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ACTRESSES

200

'She plays the dastardly Cruella de Vil in the 1996 remake of "101 Dalmatians"'

Glenn Close

400

'She not only starred in & directed "The Mirror Has Two Faces", she composed its love theme'

Barbra Streisand

600

'In a dictionary you'll find her name next to the definition "An inflatable life jacket vest"'

Mae West

800

'In "Mommie Dearest" Faye Dunaway portrayed this famous actress'

Joan Crawford

1000

'This Oscar winner has made several TV guest appearances as "Roseanne"'s grandmother Nana Mary'

Shelley Winters

SMALL BUSINESS

200

'A rough definition of a small business is one with fewer than 500 of these'

Employees

400

'Tax relief for small businesses was part of the 1996 legislation raising this to $5.15 an hour'

Minimum wage

600

'Common term for a store owned & run by a married couple'

"Mom & Pop"

800

'Many companies stay open 24 hours & take credit cards to provide this money for the just-jailed'

Bail bonds

1000

'There's nothing gained by this type of "capitalist" if he doesn't finance a start-up company'

Venture capitalist

QUOTATIONS

200

'He cried, "Sic Semper Tyrannis! The South is avenged!" at Ford's Theater'

John Wilkes Booth

400

'On seeing the valley of the Great Salt Lake in 1847, he said, "This is the place!"'

Brigham Young

600

'On toppling Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, she said, "I'm sure no one ever thought it would happen"'

Corazon Aquino

800

'He's credited with the remark "L' etat C'est Moi", "I am the state"'

Louis XIV

1000

'Victor Cousin wrote, "We need religion for religion's sake, morality for morality's sake" & this'

Art for art\'s sake

ANNUAL EVENTS

200

'This state has a woodchopper's jamboree in Encampment & a primitive weapons contest in Casper'

Wyoming

400

'The 1st Monday in October is Zoo Founders Day in this Calif. city, so admission to its world-famous zoo is free'

San Diego

600

'The Crescent City Classic, a 10K run held in the spring in this Louisiana city, is followed by a huge celebration'

New Orleans

800

'Headquarters of the Yakima Indian nation, Toppenish in this state celebrates Yakima Treaty Day in June'

Washington

1000

'Cheraw State Park is the site of this state's annual Palmetto Regatta'

South Carolina

NAME THE DECADE

200

'"American Bandstand" debuts, Federal troops sent to Little Rock, Alaska becomes a state'

1950s

400

'Watergate break-in, 55 MPH speed limit, "Frampton Comes Alive!"'

1970s

600

'Rh factor discovered, Pentagon opens, Tokyo Rose tried for treason'

1940s

800

'Peace Corps founded, The Gambia gains independence, Armstrong moonwalks'

1960s

1000

'"O Canada" is made national anthem, Konstantin Chernenko dies, Ford buys Jaguar'

1980s