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« Reply #25 on: May 07, 2013, 05:15:18 PM »

Easy:

President of the United States: Bill Clinton
Veep: Al Gore Jr.
Monarch of the UK: Elizabeth II
Prime Minister of the UK: John Major
President of Russia: Boris Yeltsin
President of France: Jacques Chirac
Pope of the Catholic Church: John Paul II

Somewhat more difficult:
Speaker of the U.S. House O' Representatives: Newt Gingrich
United States Senate Majority Leader: Trent Lott
Prime Minister of Canada: Jean Chretien
Prime Minister of Australia: Not sure

Considerably trickier:
Governor of Massachusetts: Bill Weld
Governor of Illinois: Ummm
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer: I don't know
UK Leader of the Opposition: Tony Blair
Most recent best picture Oscar Winner: Not sure
Most recent Nobel Peace Prize laureate: No idea

Very tough:

Senior U.S. Senator from Tennessee: Not sure
Junior U.S. Senator from Vermont: Jim Jeffords (Not hard for me Smiley)
Not sure on the other three.
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« Reply #26 on: May 08, 2013, 10:39:31 PM »



Easy(er):

President of the USA - Bill Clinton
Vice President of the USA - Al Gore
Monarch of the UK and other realms of the Commonwealth - Elizabeth II
Prime Minister of the UK - John Major
President or Premier of Russia or the Soviet Union - Boris Yeltsin
President of France - Jacques Chirac
Pope of the Catholic Church - John Paul II

Somewhat more difficult:

Speaker of the US House of Representatives - Newt Gingrich
Majority Leader of the US Senate - Trent Lott
Prime Minister of Canada - Kim Campbell
Prime Minister of Australia - John Howard

Considerably trickier:

Governor of Massachusetts -
Governor of Illinois -
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer -
UK Leader of the Opposition - Tony Blair
Most recent Best Picture Oscar winner -
Most recent Nobel Peace Prize laureate -

Very tough:

Senior U.S. Senator of Tennessee -
Junior U.S. Senator of Vermont -
Leader of the Scottish National Party -
Most recent Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner -
Most recent Nobel laureate in Physics -

No idea for the rest

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« Reply #27 on: May 09, 2013, 12:52:30 PM »

Easy(er):

President of the USA - Bill Clinton
Vice President of the USA - Al Gore
Monarch of the UK and other realms of the Commonwealth - Elizabeth II
Prime Minister of the UK - John Major
President or Premier of Russia or the Soviet Union - Yeltsin
President of France - François Mitterand
Pope of the Catholic Church - John Paul II

Somewhat more difficult:

Speaker of the US House of Representatives - Tip O'Neill?
Majority Leader of the US Senate - ?
Prime Minister of Canada - Jean Chretian
Prime Minister of Australia - Paul Keating

Considerably trickier:

Governor of Massachusetts - No idea
Governor of Illinois - No idea
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer - Ken Clarke
UK Leader of the Opposition - John Smith
Most recent Best Picture Oscar winner - Forrest Gump?
Most recent Nobel Peace Prize laureate - Huh

Very tough:

Senior U.S. Senator of Tennessee - Fred Thompson?
Junior U.S. Senator of Vermont - Don't know
Leader of the Scottish National Party - Alex Salmond? The first time. But I doubt it.
Most recent Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner - Don't know
Most recent Nobel laureate in Physics - Don't know
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« Reply #28 on: May 09, 2013, 03:08:24 PM »

Speaker of the US House of Representatives - Newt Gingrich
Prime Minister of Canada - Kim Campbell
Prime Minister of Australia - John Howard

This is not possible.
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« Reply #29 on: May 09, 2013, 03:12:46 PM »
« Edited: May 09, 2013, 03:14:36 PM by Lieutenant Governor Clinton1996 »

Easy(er):

President of the USA - Bill Clinton
Vice President of the USA - Al Gore
Monarch of the UK and other realms of the Commonwealth - Queen Elizabeth
Prime Minister of the UK - Tony Blaire
President or Premier of Russia or the Soviet Union -
President of France -
Pope of the Catholic Church -

Somewhat more difficult:

Speaker of the US House of Representatives - Newt Gingrich
Majority Leader of the US Senate - Trent Lott
Prime Minister of Canada -
Prime Minister of Australia -

Considerably trickier:

Governor of Massachusetts -Bill Weld
Governor of Illinois -
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer -
UK Leader of the Opposition -
Most recent Best Picture Oscar winner -
Most recent Nobel Peace Prize laureate -

Very tough:

Senior U.S. Senator of Tennessee -Freddy Thompson
Junior U.S. Senator of Vermont - Jim Jeffords
Leader of the Scottish National Party -
Most recent Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner -
Most recent Nobel laureate in Physics -
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« Reply #30 on: May 09, 2013, 11:59:00 PM »



President of the USA - Jimmy Carter (only by a week)
Vice President of the USA - Walter Mondale (only by a week)
Monarch of the UK and other realms of the Commonwealth - Elizabeth 2
Prime Minister of the UK - the iron lady Margaret Thatcher
President or Premier of Russia or the Soviet Union - Andropov
President of France -Mitterand
Pope of the Catholic Church - JP 2

Somewhat more difficult:

Speaker of the US House of Representatives - Tip O'Neill (my third favorite post Jackson Democrat)
Majority Leader of the US Senate - Ted Kennedy
Prime Minister of Canada -
Prime Minister of Australia -

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« Reply #31 on: May 11, 2013, 03:16:13 AM »

July 1987 for me.

Easy(er):

President of the USA - Ronald Reagan
Vice President of the USA - George HW Bush
Monarch of the UK and other realms of the Commonwealth - Elizabeth II
Prime Minister of the UK - Margaret Thatcher
President or Premier of Russia or the Soviet Union - Mikhail Gorbachev
President of France - François Mitterand
Pope of the Catholic Church - John Paul II

Somewhat more difficult:

Speaker of the US House of Representatives - Jim Wright
Majority Leader of the US Senate - George Mitchell?
Prime Minister of Canada - Brian Mulroney
Prime Minister of Australia - ?

Considerably trickier:

Governor of Massachusetts - Michael Dukakis
Governor of Illinois - ?
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer - John Major?
UK Leader of the Opposition - ?
Most recent Best Picture Oscar winner - ?
Most recent Nobel Peace Prize laureate - ?

Very tough:

Senior U.S. Senator of Tennessee - Al Gore?
Junior U.S. Senator of Vermont - ?
Leader of the Scottish National Party - ?
Most recent Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner - ?
Most recent Nobel laureate in Physics - ?

I didn't get a very easy year for the tougher ones. I missed all my guesses, though I wasn't too far off.
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