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1. What 1985 movie takes place at the Sunny Shores retirement home?






2. According to the popular 1970s ad jingle - what are 'ooey - gooey - rich and chew inside - tender flaky golden cakey outside'?






3. What traditionally tops the meat in shepherd's pie?






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






5. WC Heinz and Richard Hornberger used the pen name 'Richard Hooker' to write what Korean War Novel?






6. Who was famously named for a Joni Mitchell song covered by Judy Collins in 1969?






7. What kind of animal is the title character of Dunston ChecksIn?






8. What style of 'Dirty South' hip-hop was pioneered byAtlanta rapper Lil Jon?






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






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






11. What college football contest is fought between the Kai and Aina squads?






12. Alicia Keys's hit 'Fallin' is written in E minor - but the album title suggests it should be sung in what other key?






13. Who won an Oscar for portraying musical prodigy David Helfgott?






14. What sitcom lost both Selma Diamond and her replacement - Florence Halop - to lung cancer?






15. What city is home to the Big Bat - a 120-foot-tall steel replica of Babe Ruth's baseball bat?






16. Who wins the Hundred Acre Wood's first Poohsticks competition?






17. First use of Steadicam in film?






18. Who is the only Zanzibari in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?






19. What Jim Carrey movie featured the screen debut of Cheri Oteri?






20. What airport was first to introduce a two-way moving sidewalk?






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






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






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






24. What's the Latin name for the atmospheric glow also called the 'southern lights'?






25. Who killed the literary character Polonius?






26. What Washington Wizards All-Star still bears the misplaced 'w' in his name from a birth certificate typo?






27. What composer of Symphonie Fantastique made his living as the librarian of the Paris Conservatoire?






28. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Uruguay and Venezuela?






29. What Suns forward beat out Dr. J - Dominique - and Clyde Drexler to win the NBA's first Slam Dunk Contest?






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






31. What movie begins with actress Elise McKenna giving playwright Richard Collier an old pocket watch?






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






33. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Bo Derek - in 10?






34. What would you use to 'Walk the Dog -' 'Rock the Baby -' or 'Pop the Clutch?'






35. Who's the younger sister of Kylie Minogue?






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






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






38. The Whalers - the Sabres - or the Nordiques--what team's Jim Lorentz killed a bat with his hockey stick during the infamous 'Fog Game' of the 1975 Stanley Cup finals?






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






40. What playwright's friendship with Sylvia Llewelyn-Davies' family inspired a 2004 movie? (Two initial names)






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






42. Which artist had the double album Tinsel Town Rebellion?






43. Which company merged with SBC?






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






45. What son of Italian immigrants received a 1953 patent for his invention - the 'Model A Ice Resurfacer'






46. In 1893 - who became the first woman to appear on a US postage stamp?






47. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Bite of the Raptor?






48. What does a 'screever' do on a sidewalk?






49. what former president coined the phrase 'lunatic fringe' to refer to the wackos in his own reform movement?






50. HO scale is the world's most popular size of what?