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1. What nation's only female leader has been Violeta Chamorro?






2. Though he lived almost forty more years - Giaochino Rossini never composed another opera after what 1829 work - rarely performed today due to its six-hour length?






3. The Khmer words for 'city temple' give what building its name?






4. What incendiary novel is divided into three sections: 'The Hearth and the Salamander -' 'The Sieve and the Sand -' - and 'Burning Bright'?






5. Who has performed marriages for both Corey Feldman and Vince Neil? (Two initial names)






6. In 1886 - Karl Benz patents the first gas-powered automobile - calling it what?






7. What actress is the daughter of the Scottish singer Donovan?






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






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






10. Who married his own cousin Celeste in an elaborate 1931 ceremony?






11. Who killed the literary character Clare Quilty?






12. What's the name for the diamond-shaped 'soft spots' on the skull of a newborn?






13. Who both married and directed Anna Karina?






14. First film with Dolby sound?






15. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Cheryl Tiegs - in the ubiquitous 1978 poster?






16. Name the two-time number one song sung by both The Marvelettes and the Carpenters






17. What language is spoken in the Pacific capital city of Yaren?






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






19. What legendary director-to-be was one of the editors of 1970's Woodstock?






20. Which artist had the double album Sign o' the Times?






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






22. What nation defeated mighty Brazil in the 'Maracanazo' to win the 1950 World Cup?






23. All the numbers in titles of Michael Apted's Up documentary series are multiples of what number?






24. What inspirational poem of 1927 ends - 'Be cheerful. Strive to be happy'?






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






26. What nation's only female leader has been Kim Campbell?






27. What nation's dyslexic king Carl XVI Gustaf misspelled his own name on the accession document that gave him the throne?






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






29. Who both married and directed Arsinee Khanjian?






30. In 1797 - the Cispadane Republic adopted a flag which is what country's national flag today?






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






32. Who 'discovered' Alaska?






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






34. The Beatle's 'Dear Prudence' is named for the sister of what actress - who didn't enjoy her stay in Rishikesh -India?






35. The 'Mohorovicic discontinuity' divides what?

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






37. Who was already Gilda Radner's ex-husband when he was hired as bandleader on Saturday Night Live in 1980? (Two initial names)






38. What novel begins with this first chapter: Jonathan Harker's Journal?






39. Last names instead of first names: Finklestein & Montgomery






40. After his death - who was hung upside down from an Esso filling station in Milan's Piazzale Loreto?






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






42. What is the easternmost point of the Outer Banks?






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






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






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






46. Who both married and directed Gena Rowlands?






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






48. Last names instead of first names: Jones 'n' Brown

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49. What word for a retired professional comes from the Latin for 'having earned a discharge'?






50. First film to sweep the five major Oscars?