Game Changers
A 15th century rule change transformed the weakest chess piece to this one, the strongest on the board
The Queen
Mother Goose Day, as well as Mother's Day
May
Coffee with milk
Cafe au lait
"Bubba was gonna be a shrimpin' boat captain, but instead he died right there by that river in Vietnam" in this film
Forrest Gump
As an adjective, it means secluded; as a noun, it helps get your TV going
Remote
In 1990 this classic card game was included as part of Windows 3.0, turning millions of casual computer users into gamers
Solitaire
Black History Month
February
My God!
Mon dieu
Having learned his lesson, Thor goes for the head of this guy in "Endgame", & gets it, big time, but somehow, that's not his last scene
Thanos
This term for any basic food item also doubles for something that keeps your papers together
Staple
In 1875 a British army lieutenant modified a form of pool to create this very British billiards game
Snooker
Pi Day,
on the 14th
March
Great Prize
Grand Prix
The love story & eventual passing of Ellie Fredricksen is detailed beautifully in this 2009 animated film
Up
It sounds kind of trash-y, but it's a governmental excursion on the public's dime
Junket
This card game scored with pegs on a board evolved from an earlier one called Noddy
Cribbage
National Humor Month & in New England, Patriots' Day
April
Literally, white card
Carte Blanche
In this 1987 film Sean Connery as lawman Jimmy Malone dies operatically; Eliot Ness avenges him on a rooftop
The Untouchables
This word that means to squirm in pain begins with a silent "W"
Writhe
In 2019 season 10 of this online survival game ended with a giant asteroid blowing up its virtual island, leaving a black hole
Fortnite
National Native American Heritage Month
November
That's life
C'est la vie
Han gets blown up in this Japan-set 2006 installment of "The Fast & the Furious"--or does he?
Tokyo Drift
This word meaning "scheduled" begins with a type of metamorphic rock
Slated