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1. Why was Ross Rebagliati temporarily stripped of his snowboarding gold at the 1998 Olympics?






2. What city's summer olympics had the beaver Amik as their mascot?






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






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






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






6. Last names instead of first names: Parker and Barrow






7. What thirteen-year-old's 1963 hit 'Fingertips' was the first live recording ever to top the pop charts?






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






9. Who beat out FDR and Gandhi to be named Time's Person of the Century in 1999?






10. What two words begin the title of every episode of Chris Rock's CW sitcom?






11. In 1967 - who was the first person to be cryonically frozen?






12. Which artist had the double albumIn Your Honor?






13. What NHL team is named for a WC Handy standard?






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






15. What 1992 TV revival featured a duck wearing a Temple University sweatshirt?






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






17. What actor founded the Purple Rose Theater Company in his native Michigan?






18. Which company merged with Viacom?






19. Who founded the 'People's Temple' in 1955?






20. What were the surprisingly obedient subjects asked to do in Stanley Milgram's famous 1961 experiments on authority?






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






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






23. What novel begins with this first chapter: Orleanna Price?






24. Which artist had the double album Wheels of Fire?






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






26. Where will I 'fear no evil -' according to Psalm 23 - the 'Shepherd Psalm'?






27. First three-strip Technicolor?






28. Name the two-time number one song sung by both LaBelle and Christina Aguilera - Lil' Kim - Mya - & Pink






29. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Percy Sledge and Michael Bolton






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






31. Who 'discovered' Alaska?






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






33. Who called his elephant Tantor?






34. In what movie does Michelle Pfeiffer play a ghost?






35. What country was invaded in Operation Urgent Fury






36. Which artist had the double album Electric Ladyland?






37. Name either of the two LA area streets mentioned in the lyrics of Tom Petty's 'Free Fallin''?






38. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Steve Lawrence and Donny Osmond






39. What narrator of a 1955 novel marries Charlotte Haze for ulterior motives?






40. On TV's The ManFrom UNCLE - what organization did Napoleon Solo work for






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






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






43. In what movie does Charles Laughton play a ghost?






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






45. Who was Time Magazine's first Man of the Year in 1928?






46. In what movie does Michelle Pfeiffer play a ghost?






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






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

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49. The fruit of the rose plant shares its name with what part of the body?






50. What kind of animal is the title character of Ben?