THEY ALSO RAN
ROCK & ROLL FRONTMEN
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
RODENTS
"F"OOD
200
'Born in Brooklyn in 1944, he was mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2002'
Rudy Giuliani
200
'David Lee Roth,
Sammy Hagar,
David Lee Roth'
Van Halen
200
'In 2004 this Dutch airlines merged with Air France'
KLM
200
'Spaniards named these furry rodents for the Chincha Indians'
chinchilla
200
'This, food cooked in a central pot on the table, is from the French for "to melt"'
fondue
400
'He received a degree from NC State & pushed papers at his own Raleigh law firm'
John Edwards
400
'Roger Daltrey'
The Who
400
'In 1999 Ford snatched up the auto unit of this company for 50 billion kronor'
Volvo
400
'Some of the quills of the Eurasian species can be 12 inches, equal to about half of its body length'
a porcupine
400
'It's a Spanish baked custard coated with caramel'
flan
600
'Formerly a U.S. Secretary of Energy & U.N. Ambassador, he's now the Governor of New Mexico'
(Bill) Richardson
600
'Anthony Kiedis'
Red Hot Chili Peppers
600
'In an $80 billion deal these 2 oil companies joined forces in 1999 in the biggest merger up to that time'
Exxon & Mobil
600
'These rodents of the Plains received their name because they "bark" like canines'
prairie dogs
600
'It's the Japanese name for certain species of puffer fish that contain lethal poison but can be eaten as a delicacy'
fugu
800
'He played the CIA chief in "No Way Out" & represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate'
Fred Thompson
800
'Trent Reznor'
Nine Inch Nails
800
'In 2004 FedEx acquired this chain of stores, & you can copy me on that!'
Kinko\'s
800
'Contrary to popular belief, mass drownings by the Norway species of this rodent are not suicidal in nature'
lemmings
800
'The name of these long, flat egg noodles means "little ribbons"'
fettuccine
1000
'At age 31, he was Cleveland's mayor'
Dennis Kucinich
1000
'Adam Levine'
Maroon 5
1000
'Despite opposition from the 2 founders' families, this company merged with Compaq in 2002'
Hewlett-Packard
1000
'A S. Am. delicacy, this water-dwelling herbivore was declared a fish by the Vatican so it could be eaten during Lent'
a capybara
1000
'(Jon of the Clue Crew fries something up in the kitchen of the Little Diner in Canutillo, TX.) In Spanish, the name of these fried, tightly rolled tortillas, filled with seasoned beef or chicken, is also the name of the woodwind instrument they resemble'
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