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1. Who killed the literary character Laius?






2. What style of pants is named for an island in the Gulf of Naples?






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






4. What TV family lived at Southfork Ranch?






5. Who's the only Playboy Playmate of the year also to make the cover of Rolling Stone?






6. The space shuttle's engines run on what two supercooled liquids?






7. What two words appear in the original recording of 'Candle in the Wind' where 'England's rose' appear in the 1997 version?






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






9. What issue was addressed by congressman Sonny Bono's namesake Act?






10. What well-known children's author finally won a Newbery Medal in 1984 for Dear Mr. Henshaw?






11. What storm name was retired and replaced by 'Matthew' after the deadliest hurricane in recorded history - in 1998?






12. What TV family lived at Southfork Ranch?






13. Last names instead of first names: DeFazio & Feeney






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






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






16. Which artist had the double album Bitches Brew?






17. First film in CinemaScope?






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






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






20. Last names instead of first names: Truman & Adler






21. What famous 1963 heist was masterminded by Bruce Reynolds - author of The Autobiography of a Thief?






22. What fictional foreign film often referenced on Seinfeld describes 'a young girl's strange - erotic journey from Milan to Minsk?'






23. The first foreign country you'll hit traveling south from Detroit is Canada.What Canadian city sits just across the Detroit River?






24. What issue was addressed by congressmen Robert Taft and Fred A. Hartley's namesake Act?






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






26. From Jesus Christ Superstar: 'Poor _____'






27. First use of Steadicam in film?






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






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






30. Who is worshiped by Ganapatya Hindus as the supreme god?






31. Who both married and directed Joanne Woodward?






32. What actor and former SNL cast member voiced the 'hip' animated Colonel Sanders in recent KFC commercials?






33. Who started the Colt's Super Bowl III loss to the Jets - while Johnny Unitas sat on the sidelines?






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






35. Between 1944 and 1945 - almost 1400 of what rockets fell on London?






36. What's the dominant fruit flavoring in Southern Comfort?






37. What was the appropriate name of the only horse ever to beat Man o' War?






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






39. What nation did the US hockey team beat in the finals of its improbable ('miracle') gold medal run at Lake Placid in 1980?






40. What well-known children's author finally won a Newbery Medal in 1984 for Dear Mr. Henshaw?






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






42. What peninsula is located between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea?






43. Who created 'the Chipmunks'?






44. What name is given to the dolphin fish to make it sound more appetizing on menus?






45. 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?






46. Whom did George Steinbrenner hire and fire five separate times?






47. What country was invaded in Operation Enduring Freedom?






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






49. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Phoebe Cates - in Fast Times at Ridgemont High?






50. Who's the all-time leading scorer in NHL All-Star Game history - with 17 points in just eleven games?







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