Greek Life
Details are sketchy on him; was he a 9th century B.C. guy? 8th? From Ionia? Did he really create the 2 epic poems he's credited with?
Homer
Folks are divided on whether it's acceptable to wear the combo of socks & 'stocks, 'stocks being these sandals
Birkenstocks
It lies on the Kansas River
Topeka
In 2022 Christmas night was the eighth & last night of this Jewish holiday
Hanukkah
Idiomatically, you do this "at straws" in making a feeble argument
grasp
"What doesn't kill you makes you" this, sang Kelly Clarkson; it also "makes a fighter"
stronger
We have a theorem about this guy who was born in Ionia around 570 B.C.:
a2 + b2 = c2
Pythagoras
Stylish for summer, it's the type of hat & also something you carry
Bucket
It's about 90 miles from San Francisco
Sacramento
Blessed be the one who knows this sermon in Matthew opens with 8 Beatitudes
the Sermon on the Mount
This pencil product can also be used as an industrial lubricant
graphite
"Don't you come around my way, you can't hang around my block", she warned on "Bodak Yellow"
Cardi B
The first great civilization to emerge around Greece flourished circa 2000 B.C. with the Minoans on this island
Crete
1912 the New York Times said the Yankees were "natty" in new uniforms with this pattern, still classic for men's suits
Pinstripes
Daniel Boone's grave is in this Kentucky capital
Frankfort
The screenwriter of "Dodgeball" found ESPN2 "The Deuce" funny, so he came up with ESPN8, known as this
The Ocho
It can mean to wrestle, or to cope with a difficult problem
grapple
"Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" is one of many, many hits by this still flamboyant classic rocker
(Sir) Elton John
In the long run, you'll know General Miltiades lost only around 200 men & the Persians, 6,400, in the 5th century B.C. Battle of this
Marathon
On the golf course or off, channel your inner preppy with socks featuring this diamond-shaped pattern
Argyle
It's home to the Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
Little Rock
More than 40 million people live in the Dhaka Division, one of 8 in this Asian country
Bangladesh
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall is sculpted from this durable rock
granite
Rachel Platten's "Fight Song" appeared on the 2014 "How the 'A' Stole Christmas" episode of this show & then became a Top 10 hit
Pretty Little Liars
This 400s B.C. physician had a school at Cos where he taught for fees; no word on if he had a loan program
Hippocrates
Look for clothes & shoes in this vivid purplish red named for an Italian town; Pantone named it 2023's color of the year
magenta
It's about midway between Yellowstone & Glacier National Parks
Helena
Australia's Ivy League, the group of 8 includes the universities of Sydney, Adelaide & this city in Victoria
Melbourne
A top music industry award gets its name from this old-time record player with a big horn
a Gramophone
"Who the baddest? It don't matter 'cause we at your throat", this 3-letter guy raps on "Enemy", his collaboration with Imagine Dragons
JID