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1. First film with Dolby sound?






2. In what city would you find the famous black stone called the al-Hajar-ul-Asward?






3. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Master of the Universe?






4. Name the two-time number one song sung by both The Marvelettes and the Carpenters






5. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Belgium and Spain?






6. The famous 'peace symbol' was designed to combine the semaphore positions for N and D.What do the N and D stand for?






7. After Toyota's Corolla - what coupe introduced in 1972 is the second oldest Japanese car model still on the market?






8. What former Civil War general became the only man to serve as US senator for three different states?






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






10. Scotland - Wales - or Northern Ireland--the Plaid Cymru party seeks independence for what country?






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






12. What nation's only female leader has been Golda Meir?






13. What proper name is spelled unusually - with a single 'n' both on the Liberty Bell and in the US Constitution?






14. Which artist had the double album Exile on Main Street?






15. Though he lived almost forty more years - Giaochino Rossini never composed another opera after what 1829 work - rarely performed today due to its six-hour length?






16. What holy day celebrates Jesus's entry into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey?






17. 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?






18. In what city could you see the Seagull Monument at Temple Square?






19. Which artist had the double album Daydream Nation?






20. What port's name comes from the Cantonese for 'fragrant harbor'?






21. Who was stabbed on the sidewalk outside her Queens apartment in 1964 - though her neighbors didn't report the incident for half and hour?






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






23. Who killed the literary character Cock Robin?






24. Whose look-alike archenemy was named KARR?

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25. What city at the intersection of I-5 and I-84 is home to America's most courteous drivers - according to a 2007 study?






26. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Italy and Slovakia?






27. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Borat?






28. At what infamous concert did the Rolling Stones first play their eventual number one hit 'Brown Sugar'?






29. What two chemical elements make up the mineral quartz?






30. What's the Latin name for the atmospheric glow also called the 'southern lights'?






31. Whose unusual first name is derived from an Italian musical term for 'with sweetness'?






32. Who both married and directed Judy Garland?






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






34. Who has had a record fourteen videos retired from MTV's Total Request Live countdown?






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






36. 'White Christmas' playing on ArmedForces Radio was the secret signal for what April 30 - 1975 event?






37. First studio film with a black director?






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






39. From Jesus Christ Superstar: 'Poor _____'






40. First film with Dolby sound?






41. What horror movie title character will appear if you chant his name five times in a mirror?






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






43. In what movie does Paul Scofield play a ghost?






44. What was Jane Austen's last novel - on which the film Clueless was loosely based?






45. Who both married and directed Giulietta Masina?






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






47. What sitcom lost both Selma Diamond and her replacement - Florence Halop - to lung cancer?






48. What issue was addressed by congressman John Sherman's namesake Act?






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






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