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Vermont-founded furniture chain
Now located in Connecticut
Named for a “Green Mountain Boy”

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ETHAN ALLEN

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London department store
Initials “F. & M.”

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FORTNUM & MASON

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French crystal and glass maker
Known for paper weights

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BACCARAT

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San Francisco clothing company
Founded 1853
Makes 501 “Originals” (since 1890)
Makes Dockers (since 1986)

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LEVI STRAUSS & CO.

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Hat-shaped LA restaurant
Two locations, including one on Vine St.
Run by Bob Cobb (purported inventor of the Cobb salad)

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BROWN DERBY

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Restaurant in New York’s Central Park
Used to be home to sheep

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TAVERN ON THE GREEN

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New York tavern
Has a “Long Room”
Where Washington bid farewell to his officers
Named for Sam, a steward

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FRAUNCES TAVERN

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Jimmy Buffet’s restaurant chain
Serves “Cheeseburgers in Paradise”

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MARGARITAVILLE

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NYC investment bank
Named for Marcus & his son-in-law Samuel

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GOLDMAN SACHS

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Aerospace compnay
Produces business jets like the G650

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GULFSTREAM

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Aerospace/defense company
Formed in a 1994 merger
Founded by former Lockheed engineer Jack in the 1930s

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NORTHROP GRUMMAN

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Aerospace/defense company
Formed in a 1995 merger, dropping “Marietta”
Made the Vega, Electra, F-35, & SR-71 Blackbird
Ran the “Skunk Works”

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LOCKHEED MARTIN

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Dutch airline
Formed 1919 (oldest continuous in the world)
Granted title “Royal Aviation Company” by Queen Wilhelmina
Based in Schiphol, Amsterdam
Merged with Air France in 2004
Part of “Skyteam”

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KLM

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Airline of Denmark, Sweden, & Norway

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SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM
SAS

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Irish airline
Dublin-based
Previously national, but private since 2015
Shamrock logo

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AER LINGUS

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Russian airline

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AEROFLOT
(“Air fleet”)

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“Chinese Kitchen”
Founded by Andrew & Peggy Cheng in Glendale, CA in 1983
Now has >2000 locations
Serves orange chicken and Beijing beef

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PANDA EXPRESS

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“China Bistro”
Founded in Arizona in 1993
>300 locations
Signature starter is chicken lettuce wraps
Also serves Mongolian beef

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P.F. CHANG’S

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Teppenyaki chain
Founded by Rocky Aoki in 1964
Tableside grilling on teppans (sometimes called hibachis)
Featured in a Christmas episode of The Office
Japanese for “Safflower”

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BENIHANA

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JFK-based airline
Founded in 1998-2000
Has a “Customer Bill of Rights”
Offered DirecTV
“Colourful” name

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JETBLUE
(stylized jetBlue)

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German airline
Based in Cologne
Founded in 1953-55
Crane logo

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LUFTHANSA
(from “Hanseatic” and “luft”, meaning “lift”)

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Israeli airline
Founded 1948
Name means “Skyward”

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EL AL

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Started in 1920 as a few biplanes
Kangaroo logo
Koala ads

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QUEENSLAND AND NORTHERN TERRITORY AERIAL SERVICES
QANTAS

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American aerospace manufacturer
Founded in Seattle by William
First jet was 707 (in 1958)
Had recalls on 787 “Dreamliner” and the 737 MAX
Assembly building in Everett, WA is the larggest building in the world by volume

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BOEING COMPANY

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American manufacturer
Merged with Boeing in 1997
Product of a 1967 merger
Makers of the DC-9 et al.

