diff --git a/polls/static/polls/images/background.jpg b/polls/static/polls/images/background.jpg
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diff --git a/polls/static/polls/style.css b/polls/static/polls/style.css
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@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+li a {
+    color: green;
+}
+body {
+    background: white url("images/background.jpg") no-repeat;
+}
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diff --git a/polls/templates/polls/index.html b/polls/templates/polls/index.html
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--- a/polls/templates/polls/index.html
+++ b/polls/templates/polls/index.html
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+{% load static %}
+
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'polls/style.css' %}">
+
 {% if latest_question_list %}
     <ul>
     {% for question in latest_question_list %}