West Virginia broke from Virginia after the legislature voted for this in 1861
Secession
In the labor of the man-eating horses of King Diomedes, this hero fed Diomedes to the horses
Hercules
Christian Bale plays Patrick Bateman is a Wall Street Banker, and serial killer in this 2000 flim
American Psycho
At 23 in 1705 Archibald Campbell, third Duke of Argyll, was appointed treasurer of this country
Scotland
One of "The Canterbury Tales" is told by this olde type of attendant or bodyguard
Yeoman
In 1998 New York & New Jersey made their arguments before the Supreme Court over this historic island
Ellis Island
Jealous Daedalus tossed his apprentice off the Acropolis, leading to banishment from this city
Athens
Kubrick's horror masterpiece The Shining takes place in this secluded Rocky Mountain Hotel
The Overlook Hotel
A constant schemer against his brother King Edward IV, George, Duke of Clarence was killed in this London prison in 1478
Tower of London
This word for a type of Jewish school entered English in the 1600s
Yeshiva
Maine split from this state in 1819 in protest of high taxes, poor roads & the distance to the capital
Massachusetts
This god of love fell in love with the mortal Psyche, of whom his mom Venus was jealous
Cupid, Eros
Name the author of the Goosebumps series
R.L. Stine
Machiavelli fittingly referred to the young duke Cesare Borgia as a "new" this title
Prince
This word for an annual publication was around more than 4 centuries before the class of 2020 got theirs
Yearbook
California & Arizona's 40-year dispute over water rights to this river ended in 1963
Colorado River
King Pelias used the Golden Fleece as an excuse to get this upstart nephew of his out of the city
Jason
A marriage-minded monster awaits this title creation in a 1935 horror classic starring Elsa Lanchester
The Bride of Frankenstein
As a young man Arthur Wellesley, best known as this duke, had gambling debts & trouble at school before his martial glory
Duke of Wellington
This word for a leavening agent entered the language around the year 1000
Yeast
In 1855 many men from this slave state voted in Kansas, leading to bloodshed along the border
Missouri
An errant lioness interrupts the budding romance of Babylonian youths Thisbe & this guy
Pyramus
Both a 1999 film and its 2016 sequel feature found footage exploring this title figure in the Maryland woods
Blair Witch Project
Wealthy landowner & 1750s Prime Minister Thomas Pelham-Holles was Duke of this "upon-Tyne"
Newcastle
This 4-letter shrill cry has been around since the middle ages, not just the 2004 website launch
Yelp