Word Origins
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT: WORLD CAPITAL EDITION
NFL Hodge Podge
The "Best" Words
Mapped
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This word for a horse that needs busting is Spanish for "rough"

Bronco

100

The Seine River

Paris

100

Minnesota Vikings Great Chris Carter set the record for receiving for the Vikings but was originally drafter by this team

Eagles

100

An 1821 poem called "the faithful dog"

man's best friend 

100

This country shares a border with Spain to the west and Germany and Italy to the East

France

200

This 4-letter word for a place of confinement originally referred to a monk's quarters

A cell

200

The Tiber River

Rome

200

We all know the Packers won the first Super Bowl but this was the team they beat to do so.

Chiefs

200

In 1599 Sir Edwin Sandys wrote that he thought "honesty" to be this

The best policy

200

This country makes up the tip of the horn of Africa

Somalia 

300

From Sanskrit for "weighty" comes this word for a Hindu spiritual guide or any recognized leader in a field

Guru

300

The 300-mile-long Han River

Seoul

300

This was the last player to win back to back NFL MVP awards

Aaron Rodgers

300

Completes the line from a show tune:
"A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, but diamonds are..."

a girl's best friend 

300

This country's western border is entirely Norway.

Sweden

400

This word is for the Greek for "molded" & was first used in reference to a synthetic product in 1909

Plastic

400

The River Liffey

Dublin

400

This award is given to the player who "best exemplifies outstanding character and leadership in the home, on the field, and in the community" Named after a hall of fame quarterback. 

The Bart Starr Award

400

In an 1862 message to Congress, Abraham Lincoln called an emancipated America "the last" this "of Earth"

Best Hope

400

This country is Central America's border connection to South America

Colombia 

500

This old-time word for a pantry comes from its origin as a place to store bacon

A larder

500

The Tagus River

Lisbon

500

The AFC South has a young quarterback group with this Man being the oldest of the four starters

Will Levis

500

It's the title of a 1972 David Halberstam book on the U.S. military failure in Vietnam

The Best and the Brightest 

500

This is the little oblong country smashed between China and India 

Nepal