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WORLD GOVERNMENT

200

'Dylan Thomas had years of strife with the Inland Revenue, Britain's counterpart of this U.S. agency'

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

400

'In 1999 France's Nicole Fontaine succeeded Jose Maria Gil-Robles of Spain as president of this union's parliament'

European Union

600

'Brazil's legislature includes the Chamber of these, also found working for sheriffs'

Deputies

800

'In Jordan, members of the senate are appointed by this person, but they can't be his relatives'

the king

1000

'Although they made the musical about Evita, this third wife of Juan Peron was president of Argentina'

Isabel Peron

BRITISH FASHION

200

'David & Elizabeth Emanuel got the assignment to design this for Princess Diana to wear on July 29, 1981'

her wedding dress

400

'19th century Englishmen Thomas & William Bowler got their names in the dictionary by making these'

hats

600

'With grenade loops added, the coat designed by Thomas Burberry got this new name during World War I'

trenchcoat

800

'This "Superwaif" model made news in 1993 when she went topless at a Vivienne Westwood show'

Kate Moss

1000

'Sharp suits & skinny ties typified the '60s look of the "squad" of these young Britishers'

the mod squad

WHAT CENTURY ARE YOU LIVING IN?

200

'Generals George Meade & P.G.T. Beauregard'

19th century

400

'Nobel laureate Werner Heisenberg'

20th century

600

'Christopher Marlowe (assuming he didn't fake his own death, move to France & write Shakespeare's plays)'

16th century

800

'Rembrandt'

17th century

1000

'Frederick the Great of Prussia'

18th century

HALLS OF FAME

200

'Edwin Land & Alexander Graham Bell are among those honored at Ohio's national hall of fame for these people'

inventors

400

'"King Me" if you know that Petal, Mississippi is home to the international hall of fame for this game'

checkers

600

'Marcus Allen & John Elway were among the 2001 enshrinees in this hall of fame in South Bend, Indiana'

College Football Hall of Fame

800

'A horse racing hall of fame is right across from this famous track in eastern New York'

Saratoga

1000

'Eveleth, Minnesota & Toronto, Canada each have halls of fame devoted to this sport'

ice hockey

STUPID ANSWERS AT THE MOVIES

200

'This feel-good film starred Dennis Quaid as Jim Morris, a major league rookie at age 35'

The Rookie

400

'Kevin Costner was the bodyguard assigned to Whitney Houston in this 1992 romance'

The Bodyguard

600

'Mel Gibson tries to find out what women want in this romantic comedy'

What Women Want

800

'Robert De Niro played Stanley & Jane Fonda was Iris in this 1990 film'

Stanley & Iris

1000

'Edward Burns wrote, directed & starred in this 1995 film about 3 brothers: Jack, Barry & Patrick McMullen'

The Brothers McMullen