Word Origins
This term for the loan agreement to purchase a dwelling comes from Old French for "dead wage"
What is mortgage?
The teddy bear was named in his honor
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
A strong emotional connection between relatives
What is a familial bond?
This film was Pierce Brosnan's first appearance as 007. It was also the first of the films that received a video game adaptation.
What is "GoldenEye?"
Cowboy vocabulary from Spanish includes stockade & this other word for an enclosure for horses or cattle
What is a corral?
As head of the Union Army, this future president accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
An agreement by a criminal defendant to appear for trial or pay a sum of money set by the court
What is a bail bond?
They are one of two actors tied for seven appearances as the iconic James Bond
Who is Sean Connery or Roger Moore?
Transparent is from the Latin for "appear through"; this word meaning almost the same is from the Latin for "shine through"
What is translucent?
This president succeeded Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Who is Harry Truman?
A strong force of attraction holding atoms together in a molecule or crystal, resulting from the sharing or transfer of electrons
What is a chemical bond?
He is the British author of the "James Bond" novel series, also mentioned in all of the films' opening credits
Who is Ian Fleming?
Italian for "stalk" or "stump", it's the trunk of the human body
What is torso?
Besides George H. W. Bush, this is the only other president who lived to see his son become president as well
Who is John Adams?
In the financial sector, this type of bond by a government is offered to its citizens to fund federal spending to be repaid at a fixed rate of interest
What is a Savings Bond?
Of all of the memorable opening themes in the franchise, it was this movie that won its first Acadamy award for "Best Original Song"
What is "Skyfall?"
("Live and Let Die" only nominated)
Persian for perfume gave us this word for a fragrant essential oil "of roses"
What is "attar?"
He was president during WWI
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
(T. Roosevelt was two terms behind)
(FDR was WWII)
(Eisenhower was a general in WWII)
Financially, these types of bonds are issued by smaller governments, such as states or cities, to primarily fund infrastructure projects
What is a municipal bond?
Co-founder of Eon Productions, this producer is often the first credit in the opening of the James Bond films
Who is Albert R. Broccoli?