Required Reading
Shakespearean play in which Romans are asked to "Lend me your ears"
What is Julius Caesar?
It's called the "Smallest State" for a reason
What is Rhode Island?
This "colorful" shopping day is the day after Thanksgiving
What is Black Friday?
In an anticlimax, a 1978 World Championship game was this kind of draw on the 124th move
What is a stalemate?
On Sept. 8, 1504 this Michelangelo statue was completed, in all his glory
What is David?
Imprisoned on a false charge, Edmond Dantes escapes & exacts revenge in this novel by Alexandre Dumas
What is The Count of Monte Cristo?
It's "the Peninsula State" because, well, because most of its area is a peninsula
What is Florida?
I do not like green eggs & ham, but I do like that Read Across America Day, March 2, is his birthday
Who is Dr. Seuss?
In 2016 Timur Gareyev played a record 48 simultaneous games wearing one of these; he won 35, lost 6 & drew 7
What is a blindfold?
Basically a belt plus a front flap, it was a simple garment for men in ancient Egypt; Tarzan makes one from deerskin
What is a loincloth?
In 2 classic survival stories, it's the last name of a Swiss family & the first name of Mr. Crusoe
What is Robinson?
It's not only the "Mother of Presidents", it's the "Mother of Statesmen" as well
What is Virginia?
Harry Truman had stars & stripes in his eyes when he designated June 14 as this annual "Day"
What is Flag Day?
Divya Deshmukh recently became India's 88th Chess Grandmaster. This man was the first
Who is Viswanathan Anand?
In the 17th century the belted plaid developed into this garment
What is a kilt?
Last name of sisters Emily & Charlotte, a 1-2 punch with "Wuthering Heights" & "Jane Eyre"
What is Bronte?
The vast quantities of grapes grown there have caused this state to become known as "the Grape State"
What is California?
In 1908 founder Anna Jarvis gave birth to the first official observance of this May holiday
What is Mother's Day?
It's a remark meant to start a conversation, or a chess opening involving a sacrifice
What is a gambit?
Among the hundreds of paintings by this Dutch master is the nude "Bathsheba at the Bath"
Who is Rembrandt?
This novel begins, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
What is A Tale of Two Cities?
Arbor Day likely helped it become "the Tree Planters State"
What is Nebraska?
A June observance celebrates this U.S. national symbol, now back from the brink of extinction
What is the Bald Eagle?
In 1997 the chess world was shocked when world champ Garry Kasparov lost a match to this IBM computer program
What is Deep Blue?
Of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, it's the one starring an over 100-foot guy in his birthday suit
What is the Colossus of Rhodes?