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1. Shrek -- Characters
   Various villains grab various good characters, while one evil woman holds a knife to Queen Lillian's neck, but Shrek's speech gets all of the villains to drop their weapons. Yet, Prince Charming comes at Artie with a sword, but Shrek uses a chain to grab that. They tug back and forth, with the sword then seemingly impaling Shrek, but he shows that it just went between his arm and body. A large castle tower set piece (on a stage) then falls on Prince Charming.
2. Monty Python's Flying Circus
   Monty Python Sings is exactly what it sounds like: 25 songs (six under a minute) written and performed by members of Monty Python's Flying Circus. The numbers should be instantly familiar to fans of their legendary sketch comedy series and theatrical features. [+]Expand
3. Ernie Kovacs
   The Ernie Kovacs Show was a comedy show first hosted by comedian Ernie Kovacs in Philadelphia during the early 50s, then shown on national television, still hosted by Kovacs, during the rest of that decade. The original studio location was on the 4th floor of the WRCV-TV studio location at 1619 Walnut Street in Philadelphia. That studio was very small and accommodated approximately 45 audience members. The basement studio of the same building is where "The Mike Douglas Show" was aired from June 1965 until July 1972. The "Ernie Kovacs Show" studio was totally gutted and transformed into offices for an architectural firm in 2002.
4. Jackie Kennedy -- White House
   In 1961, when John and Jackie Kennedy moved into the White House, they found that the Truman-era decor and furnishings used modern fabrics or were casual reproductions of period pieces. These items had been acquired quickly as funds dried up in 1952, and, many felt, didn't befit the heritage of the home of the president of the United States. Jackie Kennedy's upbringing and education gave her a deep appreciation for fine art and authentic period pieces, so she looked for ways—on the White House's limited budget—to not merely redecorate but to restore the White House to a grander, more authentic period look appropriate to its role in American life.
5. Dragons -- Innings
   Dragons are the one of the most amazing magical creatures in the world. Dragons are terrifying and awe-inspiring as they take wing and breathe fire. Muggles remember them only as beasts from mythology, which is a credit to the ongoing efforts of the Ministries of Magic in many countries who work tirelessly to keep these huge beasts hidden. Wizards who work with them are called dragon keepers (Charlie Weasley is a dragon keeper in Romania).
6. Burgundians
   The Burgundians, East German tribesmen, were great allies of Rome. In the Battle of Chalons (451 AD), they fought on the side of Aetius, a Roman war hero, the Visigoths, and other Germanic peoples against Attila and the Huns. So much the Roman allies, the Burgundian kings were given the title of Master of the Soldiers. Burgundians sought their place in history through military alliances. The rise of the Franks under Clovis committed the Burgundians as allies to the Franks in which they helped Clovis to defeat the Visigoths in 507 AD
7. Edie Sedgwick
   Edie Sedgwick is not the doomed Warhol starlet. Edie Sedgwick is the glam-fuelled, trash-slut-tastic, drag fetish reinvention/reincarnation of one Justin Moyer (could it get any better than this?), formerly a musician of some repute with Antelope and El Guapo. But no matter for the past, Moyer is dead (can a Moyer ever truly die though?), and in his place stands the fifty-foot queenie of Edie Sedwick, makeup, shoes and outfit totally immaculate, and it goes without saying, gorgeous. We stand at a strange temporal crossroads in underground/electronic music now, a rift in the space/time continuum has caused the spirit of departed divas to inhabit the bodies of outsider musicians -- at the moment we have another Donna Summer, a new Josephine Baker and now Edie Sedgwick! Something must be amiss? Yes, that something is Her Love Is Real�.
8. Sonja Henie -- Winter Olympics
   Sonja Henie was a Norwegian figure skating champion who went from winning gold medals in three consecutive Winter Olympics (1928, '32 and '36) to touring with an ice show and making movies in Hollywood. A skating champion since her teens, Henie is credited with transforming the sport by introducing ballet moves. The ten-time world champion turned professional after the 1936 Olympics, performing in ice shows and making successful light comedies for 20th Century Fox. In the 1940s her screen career waned, but Henie continued to draw large audiences for her Hollywood Ice Review and, as producer and star, became one of the richest women in entertainment. She retired from show business in 1960.
9. Bruce Campbell -- Evil Dead
   Guide Note:Bruce Campbell is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer and author known for his sarcastic and witty sense of humor. He has starred in such films as Evil Dead 2 and Bubba Ho-tep.
10. Louvre -- Louvre Museum
    Established in 1793 by the French Republic, the Louvre Museum is one of the earliest European art museums. Divided into 7 departments, the Louvre collections incorporate works dating from the birth of the great civilizations right up to the first half of the 19th century. The collections include sculpture, Greek, Etruscan, Egyptian and Roman antiquities, paintings, prints, and drawings.

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