RED STATES
Going Republican in each presidential race since 1980, it's the second-largest state in both area & population
What is Texas?
In 1613 the Romanov family came to power in this country & ruled until 1917
What is Russia?
The wars pitted Scots & Irish as well as English against Charles I & this royal house
Who are the Suarts?
The 1889 Paris fair featured a re-creation of this prison to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its storming
What is the Bastille?
In "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald", Jude Law plays this future headmaster of Hogwarts
Who is Dumbledore?
Blackbeard was killed at Ocracoke island in this state's Outer Banks
North Carolina
Her marriage to John Rolfe was the Virginia social event of 1614
Who is Pocahontas?
Executing the king was authorized in 1649 by the legislative body called the "Long" this, which had sat since 1640
What is Parliament?
"Tiger Child", the first film made in this giant-screen format, premiered at Osaka's World's Fair in 1970
What is IMAX?
This Supreme Court justice is the focus of the documentary "RBG"
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Fort Wayne is the seat of Allen County in this state
Indiana
Hits of the stage included Moliere's "L'Avare", French for this type of greedy, money-obsessed man
What is a miser?
After 9 years, the wars ended with victory at Worcester by this future Lord Protector
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
The 1904 St. Louis fair, celebrating this acquisition, featured the desk on which the transfer was signed
What is the the Louisiana Purchase?
The title of this film based on Angie Thomas' Y.A. novel is what Tupac said the "Thug" in "Thug Life" stands for
What is The Hate U Give ?
Some of its larger cities, including Huntington & Wheeling, are on the Ohio River
West Virginia
It was founded in Massachusetts in 1636 & if you didn't get in, your college options were very limited
What is Harvard
Captured royalist leader Rowland Laugharne was spared execution by the drawing of these--bad luck, John Poyer
What are lots?
In 1851 Cyrus McCormick amazed the Brits in London with this invention, cutting an astounding 15 acres a day
What is a reaper?
"The Fools Who Dream" is the subtitle to "Audition", an Oscar-nominated song from this 2016 film
What is La La Land?
The 1854 act named for these 2 states allowed slavery north of 36ยบ 30' latitude
What are Kansas and Nebraska?
European settlement in South Africa began with the wreck of a Dutch ship rounding this cape in 1647
What is the Cape of Good Hope?
The royalist cavaliers, with flowing locks, battled these forces named for their close-cropped hair
The US Pavilion at Montreal's Expo '67 was designed by this architect and futurist, who created a 200' geodesic dome
Who is (Buckminster) Fuller?
The third & last film in this labyrinthine series is based on the novel "The Death Cure"
What is The Maze Runner?