BUSINESS WORDS
LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS
AMERICAN HISTORY
BOOKS & AUTHORS
FOOTBALL
200
'A slow growth company that invests little in R&D & has a steady profit is a "cash" one of these animals'
Cow
200
'This little-known Roman was exactly half as wide as his Greek friend Diameter'
Radius
200
'On April 18, 1775 he was captured by the British but released; he had to walk back to Lexington'
Paul Revere
200
'"The Naked and the Dead",
"Existential Errands",
"The Executioner's Song"'
Norman Mailer
200
'Don Shula & this Dallas Cowboys coach both coached a record 36 post-season games in the NFL'
Tom Landry
400
'This word for some doors also applies to credit that maintains a limit & requires periodic payments'
Revolving
400
'This ancient Roman had trouble understanding others because of the ringing in his ears'
Tinnitus
400
'On September 8, 1974, he was granted "A full, free and absolute pardon"'
Richard Nixon
400
'"The Great American Novel",
"Zuckerman Bound",
"Portnoy's Complaint"'
Philip Roth
400
'This 49er entered the 1999 season with a record 64 games of 100 yards receiving'
Jerry Rice
600
'A trailer full of goods that goes from truck to plane goes "birdyback"; from trailer to train, this way'
Piggyback
600
'Everything this Roman did was counterfeit or fake'
Bogus
600
'FDR's statement "The United States of America was...deliberately attacked by...Japan" was made on this date'
December 8, 1941
600
'"Welcome to the Monkey House",
"Galapagos",
"Player Piano"'
Kurt Vonnegut
600
'Past home fields of this current team include L.A. Memorial Coliseum & Candlestick Park'
Oakland Raiders
800
'During a compressed week an employee still works 40 hours, but usually does it in this many days'
4
800
'He was difficult to understand because his jaw muscles were always locking up'
Tetanus
800
'In 1824 Andrew Jackson received more popular & electoral votes, but the House declared this man president'
John Quincy Adams
800
'"The 158-Pound Marriage",
"The Cider House Rules",
"A Son of the Circus"'
John Irving
800
'(Hi, I'm Bob Costas) Only 2 players have been named Super Bowl MVP 2 years in a row: Bart Starr & this Steelers QB in 1979 & 1980'
Terry Bradshaw
1000
'Acronym that's the reverse of "FIFO"'
LIFO (Last in, first out)
1000
'This Roman was always interrupting his projects for an extended break, especially over the summer'
Hiatus
1000
'Hostilities in the Spanish-American War ended when Manila surrendered to General Merritt & this admiral'
George Dewey
1000
'"No Name",
"The Woman in White",
"The Moonstone"'
Wilkie Collins
1000
'In 1995 this expansion team played its first season's home games at Clemson'
Carolina Panthers
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