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1. Where is Jacques Plante's name misspelled five of the six times it appears?






2. What year's Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena to Durham - NC?






3. Stone Temple Pilots' name was inspired by what Clorox brand's logo?






4. What fictional character married his wife - Queen Aleta of the Misty Isles - during the sack of Rome in 450 AD?






5. In 1905 - the largest rough diamond ever discovered - weighing in at 3100 carats - was found in South Africa--what is its name?






6. What issue was addressed by congressmen Reed Smoot and WC Hawley's namesake Act?






7. What issue was addressed by congressman Henry Dawes's namesake Act?






8. What country was invaded in Operation Urgent Fury






9. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Halle Berry - in Die Another Day?






10. What editor of The American Mercury was called 'the Sage of Baltimore'?






11. In what city could you see the Seagull Monument at Temple Square?






12. What nation's only female leader has been Angela Merkel?






13. Who killed the literary character Fyodor Karamazov?






14. What TV family lived at Southfork Ranch?






15. What editor of The American Mercury was called 'the Sage of Baltimore'?






16. What is the easternmost point of the Outer Banks?






17. In 1905 - the largest rough diamond ever discovered - weighing in at 3100 carats - was found in South Africa--what is its name?






18. In what movie does Alec Baldwin play a ghost?






19. What's the only college football team whose home stadium is larger than Penn State's Beaver Stadium?






20. What World Heritage Site is found along the Zambezi River - in Zambia's Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park?






21. First studio film with a black director?






22. What movie begins with actress Elise McKenna giving playwright Richard Collier an old pocket watch?






23. What 1994 documentary focused on Chicago high school students William Gates and Arthur Agee?






24. What TV series is about this show: FYI?






25. What boxer's eye injuries led to his retirement's in 1982 - 1984 - 1987 - and 1991?






26. What's Cartman's first name on South Park






27. What baseball team was the 'Gashouse Gang'?






28. What does a 'screever' do on a sidewalk?






29. What novel begins with this first chapter:In which the foot of the abbey is reached - and William demonstrates his great acumen?






30. Who collaborated with James Thurber on Is Sex Necessary? before turning to more family-friendly books? (Two initial names)






31. Who killed the literary character Clare Quilty?






32. Who has been called the first victim of the 'Madden curse -' due to his abrupt 1999 retirement?






33. What thirteen-year-old's 1963 hit 'Fingertips' was the first live recording ever to top the pop charts?






34. What country was invaded in Operation Just Cause?






35. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Burma and Malaysia?






36. What novel begins with this first chapter: Orleanna Price?






37. What Law & Order: CI regular wrote and starred in the play Talk Radio?






38. The 1991 doc Hearts of Darkness follows what movie's chaotic production?






39. Last names instead of first names: Dickinson and Sawyer






40. Give the missing last member: executive - legislative - and...






41. Who is worshiped in the 'Temple of Doom' discovered byIndiana Jones?






42. What controversial novel begins with Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha falling from an exploding jetliner?






43. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Nala






44. What legendary director-to-be was one of the editors of 1970's Woodstock?






45. Who's the younger sister of Britney Spears?






46. What food does Richard Dreyfuss use to sculpt Devils Tower - Wyoming - in Close Encounters of the Third Kind?






47. What late-breaking news story kicked Dumbo off the cover of Time magazine six weeks after the elephant cartoon's release?






48. After Toyota's Corolla - what coupe introduced in 1972 is the second oldest Japanese car model still on the market?






49. Who's the all-time leading scorer in NHL All-Star Game history - with 17 points in just eleven games?






50. What did 'Kristin Shepard' do on March 21 - 1980 that sealed her TV fame?







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