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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stone Temple Pilots' name was inspired by what Clorox brand's logo?






2. How many band members were there in Toto?






3. What country was invaded in Operation Urgent Fury






4. How many band members were there in Madness?






5. Between 1944 and 1945 - almost 1400 of what rockets fell on London?






6. What is a young bee fed to ensure that it develops into a queen?






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






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






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






10. What inspirational poem of 1927 ends - 'Be cheerful. Strive to be happy'?






11. According to the four experts on women in the movie Say Anything - why are the hanging out alone at the Gas 'n Sip on a Saturday night?






12. What name is given to the dolphin fish to make it sound more appetizing on menus?






13. What incendiary novel is divided into three sections: 'The Hearth and the Salamander -' 'The Sieve and the Sand -' - and 'Burning Bright'?






14. Which company merged with Hewlett-Packard?






15. Who lost a toe in frostbite in 2002 - two years after stealing a gold medal from undefeated Russian wrestler Alexander Karelin?






16. What kind of animal is the title character of Babe?






17. What had Adams - Norris - Patrick - and Smythe divisions prior to 1993?






18. What nation's only female leader has been Portia Simpson-Miller?






19. What unknown revolutionary was - alongside 'The American GI -' one of only two nameless entries on Time's list of the twentieth century's most influential people?

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20. Into how many numbered sections is a dartboard divided?






21. What Tennessee politician always ran for office in a trademark red-and-black plaid shirt?






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






23. From 42nd Street: 'Shuffle Off to ____'






24. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid was the last film of what legendary costume designer?






25. What is a young bee fed to ensure that it develops into a queen?






26. Who joined Alicia Keys on the 2002 hit 'Gangsta Lovin'?






27. Which company merged with Viacom?






28. What movie ends by introducing a litter of five 'dronkeys'?






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






30. Who both married and directed Arsinee Khanjian?






31. Who killed the literary character Lennie Small?






32. How many band members were there in Broken Social Scene?






33. The first name of the inventor of the Dewey Decimal System was what famous author's last name






34. Who was married five times - though she had children only with her second husband and her third - Sid Luft?






35. What famous structure was transplanted to Lake Havasu City - Arizona - in 1971?






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






37. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Bo Derek - in 10?






38. What Sergio Leone 'spaghetti western' is a remake of Kurosawa's Yojimbo?






39. What is 'the sweet science -' according to AJ Liebling - who popularized the term?






40. What Suns forward beat out Dr. J - Dominique - and Clyde Drexler to win the NBA's first Slam Dunk Contest?






41. Who called his elephant Tantor?






42. First 'Director's Cut'?

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43. What president does the nutty middle brother in Arsenic and Old Lace believe himself to be?






44. Which artist had the double album Sign o' the Times?






45. Name the two-time number one song sung by both The Supremes and Kim Wilde

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46. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Kazakhstan and Iran?






47. Who both married and directed Madonna?






48. Who both married and directed Arsinee Khanjian?






49. Public Enemy's 'Fight the Power' first appeared on what movie's soundtrack?






50. What is unusual about the 'In God We Trust' motto on the US mints recent presidential dollar coins?







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