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HTML

<div class="parent">
    <div class="topBar">
        <a class="text2" href="placeholder.html">Media Mash</a>
        <a class="text2" href="placeholder.html">Film</a>
        <a class="text2" href="placeholder.html">Music</a>
        <a class="text2" href="placeholder.html">Games</a>
        <a class="text2" href="placeholder.html">Books</a>
    </div>
</div>

CSS

.topBar {
    background-color:rgb(161,35,35);
    position:relative;
    display:inline-block;
    width:100%;
    text-align:center;
    height:40px;
}
.text2 {
    font-size:35;
    text-decoration:none;
    margin-left:4%;
    margin-right:4%;
}
.parent {
    min-width:100%;
    white-space: nowrap;
}