WORD ORIGINS
POP MUSIC
NICKNAMES
THE MING DYNASTY
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
200
'The name of this small metal fingercap is derived from an Old English word for thumb'
Thimble
200
'"Photograph" and "You're Sixteen" made him the only ex-Beatle to have two consecutive songs reach #1 in the U.S.'
Ringo Starr
200
'"The Peanut President"'
Jimmy Carter
200
'The folding type of this cooling device became accepted in China during the Ming dynasty'
Fan
200
'"Mama Mia!"; since purchasing Ronzoni, this #1 U.S. chocolate maker has become #2 in pasta'
Hershey\'s
400
'The name of this military horn comes from the Latin for "young ox" since the first ones were ox horns'
Bugle
400
'This Stones hit begins "It is the evening of the day, I sit and watch the children play"'
"As Tears Go By"
400
'"No-Hit Nolan"'
Nolan Ryan
400
'Its use as a defensive barrier fell with the fall of the Ming dynasty, and it fell into disrepair'
Great Wall of China
400
'"Like a good neighbor", this company has been selling folks insurance since 1922'
State Farm
600
'From Arabic for "old man", it's the leader of an Arab family, tribe, or village'
sheik
600
'"But don't forget who's takin' you home and in whose arms you're gonna be, so darlin
"The Last Dance For Me"
600
'"First Lady of the American Stage"'
Helen Hayes
600
'In 1421, the emperor Yung-Lo got gung-ho and moved the capital to this city where he built an imperial palace'
Peking/Beijing
600
'In 1990, to boost U.S. sales, this Korean auto company introduced its sporty Scoupe'
Hyundai
800
'This mammal's name comes from the corruption of a French phrase which meant "phony pig"'
Porcupine
800
'This rock star of the 50's and 60's hit the charts again in the 70's with the Stone Canyon Band'
Ricky Nelson
800
'"The Steel King"'
Andrew Carnegie
800
'A housepet during the Ming dynasty was this Lhasa Apso relative, whose name is Chinese for "lion"'
Shih Tzu
800
'A leading maker of athletic shoes, this company was named for a swift antelope'
Reebok
1000
'This term for a person who bowls is derived from the German word for "bowling pin"'
Kegler
1000
'This 1961 Lawrence Welk pop hit takes its title from the name of a city in India and features a harpsichord'
"Calcutta"
1000
'"Mother of the Civil Rights Movement"'
Rosa Parks
1000
'In 1368 the Ming dynasty replaced this one founded by Kublai Khan'
Yuan (Mongol)
1000
'In July, 1992, this last U.S. consumer typewriter company announced it's moving its factory to Mexico'
Smith-Corona
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