2. BBC
4. Microsoft
6. Bloomberg
8. Dow, Jones
10. Reuters
3. badminton
6. badger
9. Badlands
12. Bada Bing
15. Baden ; this is how my name is pronounced but not how it's spelled. folk are from England, but I wonder about a connection...
2: The title address in The King's Speech was originally broadcast on the Empire Service of this company, still the largest broadcaster in the world. What is the BBC?
4: The “MS” in MSNBC refers this software company which bought a 50% share in the network when it launched in 1996. What is Microsoft?
6: This business news outlet is named for the current big city mayor who founded it in 1981. What is Bloomberg?
8: Fellow newsman Charles Bergstresser provided these two reporters with venture capital to start publishing the Wall Street Journal. Who are Dow and Jones?
10: This London-based news agency named for its founder was the first to report the Lincoln assassination to European audiences. What is Reuters?
“BAD” WORDS & PHRASES
3: Lin Dan of China defeated Li Chon Wei of Malaysia to win the men's singles title at this sport's 2011 World Championships. What is badminton?
6: This weasel is the official mascot of the University of Wisconsin and of the Hogwarts House of Hufflepuff. What is the lousy, stinking Rose Bowl-losing-to-the-superior-Horned Frog-mascot Badger?
9: This late-80's heavy metal band founded by Ozzy Osbourne shares its name with a national park in western South Dakota. What is Badlands?
12: Tony Soprano's office was located in the back of this topless go-go club. What is the Bada Bing?
15: Manheim and Heidelberg are cities in this region of Germany that was a Grand Duchy for most of the nineteenth century. What is Baden-Baden?
Life IS pain, Princess. Anyone telling you differently is selling something.
NEWS OUTLETS
2. The BBC (British Broadcasting Company)
4. Microsoft {not Martha Stewart}
6. Bloomberg News {current very rich big city mayor}
8. Dow and Jones {sorry, don't know their first names}
10. Reuters? {as the kid goes for broke...}
“BAD” WORDS & PHRASES
3. Badminton
6. Badger
9. Badlands?
12. Boss says I better CLAM up, nobody likes a stoolie
15. Baden-Baden?? {now I'm just going broke}
2. BBC
4. Microsoft
6. Bloomberg
8. CLAM
10. Reuters??
3. badminton
6. Badger
9. Badlands
12. CLAM
15. Bad-Wurttemberg?? (almost said Baden-Baden, but I think that's just a city, not a "region"; hope I'm not just being an idiot)