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1. Surus ('the Syrian') - who had a broken tusk - was the standout among whose elephants?






2. 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?






3. In what movie does Ray Liotta play a ghost?






4. Dollar - Budget - or Enterprise--Thrifty Car Rental merged with what other discount car rental agency in 1990?






5. What country was invaded in Operation Enduring Freedom?






6. Who both married and directed Frances McDormand?






7. What novel begins with this first chapter: progris report 1 martch 5 - 1965






8. From Jesus Christ Superstar: 'Poor _____'






9. In what movie does Cary Grant play a ghost?






10. What Margate City - New Jersey - housing area has been misspelled on the Monopoly board for almost eighty years?






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






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






13. Anoura fistulata - a bat recently discovered in Ecuador - is the only mammal to have what body part measuring almost twice the animal's total length?






14. Last names instead of first names: Shanowski & Fairfield






15. What website began with a 1989 Usenet post called 'Those Eyes -' listing actresses with beautiful eyes?






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






17. What 42-to-1 underdog KO'd Mike Tyson in Tokyo in 1990?






18. Greenwich Village's 1969 Stonewall riots took place just hours after what gay icon's funeral?






19. In 2001 - who gave the first concert in Oslo's Vallhall football arena?






20. Name one of the two US states in which it's illegal to pump your own gas






21. What kind of animal is the title character of My Friend Flicka?






22. What kind of animal is the title character of The Yearling?






23. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Israel and Libya?






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






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

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26. Who killed the literary character Fyodor Karamazov?






27. First Best Picture Oscar?






28. What magazine gives out the 'Golden Calipers' to its Car of the Year winner?






29. What branch of the ArmedForces first popularized the phrase 'gung-ho'?






30. What English word comes from the name of a hot spring in Iceland's Haukadalur valley?






31. What longtime world leader has retained the rank of colonel rather than promoting himself--to demonstrate - he says - the rule of the people in his country?






32. At what nation does Panama attach onto South America?






33. Who both married and directedIngrid Bergman?






34. Whose look-alike archenemy was named KARR?

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






36. Who was the first Italian American to serve on the Supreme Court?






37. Who's the only eligible back-to-back MVP not enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame?






38. What literary pickpocket's real name is Jack Dawkins?






39. What Michigan pathologist invented the Thanatron and the Mercitron?






40. What color is the supposedly cursed Hope Diamond?






41. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Slovenia and Bosnia?






42. What is divided into the duodenum - the jejunum - and the ileum?






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






44. First film shown on HBO?






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






46. What editor of The American Mercury was called 'the Sage of Baltimore'?






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






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






49. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Nala






50. What issue was addressed by congressman Henry Dawes's namesake Act?