Classical Music Terms
Italian for "plucked"
pizzicato
The most widely used interest rate in the world, LIBOR is this city's "interbank offered rate"
London
In "Peanuts" Charlie Brown's friend Patricia Reichardt was known by this name
Peppermint Patty
His punishment for war against Zeus was being condemned to hold up the heavens
Atlas
Fear of water
hydrophobia
4 letters--Italian for "high"
alto
Don't get them mixed up: ETF means "exchange-traded" these; EFT means "electronic" these "transfer"
funds
A 1962 "first name" promotion gave this bald advertising icon a first name--Veritably
Mr. Clean
One of his magic tricks was the construction of Stonehenge (in a single night!)
Merlin
A government led by 3 co-rulers, like Caesar & pals
triumvirate
French for "German"
allemande
An unregulated statement of profit, EBITDA stands for these before interest, tax, depreciation & amortization
earnings
The policeman featured in this board game is Officer Edgar Mallory
Monopoly
One of the 12 labors of Hercules was working in animal control stealing this 3-headed dog
Cerberus
Adverb meaning once every 2 weeks
fortnightly
Italian for "deep bass"
basso profundo
CAGR, short for an investment's compound annual this rate, basically just averages what it did over time
growth
Scooby-Doo's owner, his real name is Norville Rogers & he really needs a haircut
Shaggy
After Pandora opened her box & released all the evils only this remained
Hope
In German, Schmerz is "pain" & this is "world pain", denoting sentimental pessimism
Weltschmerz
Italian for "from the head"
da capo
In the VIX index, "V" is for this measure of how much an investment's value fluctuates
volatility
Art deco artist Romain de Tirtoff became known by this name, the French pronunciation of his initials
Erté
When Achilles was a wee lad he got instruction on the lyre from Chiron one of these creatures
a centaur
It's grape science, especially with regard to winemaking
viniculture