Let's get historical
The U.S. officially adopted this standard in 1900 & officially abandoned it in 1976
the gold standard
It's no spoiler to say Killmonger lives up to his name in this 2018 film
Black Panther
On San Antonio's flag, this structure is found in the middle of a white lone star
the Alamo
The unusual mascot of this school is a conestoga wagon known as the Sooner Schooner
The University of Oklahoma
The name of this dance is from German for "revolve"
waltz
In ancient Rome, the retiarius, or "net man", & the dimachaerus, or "2-knife man", were types of these
gladiators
Really, this Alfred Molina character only had 4 tentacles, but having "Quadro-" as part of his name wouldn't work
Doctor Octopus
The wavy blue lines on Cincinnati's flag represent this river that the city lies on
The Ohio
Cal State Northridge's Matty is short for one of these men in the arena; he doesn't have a sword anymore
Matador
To twist a wet towel to extract all the moisture
wring
The Sepoy Rebellion swept through the north of this country in the late 1850s
India
Kneel before" this general! In a 1980 film, he finally gets his wish that Superman does so, but things go south real fast
General Zod
After a less-than-stellar review of its previous flag, Rapid City, South Dakota put this landmark front & center
Mount Rushmore
One of the first college mascots in the U.S., Yale University's Handsome Dan is one of these
a bulldog
An edible grass in the genus Triticum
wheat
This 1,700-pound chunk of rock called granodiorite was found in Egypt in 1799
the Rosetta Stone
Gruagach the bipedal boar is an antagonist of this hero in the 2019 movie with David Harbour taking over for Ron Perlman
Hellboy
This North Carolina city is one of the few to have a double-sided flag; the reverse has the motto of the English sir it's named for
Raleigh
UNLV's teams are the Rebels, but one of these sea creatures has been used as a mascot in honor of a former men's basketball coach
a shark
I can see it in your eyes when you do this, to flinch in pain
wince
At Homestead, Penn. in 1892, striking steelworkers fought a gun battle with hired guards of this detective agency
The Pinkertons
Tony Stark creates this title A.I. as part of a peacekeeping program; this title A.I. does not keep the peace
Ultron
The unofficial flag of this very south Florida city bears the words "Conch Republic", a nation/state of mind set up in the area in 1982
Key West
A live American bison, Ralphie is the mascot of this school at the base of the Rocky Mountains
CU Boulder
Roger, I heard your radio message & I'll use this combination of 2 words to indicate I'll do what you asked
wilco