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Subject : trivia
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1. Who 'discovered' New York Harbor?






2. Who's the younger sister of Jessica Simpson?






3. What novel begins with this first chapter: Not Dick Clark?






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






5. What composer's tune 'Hoe Down' is the background music for the 'Beef--its's what's for dinner' TV ads?






6. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Faline?






7. What record-breaking pilot discovered the jet stream in his plane the Winnie Mae?






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






9. What black stone is the most common volcanic rock on Earth?






10. What nation's only female leader has beenIndira Gandhi?






11. Who's the younger sister of Paris Hilton?






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






13. Which company merged with SBC?






14. What nation's only female leader has been Isabel Peron?






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






16. 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






17. What founder of Utilitarianism could read Latin and Greek at age five and went to Oxford at twelve?






18. Who's the younger sister of Paris Hilton?






19. First American film nudity?






20. Give the missing last member: executive - legislative - and...






21. Who both married and directed Kate Capshaw?






22. What classing Disney song was inspired by lyricist Robert Sherman's five-year-old son receiving the Sabin polio vaccine at school?

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23. Whose estate was disputed in the 'Mormon will' belonging to Utah gas station operator Melvin Dummar?






24. What is 'the sweet science -' according to AJ Liebling - who popularized the term?






25. Who replaced John Paxson as Chicago Bulls point guard and was later replaced by him as the Bull's general manager? (Two initial names)






26. What nation refers to its current dictator as 'Dear Leader'?






27. What was the first food ever frozen by Clarence Birdseye - the inventor of frozen food?






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






29. Which company merged with JP Morgan Chase?






30. What is a female donkey called?






31. Where is Jacques Plante's name misspelled five of the six times it appears?






32. What color is the supposedly cursed Hope Diamond?






33. What was Bill Clinton's answer to the infamous underwear question seventeen-year-old Laetita Thompson asked him at a 1994 Rock the Vote event?






34. What TV actor recorded an album of pop standards appropriately titled Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back?






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






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






37. From Jesus Christ Superstar: 'Poor _____'






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






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






40. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Master of the Universe?






41. First 'Director's Cut'?

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42. Give the missing last member: Gaspar - Melchoir - and...






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






44. Alan Shepard was scheduled to command the ill-fated Apollo 13 before switching missions with what astronaut?






45. What former Civil War general became the only man to serve as US senator for three different states?






46. What was the last name of the two brothers who discovered diamonds on their farm - Vooruitzigt - in 1870?






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






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






49. 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?






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







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