the chief prophet and central figure of the Islamic religion
What is Muhammad?
100
also known as North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What is NATO?
100
Words that should not be used in news stories unless they are part of a direct quote and/or there is a compelling reason for their use.
What is obscenities, profanities, vulgarities?
200
It's for children, we all went through it, and the spelling of this word is with a "t"
What is kindergarten?
200
The preferred term for a person from Spanish speaking culture. Only use a more specific identification when possible.
What is Latino
200
A loan secured by property
What is mortgage?
200
producer and distributor of noncommercial news, talk and entertainment programming; also known as national public radio
What is NPR?
200
Things like the American Medical Association, First Presbyterian Church and Society of Professional Journalist that must ALWAYS be capitalized.
What is organizations?
300
Seven day celebration based on African festivals. Remember, it is spelled with two ["a"]s.
What is Kwanzaa?
300
Smallest country in the world and stands along in datelines.
What is Luxembourg?
300
the federal-state program that helps pay health care for the needy, aged, blind and disabled, and for low-income families with children
What is medicaid?
300
refers to a nonprofit, humanitarian, nongovernmental organizations
What is NGO?
300
Business practice used by companies to reduce costs by transferring work previously preformed in-house to outside suppliers.
What is outsourcing?
400
The preferred spelling for the capital of Nepal.
What is Katmandu?
400
legal term for the wrongful taking of property
What is larceny?
400
the federal healthcare insurance program for people aged 65 and over, and for the disabled; eligibility is based mainly on eligibility for Social Security
What is medicare?
400
publishing conglomerate, including newspapers, book publishing and information services located primarily in the US
What is News Corp.?
400
Organization that includes the the countries Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Venezuela
What is OPEC?
500
An Israeli collective settlement
What is a kibbutz?
500
What is another name for a solicitor general?
What is a lawyer?
500
the practice of purchasing securities in part with borrowed money, using the purchased securities as collateral in anticipation of an advance in the market price
What is margin?
500
the nation's largest all-electronic stock market
What is Nasdaq?
500
A word NOT to use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples.