FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Italian word for photographers who follow celebrities.
Paparazzi
A Hall of Fame running back, he later became infamous for running from the law in a white Ford Bronco.
O.J. Simpson
This high-strung droid is fluent in over 6 million forms of communication.
C-3PO
The Greatest
Muhammad Ali
The Greek goddess of victory. And a popular shoe brand.
Nike
The Japanese word for this popular barroom pastime means “empty orchestra.”
Karaoke
He parachuted out of an airplane he hijacked in 1971 and was never seen again.
D.B. Cooper
In this '80s sitcom, a robotics engineer tries to pass off a robot as his daughter
"Small Wonder"
Ol' Blue Eyes
Frank Sinatra
A metric unit of weight.
Gram
When converted to English slang, this Latin phrase could mean “You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.”
Quid pro quo
A groundbreaking director, he produced the silent classics “Intolerance” and “The Birth of a Nation.”
D.W. Griffith
This robot was seen frequently in movies and TV after its debut in the 1956 film “Forbidden Planet.”
Robbie the Robot
The Little Tramp
Charlie Chaplin
Ice cream drink popular in soda shops from the 1930s through ‘50s.
Malt
This French phrase commonly refers to the unusual or experimental in art.
Avant-garde
In 1897, this author gave us “The Invisible Man.”
H.G. Wells
This supercomputer causes havoc for the Discovery One in “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
HAL 9000
Old Hickory
Andrew Jackson
A 3-D geometric shape with six identical square faces that meet at right angles.
Cube
When you take joy in someone else’s misfortune, you might refer to it by this German word.
Schadenfreude
This author of “The Outsiders” was persuaded to use her initials so the book would appeal to young males.
S.E. Hinton
After being rebuilt using bionics, The $6 Million Man went to work for this fictional government agency.
Office of Scientific Intelligence
The Iron Lady
Margaret Thatcher
Singer Paul David Hewson is known internationally by this name.
Bono