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1. First use of 'gay' as slang term in film?






2. First use of Steadicam in film?






3. What kind of animal is the title character of Paulie?






4. What fruit comes in these varieties: Muscat and Scuppernong?






5. Who was known to his Meccan customers as 'al-Amin -' 'the trustworthy one'?






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






7. Which artist had the double album Back to Basics?






8. First Best Picture Oscar?






9. In what model of SUV is Krayzie Bone 'Ridin' -' according to the second verse of the 2006 Chamillionarie hit?






10. Who - in 1964 - was the first-ever Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl?






11. What paint color was actually unavailable on the first Model Ts - though it became the only color used from 1914 to 1926?






12. Who called his elephant Tantor?






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






14. Who is Martha talking about when she tells Jesus - 'Lord - by this time he stinketh -' in John 11?






15. What novel begins with this first chapter: progris report 1 martch 5 - 1965






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






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






18. In Tommy Tutone's song - who lives at 867-5309?






19. Who's the only US President since WWII never to have been named Time's Man of The Year?






20. Whose album Some Hearts is the fastest-selling debut in country history - having gone five times platinum by 2007?






21. What molecule is named for the Greek word for 'smell -' because of the odor associated with lightening storms?






22. From Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: 'A Little Girl from _____'






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






24. Who 'discovered' The St. Lawrence River?






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






26. What 1980s icon married her second husband - contractor Roe Messner - in 1993?






27. Last names instead of first names: Finklestein & Montgomery






28. After his death - who was hung upside down from an Esso filling station in Milan's Piazzale Loreto?






29. What product did Herbert Lapidus invent in 1974 by impregnating latex rubber with coconut charcoal?






30. Last names instead of first names: Hopkins and Leplastrier






31. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Uruguay and Venezuela?






32. What nation did the US hockey team beat in the finals of its improbable ('miracle') gold medal run at Lake Placid in 1980?






33. What issue was addressed by congressman George Pendleton's namesake Act?






34. Who 'discovered' Tierra del Fuego?






35. What peninsula is located between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea?






36. What publication introduced Bat Boy in June 1992?






37. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Faline?






38. Which artist had the double album Daydream Nation?






39. What did Tommie Smith and John Carlos do to make headlines in 1968?






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






41. JJ Hunsecker - Burt Lancaster's unscrupulous character in Sweet Smell of Success - is a thinly veiled caricature of whom?






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






43. Give the missing last member: Triassic - Jurassic - and...






44. In 2002 - the NFL created the AFC and NFC South divisions.Which of their eight teams actually plays its home games to the north of its two 'North' division counterparts?






45. How many band members were there in Madness?






46. What black stone is the most common volcanic rock on Earth?






47. First film with Dolby sound?






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






49. First film in CinemaScope?






50. What famous fictional librarian's last name was Paroo?