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1. A bronze statue of whom stands at the foot of the steps to the Philadelphia Art Museum?






2. In what movie does Vincent Schiavelli play a ghost?






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






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






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






6. Who won an Oscar for portraying musical prodigy David Helfgott?






7. Who killed the literary character Captain Ahab?






8. What mountain pass is today named for the Illinois farmer whose family was trapped there in a 1846 snowstorm?






9. Who won an Oscar for portraying musical prodigy David Helfgott?






10. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Bill Withers and Club Nouveau






11. What French philosopher invented a namesake system of plotting points on two axes labeled x and y?






12. Who is worshiped in the 'Temple of Doom' discovered byIndiana Jones?






13. What actress has lived with playwright Sam Shepard for more than 25 years?






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






15. What does the protagonist of 'The Gift of the Magi' sell to buy a watch fob?






16. What color is the supposedly cursed Hope Diamond?






17. How many 'fab' makeover artists hosted Bravo's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy?






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






19. What nation's only female leader has been Chandrika Kumaratunga?






20. What issue was addressed by congressman Andrew Volstead's namesake Act?

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21. What organ produces insulin and glucagon - the hormones that regulate blood sugar?






22. From Hairspray: 'Good Morning _____'






23. What Oscar-winning Best Picture is named for a type of rose?






24. What coach famously ran up and down the sidelines in disbelief after his team edged Houston in the 1983 NCAA Finals?






25. Who is pop band Fall Out Boy enjoying an Evening Out with - according to the title of their first album?






26. First New York Times movie review?






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






28. Who's the younger sister of Jessica Simpson?






29. First film with Dolby sound?






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






31. What Jim Carrey movie featured the screen debut of Cheri Oteri?






32. What year was Guy Fawkes tried and executed for the Gunpowder Plot?






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






34. What's the name for the diamond-shaped 'soft spots' on the skull of a newborn?






35. Who has coached the UConn Huskies to two national titles and an undefeated Final Four record?






36. What mythical Guns N' Roses album has been repeatedly delayed since 2002?






37. Give the missing last member: Kukla - Fran - and...






38. What famous 1963 heist was masterminded by Bruce Reynolds - author of The Autobiography of a Thief?






39. What World Heritage Site is found along the Zambezi River - in Zambia's Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park?






40. Whose look-alike archenemy was named KARR?

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






42. What suburb of Paris produced the silk lace later made famous by the Big Bopper?






43. What is Charlie's last name in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?






44. What nation's only female leader has been Angela Merkel?






45. Who killed the literary character Fyodor Karamazov?






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






47. What explorer wrote the famous reply poem to Christopher Marlowe's 1599 poem 'The Passionate Shepherd to His Love?'






48. Of the three substances that make up your teeth - enamel - dentin - and pulp - which is elephant ivory made of?






49. What event inspired Herbert Morrison's famous quote - 'Oh - the humanity!'?






50. The Whalers - the Sabres - or the Nordiques--what team's Jim Lorentz killed a bat with his hockey stick during the infamous 'Fog Game' of the 1975 Stanley Cup finals?