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1. Whose posthumous album Loyal to the Game was produced by Eminem?






2. What is the Jules Rimet Trophy - which was stolen in England in 1966?






3. How many band members were there in the Eurythmics?






4. Where did the Beagle 2 crash and disappear on Christmas Day 2003?






5. Who killed the literary character Polonius?






6. Who killed the literary character Elizabeth Lavenza?

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7. Despite retiring form NASA in 1977 - what astronaut and physicist was the only person to serve on both the Challenger and Columbia investigation panels?






8. What TV series is about this show: The Alan Brady Show?






9. From Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: 'A Little Girl from _____'






10. What kind of animal is the title character of Paulie?






11. In 1960 - what craft reached the lowest point on the sea floor - a feat that hasn't been repeated with a manned craft since?






12. As mystery fans know - cyanide is often said to have the bitter aroma of what?






13. Who read the poem 'On the Pulse of Morning' at Bill Clinton's first inauguration?






14. What 1942-43 battle took the greatest toll in military history - with more than 1.5 million casualties due to wounds - starvation - and freezing temperatures?






15. What year's Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena to Durham - NC?






16. 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'?






17. What modern-day conglomerate built the Zero fighter planes used to bomb Pearl Harbor?






18. What Canadian singer appeared on the first cover of Entertainment Weekly? (Two initial names)






19. What movie is divided into chapters bearing title cards that include 'The Gold Watch' and 'The Bonnie Situation'?






20. In Apocalypse Now - Robert Duvall says he loves the smell of napalm in the morning' because it smells like what?






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






22. What TV character's trademark song was 'Smelly Cat'?






23. What kind of animal is the title character of Them!






24. How many band members were there in The Dave Matthews Band?






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






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






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






28. Who both married and directed Madonna?






29. In 1797 - the Cispadane Republic adopted a flag which is what country's national flag today?






30. Who's the younger sister of Lindsay Lohan?






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






32. What band's album Smell the Glove was released with an all-black cover because Polymer records and retailers balked at the misogynistic original cover






33. In what movie does Carol Kane play a ghost?






34. What fruit comes in these varieties: Navel and Blood?






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






36. What animal's intestine secretes ambergris - a strong-smelling - waxy gunk used in making perfume?






37. The first two times two different versions of a song hit number 1 - the same songwriting team was responsible.Who were they?

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






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






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






41. What are Butch and Etta riding during the 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' scene from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?






42. Who has the only speaking part in Mel Brooks's 'Silent Movie'?






43. In 1988 - who became the only male figure skater ever to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated?






44. What extra letter did Dan Quayle add to the word 'potato' when he misspelled it in 1992?






45. What kind of animal is the title character of Oliver & Company?






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






47. On TV's Get Smart - what organization did Maxwell Smart work for?






48. Who set most of his most famous book in the year 802 -701 AD? (Two initial names)






49. In Airplane! - Barbara 'June Cleaver' Billingsley proves to be fluent in what language?






50. Why did The Greatest American Hero's name hurriedly change to 'Ralph Hanley' in 1981?

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