a child extending for about 6 weeks
Postnatal
'Sting' was the lead singer with this band
Police
Derogatory term for wine of poor quality
Plonk
This pie is a traditional part of Thanksgiving meals In the USA
Pumpkin
The name of a 1995 Disney film about a Native American woman
Pocahontas
Arizona state capital
Phoenix
A massless particle of light
Photon
The growth of organisms in response to light
Phototropism
The time before recorded history
Prehistory
A Russian ballerina who had a meringue based dessert named after her
Pavlova
A Hitchcock film of 1960 that was remade in 1998 based on the Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein
Psycho
'The Black _____' a fictional ship in 'Pirates of the Caribbean'
Pearl
A music genre started in the 1970s and played by the 'Sex Pistols', 'The Clash' and similar groups
Punk
A device used to slow an object in descent, it is worn by airborne troops
Parachute
Mohammed Ali and Michael J Fox both suffer from this disease
Parkinsons
This countries capital city is Lima
Peru
This bear was named after a railway station where he was found and likes marmalade sandwiches
Paddington
American civil war battle fought on 8 October 1862 that ended Bragg's Kentucky Campaign
Perryville
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Level 57
Jan 10, 2014
wouldn't it be prehistoric, not prehistory?
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Level 28
Jan 10, 2014
Thank you for your comment, it could be either so I've adjusted the answer accordingly.
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Level 71
Jul 31, 2015
Spent most of the time trying to spell PECAN for Pumpkin pie, guess it pays to be American at times like this.