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1. The US's first successful ICBM was what rocket named for a Titan of Greek myth - later used to launch John Glenn into orbit?






2. What movie is narrated by Jack Nicholson's 'Dear Ndugu' letters to a Tanzanian boy he's sponsoring






3. Who produced the movie 'The Elephant Man' - casting his wife in a lead role and hiring director David Lynch - but insisted on going without screen credit to avoid confusing audiences?






4. What Oscar-winning Best Picture is named for a type of rose?






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






6. With over 5.3 million sold since 1959 - what's by far the most successful British car of all time?






7. 'White Christmas' playing on ArmedForces Radio was the secret signal for what April 30 - 1975 event?






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






9. In what movie does Alec Baldwin play a ghost?






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






11. An 'umiak' is a larger version of a what?






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






13. What mythical Guns N' Roses album has been repeatedly delayed since 2002?






14. 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






15. What fictional character married his wife - Queen Aleta of the Misty Isles - during the sack of Rome in 450 AD?






16. On which Hawaiian island would you find Diamond Head?






17. Last names instead of first names: Chasen and Chardin






18. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Costa Rica and Honduras?






19. What Islamic shrine is today built on Jersualem's Temple mount?






20. Which Flintstones character apparently possessed superhuman strength as a toddler but never as an adult?






21. What 1972 comedy begins 'Once upon a time there was a plaid overnight bag'?

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22. WC Minor - a murderer and schizophrenic - spent the last decades of his life in a lunatic asylum writing hundreds of entries for what reference work?






23. What stadium hosted college football's Sugar Bowl from 1975 to 2005?






24. What cloud of comets - out beyond Pluto - was named for a twentieth-century Dutch astronomer?






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






26. In addition to the Queen of spades - what's the diamond card in a 'pinochle' hand?






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






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






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






30. Who 'discovered' Tierra del Fuego?






31. What actor founded the Purple Rose Theater Company in his native Michigan?






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






33. How many band members were there in Madness?






34. Surus ('the Syrian') - who had a broken tusk - was the standout among whose elephants?






35. Into how many numbered sections is a dartboard divided?






36. What website began with a 1989 Usenet post called 'Those Eyes -' listing actresses with beautiful eyes?






37. Who both married and directed Linda Hamilton?






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






39. What did Tommie Smith and John Carlos do to make headlines in 1968?






40. Kiribati - Tuvalu - or Palau--in 1994 - what tiny Pacific nation became the last UN Trust Territory to gain independence?






41. In America - the lacy plant that Europeans call wild carrot is given what monarchical name?

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42. What Amish country village in Pennsylvania - where Witness was filmed - is a frequent victim of street-sign theft?






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






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






45. Of all the teams in the four major North American sports leagues - which team has retired more jersey numbers than any other?






46. What term for a rocket's propulsive force is calculated by multiplying its exhaust velocity by the burn rate of its fuel?






47. Which company merged with JP Morgan Chase?






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






49. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a famous short story about 'A Diamond as Beg as' what NYC landmark?






50. What famous structure was transplanted to Lake Havasu City - Arizona - in 1971?