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BARONS & BARONESSES
WORLD OF FOOD
IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?
ENDS IN "TU"
USA!! USA!!
200
'In 1979 she became the first woman prime minister in Europe; 13 years later she became a baroness'
(Margaret) Thatcher
200
'Sauerbraten'
Germany
200
'In 1903 the founder of this brand invented the "Foot Eazer"'
Dr. Scholl\'s
200
'This ballet skirt is sometimes made of a cotton fabric called tarlatan'
a tutu
200
'In October 2004 he got the final word that he gets to keep his 2004 all-around gymnastics gold medal'
Paul Hamm
400
'In 1927 this Austrian baron married his children's governess, Maria Augusta Kutschera'
Baron von Trapp
400
'Vegemite'
Australia
400
'In 1962 this famed pediatrician joined the anti-nuclear group SANE'
Dr. Spock
400
'The name of this ancient trading post in Mali is now synonymous with any faraway place'
Timbuktu
400
'This U.S. women's team steamrolled to gold in Athens, outscoring opponents 51-1'
the women\'s softball team
600
'In June 1960 this future baroness established a camp at the Gombe Stream Game Reserve to study chimps'
(Jane) Goodall
600
'Pho'
Vietnam
600
'This nonprofit international relief organization's humanitarian work won it the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize'
Doctors Without Borders
600
'Extemporaneous'
impromptu
600
'It was courtesy of an FBI instructor that Matthew Emmons got into this sport in which he won gold in 2004'
shooting
800
'A sports trophy is named for the Canadian baron who donated it, Frederick Arthur, who was Lord this of Preston'
Stanley
800
'Feijoada'
Brazil
800
'He got a life sentence for treating John Wilkes Booth in 1865 but was pardoned before the decade ended'
(Samuel) Mudd
800
'This group of African languages that has more than 50 million speakers is said to have originated in Cameroon'
the Bantu languages
800
'Maurice Greene was better known, but this G-man took 100-meter gold in Athens in 2004'
Justin Gatlin
1000
'For his role in training Revolutionary War troops, this Prussian was awarded 16,000 acres in New York'
Baron von Steuben
1000
'Adobo & sinigang'
the Philippines
1000
'This reputed "Nature of Man" author was born on the Greek island of Cos around 460 B.C.'
Hippocrates
1000
'2-word Latin phrase meaning located in the original or existing place or position'
in situ
1000
'Seen
here
, he won the 50-meter freestyle swim in Athens at the ripe old age of 29'
Gary Hall, Jr.