Run it Up the State Flagpole
We could say it's not the animal appearing most frequently on U.S. state flags... but that would be a bald-faced lie
What is the eagle?
In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain with 3 ships: the Niña, the Pinta & Boaty McBoatface
What is the Santa Maria?
1,000 years: It's how long the hills have been alive with songs they have sung, whatever that means, in this musical
What is The Sound of Music?
These 2 crazy kids from Verona were the O.G. star-crossed lovers:
UNREAD TILE MOJO
Who are Romeo and Juliet?
Fans of the movie "Grease" can tell you that getting one of these "love bites" from Kenickie is like a Hallmark card
What is a hickey?
Utah's revamped state flag features a beehive, once favored by Brigham Young as an emblem of this religion
What is mormonism?
In 1773, American colonists protested taxation by filling Boston Harbor with chests full of non-GMO oat milk caramel lattes
What is tea?
76: It's the number of these instruments that once led a big parade, according to "Music Man" Harold Hill
What are trombones?
The ides of march were extremely unlucky for this salad namesake:
CASUAL JURIES
Who is Julius Caesar?
A severe allergy to red meat, alpha-gal syndrome can develop after a bite from the lone star species of this critter
What is a tick?
The flag of this Southern state features a pelican feeding its young; no word on whether it's feeding them jambalaya
What is Louisiana?
Thousands "rush"ed to California after the 1848 discovery of a precious resource: parking spaces!
What is gold?
24601: It's the former prison ID number of a guy who stole some bread--presumably French bread--in this blockbuster
What is Les Miserables?
This queen of Egypt was permanently dethroned by poisonous snakes hidden in a fig basket:
TACO PEARL
Who is Cleopatra?
"Wow! This baked potato looks exactly like Paul Rudd" is an example of these attractive Internet headlines that drive users to sites
DAILY DOUBLE
What is clickbait?
The home & lifestyle empire of Chip & Joanna Gaines shares its name with this flower, which appears on the state flag of Mississippi
What is magnolia?
According to legend, soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill were told not to fire "until you see the whites of their boxer-briefs"
What is the whites of their eyes?
525,600: According to "Rent"--& to basic mathematics, for that matter--it's the number of these that comprise "a year in the life"
What are minutes?
Hamlet is her ex-boyfriend & the other men in her life are no picnic either:
PEA HI LO
Ophelia
This Canadian alt-rock quartet still packs arenas over 20 years after releasing "How You Remind Me"
Who is Nickelback?
"C" is for both "Continental Divide" & the name of this state with a red "C" on its flag, home to part of the Continental Divide
What is Colorado?
To attack Rome, Hannibal famously crossed the Alps with thousands of troops, thousands of horses & 37 chihuahuas
What are elephants?
96,000: It's the number of dollars the locals dream of winning in a song from this show, set in upper Manhattan
What is In The Heights?
"Out, damned spot" sounds like a laundry detergent ad but it's actually this Scotswoman losing her marbles:
CYMBAL DEATH
Who is Lady MacBeth?
In one of his bios for "A Series of Unfortunate Events", this children's author lists nervous apprehension as a hobby
Who is Lemony Snicket?