Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - Page updated at 08:03 p.m.

Test your Britney Spears knowledge with our quiz!

By Marian Liu

Seattle Times staff reporter

When it comes to Britney Spears, you salaciously follow her downs, yet when she has her ups, you can't help but root for her.

Spears could be the subject of her very own tabloid. Just 27, she's had a lifetime's worth of celebrity headlines — extreme partying, two marriages, two divorces, two children and some major breakdowns. And that doesn't even count her roller-coaster music career.

Since "... Baby One More Time" hit No. 1 in 1999, the Mouseketeer has grown up in the public eye, fast and furiously — no longer a girl anymore, but still acting like one.

The pop princess comes to the Tacoma Dome Thursday night with a full "Circus" act, touring behind her so-named 2008 album. Reviews of the live show — which started last month in Spears' home state of Louisiana — give the sense that the singer is not completely there, sometimes spurting out random remarks like, "Merry Christmas."

So whether the show is good or not, it's bound to be interesting.

With Spears on the way, it's an apt time to test your Spears knowledge. Here's our 8-question Britney quiz so you can do just that.

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Scoring

EXCELLENT — 7-8: You're either stealing your neighbor's Us Weekly or you belong to her fan club.

GOOD — 5-6: Don't kid yourself — you know you indulge in a little Britney Watch now and then.

AVERAGE — 3-4: You're a Britney fan poseur — everyone, even my kid brother, knows this much.

POOR — 0-2: Um, why exactly did you read this story?

Thinking of going to her Tacoma concert? Already have tickets? Read a review of her March 3 concert in Louisiana here.

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