Greek Gods and Goddesses
Wrong Kind of Record: NBA
Album of the Year Grammy by Graduation Year
Presidential Extracurriculars
Literary Video Games
Final
400

King of the gods; god of the sky, weather, lightning, law, order and justice

Zeus

400

This player notched a few career milestones just missing shots: 2nd most missed shots in a game (28 in 2016), most missed shots in a game (30 in 2002), and most missed shots in an NBA career in NBA history.

Kobe Bryant

400

2012 - English singer-songwriter titles album after her age during its production

Adele - 21

400

Played saxophone in the school band in which he served as band major.

Bill Clinton

400

In this mobile game based on the 1873 novel, you can end up with a different itinerary than the one Jules Verne created.

Around the World in 80 Days

400

This margin of electoral votes, the same Trump described as a landslide win in 2016, is the margin by which Biden beat Trump for the 2020 Presidential Election.

74

800

King of the underworld and the dead; god of wealth.

Hades / Pluto

800

Lebron James has amassed many accolades over his career, but he's also on pace to out deliver this power forward's career turnovers stamp.

Karl "The Mailman" Malone

800

1973 went to The Concert for Bangladesh credited to this former Beatle and friends, so give me his name and the name of this album that lost the 1972 Grammy for Album of the Year. Hint - it was the third solo album from him and featured the single "My Sweet Lord."

George Harrison - All Things Must Pass

800

A member of Kappa Delta Epsilon, Skull and Bones, the rugby team and the cheerleading squad at Yale.

George W. Bush

800

Andrew Ryan, the industrialist villain in "Bioshock," was inspired by this female author with the same initials.

Ayn Rand

1200

God of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts and earthquakes; son of Cronus and Rhea; king of the sea.

Poseidon

1200

This player's prolific career started in '69 and ended 20 years later at the hands of the Detroit Pistons in the Forum. He also accumulated the most fouls in an NBA career over that span.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (formerly Lew Alcindor)

1200

1999 - ex-Fugee releases her debut solo album titled after her neglected schooling

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

1200

Played baseball at Yale after returning from serving in World War 2; met Babe Ruth when his team made the College World Series; also, a Phi Beta Kappa.

George H.W. Bush

1200

Based on "Hamlet", "Elsinore" has you play as this character; perhaps you might not drown.

Ophelia

1600

Goddess of beauty, love, desire and pleasure; daughter of Zeus and Dione; mother of Aeneas

Aphrodite

1600

Of the top ten players with the most missed shots in NBA history, two are still active. Both were drafted in 2003. One is Lebron James, with the 8th most. This is the other player, with the 10th most.

Carmelo Anthony

1600

1972 - American Singer-Songwriter goes diamond with her singles "It's Too Late," "I Feel the Earth Move" and a cover, "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman." James Taylor, who also worked on the album, would later cover the song "You've Got a Friend" into his own hit.

Carole King - Tapestry

1600

Played Center for the Michigan Wolverines before passing on an offer from the Green Bay Packers in order to continue his education. At Yale, he was an assistant football coach and head boxing coach.

Gerald Ford

1600

With flowing white hair, Geralt of Rivia is a monster slayer in this video game series based on the stories of Andrzej Sapkowski

The Witcher

2000

Goddess of reason, wisdom, intelligence, skill, peace and warfare; born fully formed and armored.

Athena

2000

This Northwest Division basketball team has the worst cumulative winning percentage for any NBA franchise in NBA history. FYI - The Clippers are in the Pacific Division.

Minnesota Timberwolves

2000

2003 - debut studio album, of the acoustic pop variety, by this female American vocalist. Despite it feeling like the two hits, "Don't Know Why" and this single that shares its title with the album, were inescapable for the entire year, they only reached 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 21 on BB Adult Top 40, respectively.

Norah Jones - Come Away with Me

2000

At Harvard, was the secretary of the glee club and the manager of the baseball team. The former probably only helped him so much during his presidential term.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

2000

"Alamut," a 1938 novel by Vladimir Bartol about fanatical killers, inspired the hit video game this "Creed."

Assassin's Creed