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February 2, 2010
Posted: 1803 GMT

It's finally time to hand down this week's Six Degrees of Separation Challenge.

Connect Taylor Swift and Steffi Graf.
Connect Taylor Swift and Steffi Graf.

We've chosen two well known women for you to try and connect - but only through six steps.

First up, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, who took home four awards at the Grammy's, including Album of the Year.

We want you to connect her to tennis legend Steffi Graf.

You'll need to come up with five people between those two - for a total of six links.

Please post your responses below - Good luck!

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January 21, 2010
Posted: 1453 GMT

It’s now time to lay down our weekly six degrees challenge where we ask you to connect two people in the news in six short steps.

There’s no correct answer, we’re just looking for the most creative connection that you can make.

This week we’re asking you to link up Manchester City striker and Togo international Emmanuel Adebayor, and latin music icon Emilio Estefan.

Here’s how to play: you need to come up with five other people between the footballer and one of our recent Connectors of the Day.

Submit your unique answers below and we’ll pick the most imaginative answer.

We’ll announce the winner on Friday’s show.

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January 7, 2010
Posted: 1545 GMT

It’s now time to lay down our weekly six degrees challenge where we ask you to connect two people in the news in six short steps.

There’s no correct answer, we’re just looking for the most creative connection that you can make.

Can you connect President Sheikh Khalifa to Justine Henin.
Can you connect President Sheikh Khalifa to Justine Henin.

This week we’re asking you to link up President Sheikh Khalifa of the United Arab Emirates and tennis player Justine Henin.

Here’s how to play. You need to come up with five other people between the president and the championship winning tennis player.

Submit your unique answers below and we’ll pick the most imaginative answer. We’ll announce the winner on Friday’s show.

Make sure you visit the Connect the World Web pages – www.cnn.com/connect - to find out the latest news on our Connectors and watch highlights from previous editions.

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December 17, 2009
Posted: 1043 GMT

It’s now time to lay down our weekly six degrees challenge where we ask you to connect two people in the news in six short steps. 

How would you link Prince Charles and actress Meryl Streep?
How would you link Prince Charles and actress Meryl Streep?

There’s no correct answer, we’re just looking for the most creative connection that you can make.

This week we’re asking you to link up Britain’s Prince Charles, who is in Copenhagen this week for the U.N. climate summit and actress Meryl Streep, who received two Golden Globe nominations on Monday, which takes her career tally to a record 25!

Here’s how to play. You need to come up with five other people between his royal highness and the Oscar-winning actress.

Submit your ingenious ideas below and we’ll pick the most imaginative answer. We’ll announce the winner on Friday’s show. Make sure you visit the Connect the World Web pages – www.cnn.com/connect  – to find out the latest news on our Connectors and watch highlights from previous editions.

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December 8, 2009
Posted: 1706 GMT

 

This week we'd like to you to link the U.N.’s top climate official Yvo de Boer – who’s set an ambitious tone at the Copenhagen summit

and…

Oscar-winning film director James Cameron, who’s long-awaited science fiction epic “Avatar” has its world premiere here in London on Thursday.

Got a good idea to connect them? Here’s how to play.

Remember, you need to find five other people between the climate chief and the "Titanic" director: no more, no less.

If you want your friends to take the challenge as well, then click the “share post” button below. To see previous challenges, click here.

Happy connecting!

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December 2, 2009
Posted: 1928 GMT

Time to get your thinking caps on: it's time for the Connect The World Six Degrees game. Here’s how to play: We choose two people in the news this week and ask you to connect them in six short steps. 

This week we're asking you to take a giant leap because our newsmakers come from very different fields. We want you to link Abdulrahman Al Saleh – Director General of the Dubai Department of Finance - and star golfer Tiger Woods.

Up for the challenge?

Leave your submissions in the comments section below, and the team will pick the most creative connection. We'll announce the winner on Friday's show.

Remember: you need five other people between those two: no more, no less. If you want your friends to take the challenge as well, then click the “share post” button below. To see previous challenges, click here. Happy connecting!

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November 25, 2009
Posted: 1405 GMT

Time to get your thinking caps on: it's time for the Connect The World Six Degrees game.

What links Susan Boyle to Charles Darwin?
What links Susan Boyle to Charles Darwin?

Here’s how to play: We choose two people in the news this week and ask you to connect them through the six short steps.

This week we're asking you to take a giant leap because our newsmakers come from very different fields. We want you to link reality TV singing star Susan Boyle to evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin.

Up for the challenge?

Leave your submissions for this week's challenge in the comments section below, and the team will pick the most creative connection, and we'll announce the winner on Friday's show.

Remember: you need five other people between those two: no more, no less. If you want your friends to take the challenge as well, then click the “share post” button below. To see previous challenges, click here. Happy connecting!

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November 17, 2009
Posted: 1112 GMT

Time to think laterally, it's time for the Connect The World Six Degrees challenge.

What links Jenson Button to Hu Jintao?( Photos: AFP/GETTY IMAGES
What links Jenson Button to Hu Jintao?( Photos: AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Here’s how to play: We choose two people in the news this week and ask you to connect them through the six steps.

This week we want you to link Chinese President Hu Jintao to Formula 1 champion Jenson Button.

Need some inspiration? Check out this effort by last week's winner Sonja Osterwalder from Switzerland.

She connected singer Dolly Parton and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and here's how:

- In the 1980s Dolly Parton sang a duet on television with Oprah Winfrey...

– Whilst for her O-Magazine, Winfrey interviewed CNN's Christiane Amanpour...

– The Chief International Correspondent once attended a concert at London's Royal Albert Hall by Eric Clapton...

Clapton had a short affair with the current French First Lady Carla Bruni...

Bruni is now married to French President Nicolas Sarkozy...

– Who last week rekindled the flame of the unknown soldier in Paris, alongside Angela Merkel.

Leave your submissions for this week's challenge in the comments section below, and the team will pick the most creative connection, and we'll announce the winner on Friday's show.

Remember: you need five other people between those two: no more, no less. If you want your friends to take the challenge as well, then click the “share post” button below. To see previous challenges, click here. Happy connecting!

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November 3, 2009
Posted: 1225 GMT

Time to think laterally, it's time for the Connect The World Six Degrees challenge. All you need to do is connect two personalities in six moves.

What links Ricki Lake to Hamid Karzai?
What links Ricki Lake to Hamid Karzai?

This week we want you to link chat show host Ricki Lake to re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Leave your submissions in the comments section below, and the team will pick the most creative connection, and I'll announce the winner on Friday's show.

Remember: you need five other people between those two: no more, no less. If you want your friends to take the challenge as well, then click the “share post” button below. To see previous challenges, click here. Happy connecting!

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October 28, 2009
Posted: 1506 GMT

Time to think laterally, it's time for the Connect The World Six Degrees challenge. All you need to do is connect two personalities in six moves.

This week we want you to link former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan to Californian first lady Maria Shriver.

Leave your submissions in the comments section below, and the team will pick the most creative connection, and we'll announce the winner on Friday's show.

Remember: you need five other people between those two: no more, no less. If you want your friends to take the challenge as well, then click the “share post” button below. To see previous challenges, click here. Happy connecting!

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