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1. Which company merged with SBC?






2. What sitcom lost both Selma Diamond and her replacement - Florence Halop - to lung cancer?






3. What was the only children's story ever published by James Bond creator Ian Fleming?






4. What ominous signature first appeared at the bottom of the 'Dear Boss' letter of September 25 - 1888?






5. Which artist had the double albumIn Your Honor?






6. Who killed the literary character Cock Robin?






7. Why was Ross Rebagliati temporarily stripped of his snowboarding gold at the 1998 Olympics?






8. According to Bob Dylan in 'Subterranean Homesick Blues -' 'Don't follow leaders. Watch your--' what - instead?






9. First film in CinemaScope?






10. Which company merged with Viacom?






11. What kind of animal is the title character of Them!






12. First film with Dolby sound?






13. In what movie does Michelle Pfeiffer play a ghost?






14. Who killed the literary character Laius?






15. Most of Robert Goddard's pioneering rocketry research took place at what western city - now associated with a different kind of spacecraft?






16. At just twenty-one - who became the youngest MVP in NBA All-Star Game history?






17. What nation's only female leader has been Michelle Bachelet?






18. What was the first food ever frozen by Clarence Birdseye - the inventor of frozen food?






19. First computer graphics in film?






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






21. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Belgium and Spain?






22. Who defeated Tom Bradley twice in California gubernatorial elections?






23. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Tajikistan and Russia?






24. Whose 1957 killing spree began with the murder of Lincoln Nebraska gas station attendant Robert Colvert?






25. What branch of the ArmedForces first popularized the phrase 'gung-ho'?






26. What 1985 movie takes place at the Sunny Shores retirement home?






27. In 1927 - the Harlem Globetrotters (then the Giles Post American Legion) played - and lost - their very first game; whom against?






28. What's the only title shared by an Oscar-nominated Best Picture and an Oscar-nominated Best Documentary feature?






29. First use of Steadicam in film?






30. What style of 'Dirty South' hip-hop was pioneered byAtlanta rapper Lil Jon?






31. What Alban Berg opera is based on the same play as the classic Louise Brooks movie Pandora's Box?






32. Who created 'the Chipmunks'?






33. What style of pants is named for an island in the Gulf of Naples?






34. What city is home to the Big Bat - a 120-foot-tall steel replica of Babe Ruth's baseball bat?






35. In America - the lacy plant that Europeans call wild carrot is given what monarchical name?

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36. Excepting Alaska and Louisiana - what U.S. state is divided into the fewest counties - with only three?






37. Who 'discovered' New Zealand?






38. Who 'discovered' Queensland - Australia?






39. In 2006 - 7-Eleven ended its twenty-year association with Citgo - in part - it claimed - because of the comments of what world leader?






40. The Captain Underpants books take place at Jerome Horwtiz Elementary School. Jerome Horwitz is the real name of what comedian?






41. What 1995 album did Billy Corgan describe as 'the Wall for Generation X'?






42. What Cthulhu creator was a child prodigy who recited poetry at age two and composed a verse retelling of the Odyssey at seven?






43. Who got his beloved New Mexico ranch in exchange for the original manuscript of his novel Sons and Lovers?






44. What issue was addressed by congressmen Paul Sarbanes and Michael Oxley's namesake Act?






45. What part of the eye changes shape during LASIK?






46. Give the missing last member: duty - honor - and...






47. What kind of animal is the title character of Andre?






48. What's the name of the head elf in charge of baking Keebler cookies?






49. What term does rapper B.G. say he wishes he'd patented when he used it for the title of his massive 1999 hit?






50. What proper name is spelled unusually - with a single 'n' both on the Liberty Bell and in the US Constitution?