Through the Ages
Tom Brokaw called the people who contributed to this war effort “The Greatest Generation.”
What is World War II?
This Roman god of beginnings can see forward in time as well as back in time.
Who is Janus? January, the first month of the Gregorian calendar, takes its name from Janus
No one wanted to hang out with someone who was this, a word meaning “boring” or a “buzzkill.”
What is a drag? A boring person might also be called a party pooper, wet blanket, stick in the mud, or killjoy.
This is the word for the ancient Greek marketplace.
What is agora?
When you hear “Drop and give me 20,” it means you should do 20 of these.
What are push-ups
In this 1996 film, Tom Cruise plays a slick sports agent navigating big-money contracts and personal redemption, delivering the famous line, “Show me the money!”
What is Jerry Maguire?
This was the name of the crossing between East and West Berlin before the Berlin Wall fell.
What is Checkpoint Charlie? Did you know that a faceoff between the United States and the Soviet Union at Checkpoint Charlie in October 1961 almost led to World War III?
Members of this generation were born roughly between 1965 and 1980.
What is Generation X (or Gen X)? They were called “latchkey kids” because many mothers entered the workforce, and the kids came home to an empty house after school.
This Greek god rules Mount Olympus.
Who is Zeus?
This group was known as the “Fab Four.”
Who are the Beatles?
This is the largest online marketplace in North America and one of the largest in the world.
What is Amazon
In the gym, when your fitness routine consists of going from machine to machine at a fast pace, you are doing this type of training.
What is circuit?
In this 1983 film starring Eddie Murphy, two commodity broker brothers make a $1 bet to determine whether heredity or environment determines the course of a man’s life.
What is Trading Places?
This descriptor is given to people who reach 100 years of age.
What is a centenarian?
The Greek god Poseidon and his Roman counterpart Neptune are gods of this place.
What is the sea?
When we stayed out past curfew, our parents did this to their lids, meaning “get upset.”
What is flip?
During the 1970s, this large brokerage began to lead the industry in market trades without a broker, slashing fees and allowing clients the freedom to choose their own investments without interference and guidance.
What is Charles Schwab?
This is the term for a person who performs an intense amount of exercise on the weekends and does little-to-no exercise during the week; it also refers to military reserves who train on the weekends a few times each year.
What is weekend warrior?
The 2005 film The Smartest Guys in the Room is a true story about this company, once headed by Ken Lay.
What is Enron?
Generation Y follows Generation X and is often referred to by this name
Who are Millennials? Born between 1981 and 1996, Millennials entered adulthood during major economic downturns and faced far higher housing and education costs compared with previous generations.
The Roman god Pluto rules the underworld; his ancient Greek counterpart is this god.
Who is Hades?
This is another name for the summertime footwear known as thongs.
What are flip-flops?
It’s the largest online auction marketplace in the world.
What is eBay?
When exercisers hang from a bar and then lift themselves up, they are doing this exercise.
What is a pull-up?
In this 1987 film, Michael Douglas plays Gordon Gekko and says, “Greed is good.”
What is Wall Street?
The 50th wedding anniversary is often called this.
What is golden anniversary?
Aphrodite and Venus are the goddesses of this emotion.
What is love (or romance)?
They were known as “heat.”
What are police?
This is the largest brick-and-mortar mall in the United States.
What is Mall of America? It is located in Bloomington, Minnesota. While it’s the largest in the 50 states, it’s not the largest mall in North America. Canada claims that right with its West Edmonton Mall. Mall of America has 500 retailers and services, and West Edmonton Mall has 800 retailers and services.
This exercise consists of work on a floor mat or a machine called a reformer.
What is Pilates?
This 2015 film starring Christian Bale as a physician-turned-trader and based on the book by Michael Lewis follows several traders who spot trouble in the housing market and bet against it before the crash.
What is The Big Short?
This nickname refers to people in their 90s.
What is nonagenarian? People are living longer than ever. It is estimated that by 2030, about 1 in 6 people worldwide will be age 60 or older, and that number continues to grow.
Njord is the god of the wind and sea in this mythology
What is Norse mythology?
Teenage boys in their muscle cars did this, meaning leaving tire marks on the road from a fast start or stop.
What is “laid rubber”? As
This company launched in 1997 as a DVD-by-mail rental service and is now a streaming platform with an app, offering original films, TV shows, and popular studio content.
What is Netflix?
This trend began in the 1980s and combines jazz and aerobics.
What is Jazzercise?
This actor of Titanic fame plays the lead role of Jordon Belfort, an ex-con who teams up with a partner to open a brokerage in the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street.
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?