DISCO! DUCK!
GREEK LETTERS
TIME IS ON YOUR SIDE
PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION 2010
NOT GREAT WORK
200
'This syndicated DJ & "Solid Gold" host hit No. 1 with "Disco Duck" in 1976'
Rick Dees
200
'Zeta is actually the 6th letter in the Greek alphabet; the last one is this'
omega
200
'A 300-year anniversary'
a tricentennial
200
'This Treasury head is No. 5; after dealing with the economy, how hard could the top job be?'
Timothy Geithner
200
'It rhymes with effective but basically means ineffective'
defective
400
'Some longtime fans still haven't forgiven this rocker for his 1979-disco-fied smash "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"'
Rod Stewart
400
'It's not the 3.14th letter in the Greek alphabet--it's the 16th'
pi
400
'By definition, this adjective refers to the time before written records'
prehistorical
400
'6th in line is this man who has served in the Cabinets of both George W. Bush & Barack Obama'
Robert Gates
400
'Something poorly put together may be called this type of operation, after a cartoon character'
Mickey Mouse
600
'"That's The Way (I Like It)" was a 1975 hit for these disco titans--uh huh, uh huh'
KC & The Sunshine Band
600
'Go fly this 4th Greek letter shaped like a triangle'
delta
600
'Usually beginning July 1 or October 1, it's a 12-month period used in business & accounting'
a fiscal year
600
'Like her dad, she was elected to the House of Representatives; unlike her dad, she got to be No. 2 in succession'
Pelosi
600
'This adjective, referring to the fabric seen here, has come to mean "cheap" or "crummy"'
chintzy
800
'Her No. 1 version of "MacArthur Park" melted all over disco floors in 1978'
Donna Summer
800
'This Greek letter, number eight, is represented here'
theta
800
'Shine on if you see this closest full moon to the fall equinox'
a harvest moon
800
'A one-time U.S. Attorney for D.C., he's now 7th in line'
Eric Holder
800
'This plural of an ordinal number also refers to flawed goods from the factory'
seconds
1000
'Walter Murphy's "A Fifth Of" this guy paired classical music with a disco beat'
Beethoven
1000
'This 9th letter of the Greek alphabet also means a jot or whit'
iota
1000
'Shakespeare coined this "culinary" term for a time of youthful exuberance'
salad days
1000
'As Homeland Security was the last to be added as a Cabinet department, this ex-Arizona Governor is No. 18'
Napolitano
1000
'This adjective for a job badly done literally means "having loose footwear"'
slipshod
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