From the Latin Root 'Bene'
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Disease by Acronym
100

A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause

Benefactor

100

During her reign, she modernized and westernized Russia, promoted education, and expanded Russia's borders.

Catherine the Great

100

These Italian-American plumbers have been tasked with defeating the creatures that lurk below New York City

Mario & Luigi

100

An African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch

BlacKkKansman

100

AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome 

200

Disposition to do good for others

Benevolence

200

She's famous for supporting Columbus' voyage, and also credited for her part in expelling the Muslims from Spain, expelling the Jews, and instituting the Inquisition in Spain

Queen Isabella

200

Despite dominating the comedic circuit, they never quite did figure out who's on first.

Abbott and Costello

200

Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.

Argo

200

PTSS

Post-traumatic stress syndrome 

300

Kind or gentle disposition, neutral, harmless

Benign 

300

Long before Cleopatra reigned over Egypt, another woman held the reins of power. A temple was constructed in her honor.

Hatshepsut

300

The dance duo of Hollywood's Golden Age, they were partners for 16 years starring in 10 different films together.

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

300

Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.

Secretariat

300

BPD

Borderline personality disorder

400

Recipient of gifts

Beneficiary 

400

A cruel and revengeful ruler as regent for her son, she was named the first Russian saint in the Orthodox Church for her efforts in converting the nation to Christianity.

Olga of Russia

400

These identical twins may have been made famous by Mr. Carroll, but originated with poet John Byrom.

Tweedledee and Tweedledum
400

A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.

Bombshell

400

CF

Cystic fibrosis 

500

Act of goodness

Beneficence 

500

The Empress of Byzantium from 527-548, she was probably the most influential and powerful woman in the empire's history.

Theodora

500

These two got their start together on SNL, collaborating on dozens of projects over the last decade. They've become so close, it's no wonder they convincingly played sisters.

Tina Fey & Amy Poehler

500

In this crime drama, four bright and well-off college students in Kentucky plot to steal some rare books from their university's Special Collections Library in a misguided quest for personal glory.

American Animals

500

NAS

Neonatal abstinence syndrome