LEGENDARY SINGERS
COWBOYS & CATTLEMEN
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
BASEBALL
WORD ORIGINS
200
'This Neapolitan made his Metropolitan Opera debut on November 23, 1903 in "Rigoletto"'
Enrico Caruso
200
'Famed Texas cattle breed that was brought over by the Spanish explorers'
Longhorn
200
'In August of 1987, Joan Kroc, widow of the founder of this company, donated a million dollars to the Democratic Party'
McDonald\'s
200
'Under the 1879-80 rules, it took nine balls for this to happen'
a base on balls
200
'It used to mean sweetheart, but now refers to that big fifth grader who picked on you'
bully
400
'Though born in Canada, Bob Nolan co-founded this quintessentially American western group in the 1930s'
Sons of the Pioneers
400
'Because Sam Maverick didn't do this to his cattle, he lost them to rustlers'
branding
400
'To compete with electronic watches, SMH created this inexpensive Swiss watch'
Swatch
400
'Last name of two brothers who earned all four St. Louis Cardinals wins in the 1934 World Series'
(Dizzy & Paul) Dean
400
'The word manage goes back to the Latin "manus", the word for this part of the body'
hand
600
'Edward Albee wrote a tragic play about this "Empress of the Blues"'
Bessie Smith
600
'Cattleman's term for gathering the herd'
round-up
600
'Texas-raised Angora goats provide almost 95% of the US production of this Angora fiber'
mohair
600
'Minnie Minoso, the major leaguer who played in the most different decades, played in this many'
5
600
'This word for pal is said to be Oxford University slang for chamberfellow; a roommate'
chum
800
'(AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE) - Her affair with a world middleweight boxing champion reportedly led her to write the following: (operatic clip)'
Edith Piaf
800
'Called 2nd-in-command to the trail boss, he'd take his wagon ahead to be ready when the hands arrived'
the cook
800
'In April 1987, Avia was bought by this major competitor'
Reebok
800
'His batting average was .320 or higher for 23 major league seasons in a row'
Ty Cobb
800
'This word for boss or head is from a Japanese word meaning squad leader'
honcho
1000
'This Swedish phenomenon married her accompianist, Otto Goldschmidt, in 1852'
Jenny Lind
1000
'Texas trail named in honor of a Scottish Cherokee trader whose tracks were followed'
the Chisholm Trail
1000
'The Chicago Board of Trade is the world's largest of these'
futures (or commodities) exchange
1000
'All baseballs used in the major leagues have the name of this foreign country printed on them'
Haiti
1000
'From Old English "nay", no, and "whit", thing, this word means zero'
naught
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