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1. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Sound of the Shell?






2. What was developed thanks to Christian Hulsmeyer's 1904 inventions of the 'telemobiloscope'?






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






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






5. In what movie does Cary Grant play a ghost?






6. What Oscar winner for Ed Wood turned down the role of Spock on Star Trek?






7. What process is divided into four parts: prophase - metaphase - anaphase - and telophase?






8. What fruit comes in these varieties: Eureka and Meyer?






9. What cloud of comets - out beyond Pluto - was named for a twentieth-century Dutch astronomer?






10. Who was already Gilda Radner's ex-husband when he was hired as bandleader on Saturday Night Live in 1980? (Two initial names)






11. What nation's only female leader has been Isabel Peron?






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






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






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






15. In what movie does Jake Busey play a ghost?






16. What song is playing during Tom Cruise's iconic underwear dance in Risky Business?






17. The first foreign country you'll hit traveling south from Detroit is Canada.What Canadian city sits just across the Detroit River?






18. What is divided into the duodenum - the jejunum - and the ileum?






19. What 1992 TV revival featured a duck wearing a Temple University sweatshirt?






20. What nation was forced to sign the Boxer protocol in 1901?






21. First film with Dolby sound?






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






23. What book is divided into 114 chapters called 'suras'?






24. The title of the song 'Kumbaya' is actually a distortion of what three-word phrase?






25. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Israel and Libya?






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






27. First classic film to be 'colorized'?






28. Who killed the literary character Aslan?






29. What battle in American history was the origin of the famous quote 'Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes?'






30. What nation is divided into 26 cantons - each of which was an independent state until 1848?






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






32. Who's the only two-time Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year - so named in 1996 and 2000






33. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Sound of the Shell?






34. What's the pen name of Kiah Michelle Cruse - who inherited her mother's helpful hints column in 1977?






35. On TV's Mission: Impossible - what organization did Jim Phelps work for?






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






37. In 1967 - who was the first person to be cryonically frozen?






38. In the Bible - who is the mother of the prophet Samuel?






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






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






41. What kind of sporting event is divided into chukkas?






42. The name of what 19th century parson and avid hunter is still remembered today thanks to his beloved pet terrier Trump?






43. What was the appropriate name of the only horse ever to beat Man o' War?






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






45. What issue was addressed by congressmen Phil Gramm - Warren Rudman - and Ernest Hollings's namesake Act?






46. From Hairspray: 'Good Morning _____'






47. What mythological creature was the longtime mascot of Mobil gas?






48. What was the name of HenryFord's only son?






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






50. What fruit comes in these varieties: Chubby Gray and Jubilee?