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MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS

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Ceramics company in Lambeth (London)
Given a “regal” warrant in 1901

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ROYAL DOULTON

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European aerospace manufacturer
Makes the A200, A350 etc.
HQ in Toulouse, France
Has another transport in its name

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AIRBUS

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German air manufacturer
Named for designer Willy
In 1944, its ME-262 became the first jet fighter

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MESSERSCHMITT

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English air manufacturer
Produced WWI planes
e.g. the Camel (Snoopy’s plane) and the Pup

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SOPWITH

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British economist
1883 - 1946
Attended Bretton Woods Conference
Promoted government spending in depressions
“General theory of employment”

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JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES

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Thorstein Veblen coined terms like “____ class” in 1899 & “____ consumption”
(2 answers)

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LEISURE
CONSPICUOUS

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Airline founded 1932 in Anchorage, AK
Now located in Seattle, WA

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ALASKA AIRLINES

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Greece’s flag carrier
Acquired Olympic (previous flag carrier)

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AEGEAN AIRLINES

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Defunct airline as of 2021
Italy’s flag carrier

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Italy’s new flag carrier as of 2021
Replaced Alitalia

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ITA Airways
(Italia Trasporto Aereo)

36
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Flag carrier of UK
Heathrow hub

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BRITISH AIRWAYS

37
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Sackler family opioid maker
Bankrupt after 2020 Justice Dept. case

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PURDUE PHARMA

38
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Stagg is a brand of this beany food

39
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NYC investment services
Bailed out by Mitsubishi in 2008

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MORGAN STANLEY

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“Intelligent” German auto marque
Makes the Fortwo & Forfour
Maker of EVs, micro and subcompact

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British auto maker since 1948
4WD & off-road vehicles with “Range”
Make of Prince Phillip’s hearse

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LAND ROVER

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American auto maker (1897-2004)
Founded by Ransom E.
Owned by GM for a time
Made the Cutlass
Number-named models from 66-98

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OLDSMOBILE

43
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American auto maker (1975-82)
Founded by John
Only 1 model produced
<10,000 made

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DELOREAN MOTOR COMPANY

44
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Car model DMC-12
Gullwing doors
Brushed stainless steel exterior
Fewer than 10,000 ever made

45
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Japanese auto maker
MX-5 (Miata, 2-door)
CX-3 (subcompact crossover SUV)
RX-8 (sports model)
“Zoom zoom”

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Mazda’s 2-door
Aka MX-5

47
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Italian auto maker
Founded by Alfieri in Bologna, 1914
Ghibli, Quattroporte, Gran Turismo
Trident logo

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Italian auto maker
Founded by Ferruccio in 1963
Now owned by VW group via Audi
Maker of Aventador & Murcielago
Bull logo

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LAMBORGHINI

49
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Japanese auto maker
Named for the Pleiades (hence star logo)
Makes Outback & Forester SUVs, compact Impreza, Legacy

50
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Luxury division of Honda since 1986
Flagship Legend sedan, TSX, TLX, RSX

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GM Luxury division (below Cadillac)
“Wouldn’t you really rather have a ____?”
Park Avenue, Skylark, Regal, LeSabre

52
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Investment bank
Founded by Henry, Emmanuel, & Mayer
Moved to NYC in 1868
Bankrupt in 2008, bought out by Barclays
Subject of a “Trilogy” play

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LEHMAN BROTHERS

53
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German pharma co.
Est. 1863 by Friedrich
Introduced Aspirin in 1899
Also makes Alka-Seltzer & Flintstones Vitamins

54
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Publishing house
Est. 1915 by Alfred A.
Logo is a Borzoi
Acquired by Penguin Random House in 1960

55
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Began in 1926
Its subscribers select a novel from a curated selection 12 times a year

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BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB

56
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Period of rising prices but low demand & economy at a standstill, often with high unemployment
Portmanteau attributed to Iain Macleod

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STAGFLATION

57
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They “invented the high-speed rotary tool”
Make a 3000 & 4000 series

58
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Wisconsin frozen pizza brand (now owned by Nestle)
It’s to die for

59
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British-founded swiss watchmaker
Began as “Wilsdorf & Davis”, London 1905
Moved to Geneva after WWI
Makes Daytona, Submariner, & Oyster
Logo is a crown

