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






2. What country was invaded in Operation Restore Hope?






3. What's being released five times a year from January 1999 to fall 2008?






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






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






6. What kind of animal is the title character of Finding Nemo?






7. Give the missing last member: Wynken - Blyken - and...






8. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Andorra and Portugal?






9. Anciently - what was the job description of a 'hierodule'?






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






11. Albert Fall became the first US cabinet officer to serve jail time for his part in what scandal?






12. What country overthrew its authoritarian regime via the bloodless 'Velvet Revolution?'






13. Who both married and directed Judy Garland?






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






15. Give the missing last member: Brahma - Vishnu - and...






16. Where is the 'Naked Cowboy -' an underwear-clad guitarist - famous for playing?






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






18. What care lost 96 percent of its sales in the four years following the publication of Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed?






19. First PG-13 rated film?






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






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






22. What's the only land animal taller than the elephant?






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






24. Who was Mayberry's gas station attendant until he got his own sitcom in 1964?






25. What 'Good Little Witch' is Capser the Friendly Ghost's friend?






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






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






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






29. Currently - only the queens of Spain and Belgium and the grand duchess of Luxembourg hold the privilege of wearing white when they visit whom?






30. What artist's first word was lapiz - meaning pencil?






31. Who 'discovered' Lake Victoria?






32. Who killed the literary character Jay Gatsby?






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






34. In what movie does Daveigh Chase play a ghost?






35. Who killed the literary character Uncle Tom?






36. What publication introduced Bat Boy in June 1992?






37. Who missed out on an Olympic gold medal in 1984 after her famous collision with Zola Budd during the 3 -000 meter final?






38. Last names instead of first names: Hopkins and Leplastrier






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






40. Most of Robert Goddard's pioneering rocketry research took place at what western city - now associated with a different kind of spacecraft?






41. What craftsman used willow - spruce - and maple woods to make the 'Christian Hammer -' which sold for auction for a record $3.5 million in 2006?






42. From Kiss Me - Kate: 'We Open in _____'






43. Which company merged with SBC?






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






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






46. What famous wax sculptor made the death mask of Marie Antoinette?






47. Which artist had the double album Being There?






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






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






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







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