TOP 10 YAHOO! SEARCHES
.. in 2008
.. in 2008
No. 1: "Womanizer" from her "Circus" album scored this pop goddess her first chart topper in nearly a decade
Britney Spears
She may have tried out different poisons on prisoners before deciding on an asp for herself in 30 B.C.
Cleopatra
After secretly aiding the rebels for years, this nation openly aided the revolution in 1778
France
Pass around a tub of this flavor, "buttered", of course
Popcorn
The periodic table shows an array of the symbols of these
elements
No. 9: She voiced Tigress in "Kung Fu Panda" & reportedly got $14 million from People magazine for baby pics
Angelina Jolie
Sentenced to death by poison for corrupting the youth of Athens, he took the fatal swig in 399 B.C.
Socrates
Some 19,000 of these mercenaries were hired by the British
The Hessians
Not alcoholic, but these also are sold by Jelly Belly as beer bottles and cans.
draft beer
A name for silverfish or for voracious readers
bookworm
No. 4: This 15-year-old's apology for her Vanity Fair shoot probably boosted Yahoo! searches
Miley Cyrus
When this randy U.S. president died suddenly in Frisco after a trip to Alaska, rumors swirled his wife had poisoned him
Warren G Harding
Daily Double
"Plain Truth" was James Chalmers' Loyalist response to this 1776 pamphlet written in support of the revolution
"Common Sense"
In names of flavors, this fruit precedes cheesecake & jam
strawberry
Stheno, Euryale & Medusa were known as these
Gorgon
No. 2: Drama cravers turned to Yahoo! after an "explosion" hurt this company's chairman, Vince McMahon
WWE
Her son, the potential Louis XVII, died in prison amid rumors that he was poisoned
Marie Anttoinette
Ethan Allen gets credit for leading this group, but in 1775 Seth Warner was elected as its leader
The Green Mountain Boys
This fruit flavor comes in both green & red
Apple
The only one of the world's 5 largest islands that fits the category
Madagascar
No. 7: Last name Uzumaki, this manga graduate of the Ninja Academy has games, comics & legions of fans
Naruto
This Mongol conqueror became the leader of his people after his father, Yesugei, was poisoned by Tatars
Genghis Khan
For his elusive tactics in South Carolina marsh areas, Guerrilla leader Francis Marion was known by this nickname
The Swamp Fox
You'll find this flavor by itself as well as "sizzling"
Cinnamon
Alexander Pope's "Essay on" this type of writing dates from 1711
also something I don't take well
"Criticism"