ABBREVIATED BANDS
A boy band: NKOTB
New Kids on the Block
4 kids born at once; it's a cooler way of saying you had twin twins
quadruplets
A cop saves his troubled marriage by visiting his wife in L.A. & killing a bunch of people in her office building
Die Hard
Country House won this prestigious horse race in 2019 after Maximum Security was disqualified
the Kentucky Derby
This 1970s band wore outrageous costumes because of a Swedish tax law allowing deductions for non-street clothes
ABBA
Named to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020: NIN
Nine Inch Nails
Totally irrational in 1706, mathematician William Jones came up with this symbol
Pi
Ben Affleck takes an international business trip & pretends to be Canadian to avoid getting hassled by locals
Argo
In 2019 a team from River Ridge, Louisiana won this sport's championship in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania
the Little League Championship
This Disney Channel series was originally going to be called "Alexis Texas"
Hannah Montana
"Sweet Hitch-Hiker" was their last Top 10 hit: CCR
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Without wild cards, 4 of a kind in poker is tough to beat--only these 2 hands can do it
a straight flush & a royal flush
Messrs. Gregory & Shawn talk... & talk some more... & some more... & more... & that's it
My Dinner with Andre
In 2000 he was the last American to win the Wimbledon men's singles title
Pete Sampras
Peter Laird, co-creator of these comic book heroes, wishes the cartoon had not made them so obsessed with pizza
the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
They sound angry: RATM
Rage Against the Machine
This alphanumeric designation is the Army saying we don't want you
4-F
Peckin-pow! Holden & Oates are part of a bloody, bloody good supergroup to avenge Angel
The Wild Bunch
In a 2020 $20 mil. "Champions for Charity" golf match, Tiger Woods & this ex-NFL QB beat Phil Mickelson & Tom Brady
Peyton Manning
Marina Toybina made dancing sharks for Katy Perry's Super Bowl show & designs the elaborate disguises for this reality competition
The Masked Singer
They hit it big with "(Don't Fear) The Reaper": BÖC
Blue Oyster Cult
Pestilence, War, Famine & Death make up this biblical quartet
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Death takes a chess holiday; your move, Max von Sydow
The Seventh Seal
In the 17th c. the legendary Akashi Shiganosuke became the first wrestler awarded this title that goes to sumo grand champions
yokozuna
This movie director of "Slumdog Millionaire" & "Trainspotting" also directed the London Olympics opening ceremonies
Danny Boyle