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American watchmaker
1950s “torture tests”
“Takes a licking & keeps on ticking”

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Japanese auto maker
Parent of Lexus (& formerly Scion)
Matrix, Rav4, Sequoia (SUV), Venza, Yaris, Highlander (SUV), Supra, Tacoma, Tundra (truck), Corolla, Camry, 4runner, Land Cruiser

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Toyota model since 1997
From Latin, “first”
First mass-produced hybrid vehicle
Driven by Geek Squad

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Toyota division 2003-2016
xB, iA, iQ
Means “descendant”

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Swedish auto maker
HQ in Gothenburg
S90 sedan
Introduced 3-point seatbelt & rear-facing child seats
“Epic split” ad with JCVD
Voice of Donald Sutherland
Logo is a male/Mars symbol

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South Korea’s biggest auto maker
Seoul HQ
Founded by Chung Ju Yung
Owns Kia since 1998
Elantra, Excel, Accent (sedan), Genesis, Pony
Name means “Modernity”

66
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South Korea’s second biggest auto maker
Acquired by Hyundai in 1998

67
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German car maker
Named for founder August Horch (meaning “hear”)
4 rings symbolize 1932 merger

68
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Auto maker
S7
Q5
TT
R8
A4-A6

69
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Auto maker
Sorento & Sportage (SUV)
Soul, Sedona
Rio
Optima (sedan)
Telluride
K5

70
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Economic syndicate, especially one that fixes prices
From Italian for card or sheet (of agreement)
e.g. Cali (drugs, Colombia)
OPEC (oil, international)
Phoebus (light bulbs, American)

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Est. 1852 in St. Louis, Missouri
Founded by Eberhard & Adolphus
Logo is an eagle inside an “A”
Previously owned St. Louis Cardinals
Makes Budweiser, Michelob, & Natural “Natty” Light

A

ANHEUSER-BUSCH

72
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Brand of saccharin (sugar substitue)
Sold in iconic pink packets with a musical staff
Made by the Cumberland Packing Co. since 1957

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SWEET’N LOW

73
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Since 1985 has performed cremation services, especially at sea
Named for a god

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NEPTUNE SOCIETY

74
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Line of robotic toy hamsters
Called “Go Go Pets” in UK
Made by Cepia since 2009
Include Snickle-Fritz & Pookie

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ZHUZHU PETS

75
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Maker of private & business luxury jets
Founded by namesake Bill in 1962
Now owned by Bormbadier

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Michael Milken bank
Went bankrupt in 1990

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DREXEL BURNHAM LAMBERT

77
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Founded by Ezra Cornell in 1851
1860s employed Edison
1866 absorbed U.S. Telegraph
1871 began money transfers
1959 1st candygram
2006 last telegram
Now a financial services provider

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WESTERN UNION (TELEGRAPH CO.)

78
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Baking soda maker
Founded 1867 by James Church
Logo represents Vulcan

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ARM & HAMMER

79
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Toy company
“Pluto Platter”, now Frisbee, introduced 1957
Hula Hoop
Slip n’ Slide
Super Ball (made of “zectron”)
Name comes from the sound of a slingshot

80
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Effervescent antacid
Introduced 1931 by Miles Laboratories
Acquired by Bayer in 1978
“Plop plop, fizz fizz, oh what a relief it is,”
Introduced Speedy in 1950
“I can’t believe I ate the whole thing,”

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ALKA-SELTZER

81
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Antacid intriduced in 1949 by Novartis
Named for magnesium hydroxide & aluminum hydroxide

82
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Antacid
“How do you spell relief?”
Had “Relief Man” award for MLB closers

83
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Electric chevy model since 2010

A

CHEVROLET VOLT

84
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Founded in Rotterdam
Subsidiary of Carnival
Ships include the “Rotterdam” & the “Amsterdam”

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HOLLAND AMERICA (LINE)

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