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






2. What modern-day conglomerate built the Zero fighter planes used to bomb Pearl Harbor?






3. At what temperature are the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales the same?






4. From 1968 on - what group used the so-called Southern strategy?






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






6. On TV's Mission: Impossible - what organization did Jim Phelps work for?






7. What issue was addressed by congressmen Reed Smoot and WC Hawley's namesake Act?






8. Who both married and directed Emma Thompson?






9. In what 1986 film does Brian Cox portray 'Hannibal Lecktor (sic)?'






10. Who both married and directed Gena Rowlands?






11. What are divided by Botts' dots?






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






13. Who killed the literary character Jay Gatsby?






14. From 1995 almost until it was discontinued in 2004 - what was the only US car model to share its name with an element of the periodic table?






15. What two words begin the title of every episode of Chris Rock's CW sitcom?






16. What transmits African trypanosomiasis to humans and cattle?






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






18. What running back won the biggest landslide in Heisman voting history - beating Leroy Keyes of Purdue by 1 -750 points? (Two initial names)






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






20. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by The Coppertone girl - in the original ad?






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






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






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






24. Who killed the literary character Clare Quilty?






25. What Oscar winner for Ed Wood turned down the role of Spock on Star Trek?






26. What owner-bartender of Chicago's Lone Star Saloon was famous for his drug-laced drinks?






27. Which artist had the double album Back to Basics?






28. What's made from beets - carrots - celery - lettuce - parsley - spinach - tomatoes - and watercress?






29. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Halle Berry - in Die Another Day?






30. Deuteranopia - or Daltonism - is one of the most common varieties of what condition?






31. In the Bible - who is the mother of the prophet Samuel?






32. Who was stabbed on the sidewalk outside her Queens apartment in 1964 - though her neighbors didn't report the incident for half and hour?






33. Who defeated Tom Bradley twice in California gubernatorial elections?






34. First scheduled in-flight movie?






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






36. What country was invaded in Operation Urgent Fury






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






38. In 1988 - who became the only male figure skater ever to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated?






39. Almost since its 1961 inception - what has humbly billed itself as 'The World's Greatest Comic Magazine?'






40. Ironically - German shepherds now do the rescue work at what historic Alpine hospice?






41. What do Mary Ann Nichols - Annie Chapman - Liz Stride - Catherine Eddowes - and Mary Jane Kelly have in common?






42. What magazine gives out the Style Awards every October?






43. What term does rapper B.G. say he wishes he'd patented when he used it for the title of his massive 1999 hit?






44. What had Adams - Norris - Patrick - and Smythe divisions prior to 1993?






45. What was developed thanks to Christian Hulsmeyer's 1904 inventions of the 'telemobiloscope'?






46. For what film did Robert De Niro learn to play the saxophone?






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






48. Who was stabbed on the sidewalk outside her Queens apartment in 1964 - though her neighbors didn't report the incident for half and hour?






49. Which artist had the double album Exile on Main Street?






50. How many band members were there in Broken Social Scene?