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colleges named for people

100

1. go west, young mormons all the way to provo, UT 

- brigham young

200

1. one of the original puritans and founder of the ocean state 

- roger williams

300

1. originally an all-women's school, this yonkers, NY college went co-ed in 1968 

- sarah lawrence

400

1. this far, far right-leaning university is located not surprisingly - in greenville, SC

 - bob jones

500

1. this troy, NY seat of learning was founded as a direct result of the women's suffrage movement in 1916

 - russell sage

1982

100

1. this group had the first #1 (and still the best-selling) album of all time by an all-female band

 - go-go's

200

1. the all-time home run leader (at the time ) was inducted into baseball's hall of fame 

- hank aaron

300

1. this beloved nbc sitcom was nearly cancelled after its first season due to low ratings

 - cheers

400

1. the falklands war was a conflict between the uk and this country 

- argentina

500

1. the most popular christmas gift was colored blue

 - smurfs

new england lakes

100

new england lakes

1. Lake Chaubunagungamaug is more commonly referred to the MA town it resides in

 - webster

200

1. the oldest continuously operating amusement park in the US is located in CT 

- compounce

300

1. lake george flows northerly into this body of water on its way to the saint lawrence seaway 

- champlain

400

1. the NH setting for the henry fonda classic film on golden pond 

- squam

500

1. the largest mountain lake in the eastern US, it is the source of the kennebec river

 - moosehead

canadian rock bands

100

1. this band exited stage left upon the death of drummer neal peart in 2020 

- rush

200

1. this band's lead singer scored a smash hit on the duet almost paradise with ann wilson from heart

 - loverboy

300

1. this post-grunge act has sold a mind-boggling 50 million albums since 2000 

- nickelback

400

1. this band became well-known for creating the theme song for the sitcom The Big Bang Theory

- barenaked ladies

500

1. lunatic fringe remains a classic rock radio staple over 40 years after its release for this one-hit wonder 

- red rider

accounting

100

1. the most infamous of all accountants, courtesy of dickens 

- scrooge

200

1. of the big four global accounting houses, they're known by their shorthand moniker EY

 - ernst & young

300

1. the term "on the books" refers to this record-keeping necessity 

- ledger

400

1. the standard unit separating the whole number from the fractional part

- decimal

500

1. a "rounding error" scheme to shave pennies off their company's bank account occurred in this wacky cult comedy film

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