"Z" words
Gestures
Teradata Trivia
Antonyms
Mixed Bag
100

This 2-word term for the start time of a military operation

Zero hour

100

A kids' book describes this gesture as "a special slap to celebrate when everything is going great"

high-five

100

This tool with a contentious nickname is used to save and send ServiceNow alerts

BLAAST (BLASTA)

100

This pair of antonyms is used when using a coin to make a decision

Heads or tails

100

On an extra hot day on this planet closest to the sun, temperatures can reach over 800 degrees

Mercury

200

Someone interested in animals might study this field in school

Zoology

200

This 2-word gesture can be summed up as "knocking knuckles"

fist bump

200

This component of a Teradata database receives the execution plan from the Parsing Engine and reads/writes data to the disk.

Access Module Processor (AMP)

200

The opposite of voluntary, it precedes "minimum" in certain prison sentences

mandatory

200

A sporran is the bag attached to a belt worn over this part of a Highland costume

Kilt

300

It can follow temperate, time, torrid, or twilight

zone

300

The University of Texas at Austin uses this gesture, also a slogan

Hook 'Em Horns

300

This machine learning model was the first used by SAM for solution recommendation

Multi-level matching (database model)

300

In astronomy parlance, it's zenith's diametric opposite

nadir

300

More than 4,500 ex-players have sued the NFL for not disclosing the long-term dangers of these brain injuries

concussions

400

This restaurant rating service that began in 1979

zagat

400

Some schools have advocated replacing clapping with this Fosse-esque gesture, which is sign language for applause

jazz hands

400

The nickname of Mr. Shemer, Teradata Founder, known for his signature cowboy hat

Cactus Jack

400

This pair of antonyms refers to a style of angling that helps conserve the local fauna

catch & release

400

TLC describes this show with a rhyming title as "part fashion show, part bridal story, part family therapy"

Say Yes to The Dress

500

This eponymic word for Mexican rebels of the 1910s & their modern descendants

Zapatistas

500

The pinkie & thumb extend & the other fingers curl to form a Hawaiian gesture for this 2-word phrase about relaxing, aka shaka

hang loose

500

This 1984 machine takes name from the milestone size that it could manage

DBC/1012

500

A gigantic opposite of small, this adjective comes from the name of Pantagruel's dad

gargantuan

500

Mary Poppins, as well as Northerners who went to the South after the Civil War, carried this type of satchel

Carpet bag

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