INTERNATIONAL NEWS
MONEY & FINANCE
DISSING HISTORIC FIGURES
ALAN
"MILL"S
200
'In 2009 this country's president Lula da Silva offered to mediate in the icy U.S.-Venezuelan relationship'
Brazil
200
'In Civil War times, the U.S. had to print 3-cent & 50-cent bills; these were being hoarded for their intrinsic value'
coins
200
'The fire-fiddling was one thing, but spending 2 billion sesterces on your court & gifts; emperor, you're nuts!'
Nero
200
'After playing a doctor on "M*A*S*H", he turned up as Dr. Gabriel Lawrence on "ER"'
Alan Alda
200
'These arthropods can have cylindrical bodies of more than 100 segments'
millipedes
400
'This country's CCTV censored Barack Obama's Inauguration Day speech upon mention of communism'
China
400
'In 2001 the NYSE went from trading stocks in 16ths to this, also known as the Arabic system'
decimal
400
'Giving Cortes all that gold in 1519 wasn't your best move, emperor, & thanks for that "revenge"!'
Montezuma
400
'His character taught Abigail Breslin that dance routine for the "Little Miss Sunshine" pageant'
Alan Arkin
400
'This company can take you from breakfast to dinner with brands like Wheaties cereal & Jeno's pizza'
General Mills
600
'On Jan, 20, 2009, after a payment dispute, Russia resumed sending natural gas to Europe through this country'
Ukraine
600
'You might take investing tips from this network's "On the Money" or "The Call"; Jon Stewart probably doesn't'
CNBC
600
'You had aces & 8's on Aug. 2, 1876 at the saloon! If you're gonna let yourself get shot, at least be holdin' garbage!'
"Wild Bill" Hickok
600
'This actor does bad good: Prof. Snape in the "Harry Potter" films & Hans Gruber in "Die Hard"'
Alan Rickman
600
'Yeehaw! She choreographed the ballet "Rodeo"'
Agnes de Mille
800
'In 2007 this eastern African country abolished the death penalty for all crimes; yes, including genocide'
Rwanda
800
'Take money out of your paycheck before taxes to pay for health & dependent care with an FSA, a flexible this'
Spending Account
800
'You were a French spy in WWI Belgium, but didn't tell 'em you were working for Germany, too; lady, that'll get you snuffed'
Mata Hari
800
'Ron Silver played him, Claus von Bulow's lawyer, in "Reversal of Fortune"'
Alan Dershowitz
800
'At sea level, atmospheric pressure is 1,013 of these units'
millibars
1000
'In January 2009 the Sri Lankan army said 95% of the war with this local rebel group was over'
the Tamil Tigers
1000
'To sell stock at the current price, investors use a market order; to specify a price, it's this type of order'
a limit (or stop-loss) order
1000
'You angered the Scottish nobles, then Elizabeth I, until the end came in 1587--is it cruel to say you just lost your head?'
Mary, Queen of Scots
1000
'This economist seen here was influenced by Ayn Rand'
(Alan) Greenspan
1000
'A type of cereal & forage grass'
millet
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