COMPANIES NAMED AFTER PEOPLE
HOMOPHONES
THE ANCIENTS SPEAK
'90s FEMALE NO. 1 HITMAKERS
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
200
'During WWI the U.S. government confiscated the assets of this German aspirin company & sold off the name'
Bayer
200
'To fasten with glue, or walked up & down nervously'
paste/paced
200
'In the "Nemean Odes", Pindar wrote that these "have a longer life than deeds"'
words
200
'1996: "Because You Loved Me"'
Celine Dion
200
'"There's no place like" this type of treatment that uses natural tinctures to heal the body'
homeopathic
400
'The name of this toy company that began by selling frames & doll furniture is a combination of the owners' names'
Mattel
400
'A primate, or a combatant in irregular warfare'
gorilla/guerilla[sic]
400
'In "Epidemics" he wrote, 'As to diseases, make a habit of two things--to help, or at least to do no harm''
Hippocrates
400
'1999: "Genie In A Bottle"'
Christina Aguilera
400
'This type of "suggestion" is a form of self-hypnotherapy'
autosuggestion
600
'In 2002 the company named for this moviemaker spun off its THX division'
George Lucas
600
'An agreement, or filled to capacity'
pact/packed
600
'In the 3rd century B.C., while discussing the lever, he said, "give me where to stand, and I will move the earth"'
Archimedes
600
'1993: "Dreamlover" & "Hero"'
Mariah Carey
600
'"Negative" this therapy tries to cleanse the body using negatively charged particles'
ionic
800
'A New York bank was named for this Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln'
(Salmon P.) Chase
800
'A lateral half of the body, or exhaled audibly with sorrow'
side/sighed
800
'Plutarch said that Julius Caesar quoted the ancient proverb "the die is cast" as he crossed this river'
the Rubicon
800
'1990: "I'm Your Baby Tonight"'
Whitney Houston
800
'"Finger pressure" in Japanese, this type of massage deals with 12 major meridians'
shiatsu
1000
'In 1917 the son of an Illinois bookseller joined with a New York store & started this company'
Barnes & Noble
1000
'The Greek god of war, or the sign of the zodiac that follows Pisces'
Ares/Aries
1000
'This Greek lawmaker wrote about relieving citizens' debt, saying one "who was enslaved is now free"'
Solon
1000
'1991:
"Rush, Rush" & "The Promise Of A New Day"'
Paula Abdul
1000
'Both acupressure & acupuncture work with this Chinese energy'
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