1. The premier apocalyptic panic of 2000 was the Y2K Millennium Bug. Predictions varied widely, everything from a few mild glitches to a worldwide catastrophic computer nervous breakdown. But one fearless prognosticator pulled ahead of the Y2K doomsday pack with his Y2K / Armageddon combo prediction. Do you remember his name? Gary Trudeau Gary North Gary Collins Gary Coleman

2. Another favorite doomsday for January 1st, 2000 was put forth by the international dynamic duo of David Icke and Texe Marrs. Pooling their vast resources, Icke and Marrs predicted that a convocation of world leaders would meet to unleash an "Independence Day"-style alien conquest of the Earth. But do you know the ancient monument where this evil cabal was supposed to meet? The Great Pyramid of Giza The Parthanon Stonehenge Machu Picchu

3. Off in the wilds of Utah, Mormon splinter church leader James Harmston had what great eschatological event scheduled for April 6th? The Opening of the Sixth Seal The Opening of the Seventh Seal The Battle of Armageddon The Second Coming Of Christ

4. The merry month of May was a favorite target for all kinds of apocalypse pushers. In particular, a May 5th planetary alignment inspired several prophecies of world-shattering doom! According to author R. W. Noone, what was going to happen when Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn got together to form a nifty-keen geocentric arc? A Massive Volcanic Eruption A Global Flood A Pole Shift An Ice Age

5. Meanwhile, somewhere in Arkansas, hydraulics specialist Larry Elder predicted that the May 5th planetary alignment would result in the earth's going boom via what worldwide catastrophe? A Killer Asteroid Impact A Gigantic Solar Windstorm An Inter-Dimensional Rift A "Timequake"

6. Winding up the merry month of May, self-proclaimed Lakota prophet Mitakuye Oyasin (AKA "White Buffalo Calf Woman", AKA "Buffy") announced the imminent end of everything would begin May 17th with a knock-your-socks-off event. What was it? Bill Gates will be revealed to be the Anti-Christ Madonna will announce she really is THE Madonna Satan will appear during the Superbowl half time show Jesus will return to earth...in a UFO!

7. As apocalyptic prophets go, a personal fave-rave of mine was Dory Tan. Just one of a whole slew of prophets living on an Marmora, Ontario, (Canada) farm, Dory has been receiving communications from a certain very important religious figure since 1992. One of these messages, delivered in June of 1998, was about a really-soon-now coming End of the World slated for 2000. But who delivered this urgent Last Days message to Dory? Saint Peter The Virgin Mary The Archangel Gabriel Peter Gabriel

8. Lest you think that the U.S. was the only place where people all hot and bothered over the Millennium, think again! For example, Uganda was (and still is) a hotbed of evangelical Christian movements. One in particular had a much-hyped prophecy of Armageddon for June of 2000. Do you know which one? The End-Times Church Of True Prophets The World Message Last Warning Church The Lord's Resistance Army The Holy Spirit Movement

9. Back in the U.S.A., Cumberland Presbyterian Church pastor Jim Searcy pegged October 2000 for The Beginning of the End. But who did Pastor Jim believe would be dressing up as the Antichrist for Halloween? Prince Charles Mikhail Gorbachev Bill Gates Wayne Newton

10. Let's wind up our tour of year 2000 apocalyptic panics with an old favorite, Nostradamus! Forecasting the End for 2000, one Internet prophet combined the quatrains of Nostradams with snippets from Revelation and came up with a novel new twist on an old End Times concept. Do you know what it is? Rod Steiger is the devil! The Antichrist is a space alien. There will be two Raptures. The Number of the Beast isn't 666. It's really 90210.