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






2. Joseph Pujol - the french entertainer known as 'Le Petomane -' built a whole stage act out of his virtuosity doing what?






3. What Washington Wizards All-Star still bears the misplaced 'w' in his name from a birth certificate typo?






4. In Airplane! - Barbara 'June Cleaver' Billingsley proves to be fluent in what language?






5. How many band members were there in Slipknot?






6. What Three Faces of Eve star got the first star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame?






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






8. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Three Presents of D'Artagnan the Elder?






9. In 1961 - who sent in troops to eject the Portuguese from their colony of Goa?






10. HO scale is the world's most popular size of what?






11. The Beatle's 'Dear Prudence' is named for the sister of what actress - who didn't enjoy her stay in Rishikesh -India?






12. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Morocco and Tunisia?






13. What novel begins with this first chapter: TheLast to See Them Alive?






14. What Margate City - New Jersey - housing area has been misspelled on the Monopoly board for almost eighty years?






15. With over 5.3 million sold since 1959 - what's by far the most successful British car of all time?






16. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Slovenia and Bosnia?






17. How many band members were there in Iron & Wine?






18. The 'Mohorovicic discontinuity' divides what?


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






20. What are German shepherds called in Great Britain - due to lingering anti-German sentiment following WWII?






21. What airport was first to introduce a two-way moving sidewalk?






22. What nation's only female leader has been Benazir Bhutto?






23. What's the EU equivalent of our 911 emergency number?






24. Dollar - Budget - or Enterprise--Thrifty Car Rental merged with what other discount car rental agency in 1990?






25. What fruit comes in these varieties: Beefsteak and Roma?






26. How many band members were there in the Eurythmics?






27. What language is spoken in the Pacific capital city of Yaren?






28. What 1963 song led to a thirty-one-month FBI investigation into supposed obscenities hidden in its unintelligible lyrics?






29. Who's the only eligible back-to-back MVP not enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame?






30. What planet is home to the Jedi Temple?






31. First film to sweep the five major Oscars?






32. What care lost 96 percent of its sales in the four years following the publication of Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed?






33. What 42-to-1 underdog KO'd Mike Tyson in Tokyo in 1990?






34. What would you use to 'Walk the Dog -' 'Rock the Baby -' or 'Pop the Clutch?'






35. What White Stripes hit - off their album Elephant - is titled after singer Jack White's childhood name for a well-known religious organization?






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






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






38. What city requested area code 865 - spelling 'VOL -' when it was split off from area code 423






39. Most of Transylvania is now part of what modern-day country?






40. First PG-13 rated film?






41. Alan Shepard was scheduled to command the ill-fated Apollo 13 before switching missions with what astronaut?






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. What team had seven of the eight starters on the 1957 National League All-Star team - thanks to ballot stuffing?






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


45. What state is home to the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument?






46. Which artist had the double album Bitches Brew?






47. What fruit comes in these varieties: Redhaven and Harmony?






48. What thirteen-year-old became the youngest player ever to qualify for an LPGA event in 2002?






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






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