THE STOCK MARKET
DA BULLS
MUMMY DEAREST
BEFORE COLUMBUS
twentysomething
200
'Stocks not listed on exchanges are said to be sold this way, like nonprescription drugs'
over-the-counter
200
'"I never doubted myself", the Chicago Bulls star said after his title-winning jump shot in 1998'
Michael Jordan
200
'It was his portrayal of the mummy that was used on the U.S. stamp seen here'
Boris Karloff
200
'Centuries before Columbus, these people encountered Native Americans & called them skraelings'
Vikings
200
'Usually you begin this game by asking, "Animal, vegetable, or mineral?"'
Twenty Questions
400
'These open-end investment "funds" began in the U.S. in the 1920s & now hold over $5 trillion'
mutual funds
400
'In 1991 Scottie Pippen's defense on Magic Johnson helped the Bulls beat this team for their first title'
the Lakers
400
'"The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb" is a top-seller in this kids' book series'
Goosebumps
400
'Around 9000 B.C., herds of these large wild cattle dramatically increased & became a major food source'
buffalo (or bison)
400
'At arrival or departure, this "salute" is fired for a U.S. president or a visiting head of state'
a 21-gun salute
600
'Known as S&P, it tracks the market with reports, guides, and indices'
Standard & Poors
600
'This colorful rebounding champ was an airport janitor when he began playing organized basketball'
Dennis Rodman
600
'Ancient Egyptians worshipped these animals and now their "scans" are used to study mummies'
cats
600
'The name of this light axe used as both weapon & tool comes from the proto-Algonquin for "to cut off"'
tomahawk
600
'It's the numerical designation for normal visual acuity'
20/20
800
'This printing terms refers to funds deposited with a broker to protect the broker against loss'
margin
800
'John Paxson clinched the title for the Bulls in 1993 with one of these shots instituted in the 1979-'80 season'
a three-pointer
800
'In the movies, 9 tana leaves have the power to do this'
resurrect the dead (bring a mummy back to life)
800
'In the 1100s the Awatovi Pueblos near what is now Tuba City in this state housed 1,000 people in 1,300 rooms'
Arizona
800
'To the closest mile, it's the length of an Olympic marathon'
twenty-six
1000
'Short for "long-term equity anticipation securities", or what distraught investors took in the 1929 crash'
LEAPS
1000
'Artis Gilmore, a star at this position, twice started the All-Star game against Kareem'
center
1000
'In 1994 the Royal Mummy Room in this city's Egyptian Museum was reopened after 13 years'
Cairo
1000
'The Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca tribes made up this "league" founded around 1450'
the Iroquois League
1000
'As Captain Kirk could tell you, the original "Star Trek" TV series was set in this century'
the twenty-third century
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