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World's Richest People Quiz

Every year, Forbes publishes a list of the world's billionaires, ranked by their net worth. Can you name the 10 richest people in the world?

The Top Ten: Richest Americans, 2007

December 10 - 17 Richest Americans, 2007 (in millions of U.S. dollars) Rank Name Net Worth Company 1. Bill Gates 59,000 Microsoft 2. Warren Buffett…

Condoleezza Rice, 2005 News

public official, was confirmed as secretary of state in January, despite Democratic criticism that she overlooked warnings of an al-Qaeda attack prior to Sept. 11 and for her role in the…

Boone, Daniel

(Encyclopedia) Boone, Daniel, 1734–1820, American frontiersman, b. Oley (now Exeter) township, near Reading, Pa. The Boones, English Quakers, left Pennsylvania in 1750 and settled (1751 or 1752) in…

Ernest Gallo Biography

vinterDied: March 6, 2007 (Modesto, California) Best Known as: vintner With little more than a high-school education, Gallo created one of the world's…

Penalty Minutes

Multiple Winners: Red Horner (8); Gus Mortson and Dave Schultz (4); Bert Corbeau, Lou Fontinato and Tiger Williams (3); Matthew Barnaby, Billy Boucher, Carl Brewer, Red Dutton, Pat Egan,…

Paul Klebnikov 2004 Deaths

Paul KlebnikovAge: 41 editor of Forbes Russia and an investigative journalist who has written about politics, business, and corruption in Russia. He was shot as he was leaving his office in…

James Sorenson Biography

entrepeneurDied: January 20, 2008 (Salt Lake City, Utah) Best Known as: Utah's wealthiest man who overcame a learning disability James Sorenson…

Jack Simplot Biography

American billionaireDied: May 25, 2008Best Known as: American potato farmer and billionaire Deathplace: Boise, Idaho Jack Simplot developed the first frozen…