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1. How many 'dendirtes -' or arms - does a typical snowflake have?






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






3. What goddess started the Trojan War in a fit of pique - having not been invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis?






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






5. What two US states border Mexico's largest state - Chihuahua?






6. In 1893 - who became the first woman to appear on a US postage stamp?






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






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






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






10. In what movie does Bruce WIllis play a ghost?






11. Who both married and directed Gena Rowlands?






12. What city's famous Mozart-platz memorial was donated by Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria - a big fan of the composer?






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






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






15. In what non-Spanish-speaking world city would you find the Spanish Steps?






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






17. In what movie does Alan Rickman play a ghost?






18. Which company merged with Citicorp?






19. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named John Smith?






20. What novel begins 'Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted... persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot'?






21. Who both married and directed Madonna?






22. In what movie does Alec Baldwin play a ghost?






23. What state is home to the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument?






24. First film shown on HBO?






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






26. Anthracite and bituminous are two types of what mineral?






27. What did Colonel Potter typically call Father Mulcahy on MASH?






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






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






30. What was the original flavor of the cream in Twinkies?






31. What line of latitude was chose as the boundary between North and South Korea after World War II?






32. What holiday is the setting for the novel and the film The Ice Storm?






33. Who 'discovered' Brazil?






34. Who both married and directed Anna Karina?






35. Give the missing last member: The Bad News Bears - Breaking Training - and...






36. In 1905 - the largest rough diamond ever discovered - weighing in at 3100 carats - was found in South Africa--what is its name?






37. What Quechua word is also sometimes used to refer to a vicuna or guanaco?






38. What nation's only female leader has been Benazir Bhutto?






39. In America - the lacy plant that Europeans call wild carrot is given what monarchical name?

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40. What 1972 comedy begins 'Once upon a time there was a plaid overnight bag'?

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41. What US state depicts a large - round-cut diamond between the letters and numbers on its license plates?






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






43. Who's the all-time leading scorer in NHL All-Star Game history - with 17 points in just eleven games?






44. What fruit comes in these varieties: Damson and Mirabelle?






45. What kind of animal is the title character of Mighty Joe Young?






46. Who both married and directed Joanne Woodward?






47. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by The Coppertone girl - in the original ad?






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






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






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