In the Workplace
The name of this telephonic transmission of printed material is short for “facsimile.”
Fax
A wizard named Gargamel pursues a bunch of little blue people
The Smurfs
Martin Luther King gives his “I Have a Dream” speech
1960s
factually accurate
T-R-U-E
1896 saw Nikola Tesla suggest his wireless transmission system could contact beings from this red planet.
Mars
By definition, this alliterative type of call at work requires at least 3 participants.
Conference Call
What was the name of the van in which Scooby Doo and the gang traveled?
Mystery Machine
J.K. Rowling writes the first “Harry Potter” novel
1990s
the head servant in a household
B-U-T-L-E-R
Nevada is home to this numeric U.S. Air Force facility said to house evidence of UFOs and alien life.
Area 51
Swingline and Bostitch are 2 popular brands of this 7-letter fastening tool.
Stapler
These short musical segments taught Gen X kids about history, grammar and multiplication
Schoolhouse Rock
Arizona becomes the 48th state
1910s
to utter suddenly and impulsively
B-L-U-R-T
This “A Brief History of Time” (handicapped) author supported the Breakthrough Listen Project to detect signals from nearby stars.
Stephen Hawking
Got a job interview? You’re likely gonna meet with someone from the HR department, short for this.
Human Resources
A moose, a squirrel, two spies and lots of puns
Rocky and Bullwinkle
The NBA is founded with 11 teams
1940s
Russian currency
R-U-B-L-E
Arecibo Telescope on this Caribbean island was one of many to be used in the search for alien life.
Puerto Rico
It occurs when one company hires another to carry out a task that would otherwise be done in-house.
Outsourcing
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Aquaman band together to fight injustice, right that which is wrong, and serve all mankind
Super Friends
Penicillin is discovered
1920s
to put into disorderly flight or retreat
R-O-U-T
Golden records for alien life were placed aboard the 2 spacecraft of this program launched in 1977.
Voyager