Little Words
Old School Rock and Roll
That’s So “Sweet”
Name That Rock Band
Literal Latin
100

This “little” synonym is a heteronym for a period of 60 seconds.

Minute

100

His first hit, “Heartbreak Hotel,” came out on January 27, 1956.

Elvis Presley

100

Parents might say this 2-word phrase to their children while tucking them into bed.

Sweet Dreams

100

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

The Beatles

100

To describe an authentic antique, you might call it this 2-word phrase, “in good faith.”

Bona Fide

200

This kind of case became status symbols for those associated with white-collar professions such as business and law in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.

Brief

200

His “Johnny B. Goode” is on the Golden Records inside the Voyager probes.

Chuck Berry

200

It’s a 3-word expression of feeling great to return to one’s home.

Home Sweet Home

200

Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and Roger Taylor, and later joined by John Deacon.

Queen

200

Meaning “with glass,” it’s the “IV” in the medical process known as IVF.

In Vitro

300

Also a breed of chicken, it’s the boxing weight class between Fly and Feather.

Bantam

300

His 1955 hit “Tutti Frutti” helped to establish the sound of rock and roll.

Little Richard

300

This 2-word phrase refers to speaking to someone in a kind, flattering, or charming way to persuade them to do, allow, or believe something.

Sweet Talk

300

The brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine.

The Beach Boys

300

Literally meaning “higher,” Stan Lee signed off his columns with this New York state motto.

Excelsior

400

In computing, the name of this unit is a portmanteau of “binary digit.”

Bit

400

Early episodes of “Happy Days” opened with this band’s “Rock Around the Clock.”

Bill Haley & His Comets

400

“Where the skies are so blue” in Lynyrd Skynyrd’s 1974 hit single.

Sweet Home Alabama

400

The brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine.

The Who

400

Descartes first penned this phrase in 1637, meaning “I think, therefore I am.”

Cogito, Ergo Sum

500

Originally released on Elton John’s 1971 album Madman Across the Water as its opening track he sang about this dancer.

Tiny

500

This man’s 1958 debut album has a rare photo of him without his horn-rimmed glasses.

Buddy Holly

500

This is an American fast casual restaurant chain that serves mainly salads founded in 2007.

Sweetgreen

500

Brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb.

Bee Gees

500

Chanted by Catholic crusaders as a rallying cry, it’s Latin for “God wills it.”

Deus Vult

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