In other words...
Guess whose middle name!
Scandalous Scandals
Famous First Lines
Drugs, Lies, and Lance Armstrong
100

Unsighted, like the flying mammal

What is blind as a bat?

100

Al

Who is Hesham Al Khamis?

100

This company designed equipment and software to deliberately circumvent diesel emissions standards during testing. These were truly smart cars.

What is Volkswagen?
100

"Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much."

What is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?

100

Prior to becoming a cyclist, Lance Armstrong competed in this athletic event.

What is a triathlon?

200

Not in view, not in brain

What is out of sight, out of mind?
200

Branimirov

Who is Ivo Tankov?

200

This company’s fraud relied heavily on mark-to-market accounting. The company was so excited when the SEC and Arthur Andersen approved its use of mark-to-market accounting that it threw a champagne party in the boardroom.

What is Enron?
200

“He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days no without taking a fish.”

What is the Old Man and the Sea?
200

How many Livestrong bracelets were sold? (Guess a between a narrow range (ex:1-2m))

What is 80 million?

300

One graphic impression equals 10^3 groups of sounds with meaning

What is a picture is worth a thousand words?
300

Dilipkumar

Who is Devangi Patel?

300

This senator stepped down as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee after it was revealed that he was under investigation for alleged insider trading right before the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Who is Richard Burr?

300

“While I was still in Amsterdam, I dreamed about my mother for the first time in years”

What is the Goldfinch?

300

This German cyclist finished in 2nd place during three of Lance's seven Tour De France victories (prior to being stripped by USADA).

Who is Jan Ullrich?

400

A comparable location to one's abode does not exist

What is there's no place like home?

400

Carolina

Who is Tania Basulto?

400

This senator was indicted on six felony charges for violating multiple federal campaign contribution laws to cover up an affair. He also probably used campaign money to pay for $600 haircuts.

Who is John Edwards?

400

“In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing.”

What is A River Runs Through It?

400

Lance raced for this team in 1993 when we won the World Road Race Championship.

What is Team Motorola?

500

Enunciation is simpler, compared with execution

What is it's easier said than done?

500

Tan

Who is Melissa Cheng?

500

Dennis Kozlowski was CEO of this company where he was accused of receiving $81 million in unauthorized bonuses.

What is Tyco International?

500

“The Nellie, a cruising yawl, swung to her anchor without a flutter of the sails, and was at rest.”

What is Heart of Darkness?

500

How much did Lance Armstrong pay Robert Gaggioli in exchange for allowing Lance to win the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic in 1993? (Guess a range (ex: 5-10k))

What is $100,000?

600

As expensive as two appendages

What is it costs more than an arm and a leg?

600

Dennis

Who is Joe Halpern?

600

Cynthia Cooper and Eugene Morse worked late at night to uncover irregular accounting at this company. They discovered the company booked operating expenses as capital expenditures on the balance sheet and also inflated revenues.

What is WorldCom?

600

“I have never begun a novel with more misgiving.”

What is The Razor's Edge?

600

This billionaire hedge fund manager backed the US Postal Team and was a jerk just like Lance.

Who is Thomas Weidel?