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1. Who both married and directed Anna Karina?






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






3. What kind of animal is the title character of Them!






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






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






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






7. Who both married and directed Kate Capshaw?






8. Dutch-born Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk was Elvis Presley's longtime manager - better known by this name






9. What were the surprisingly obedient subjects asked to do in Stanley Milgram's famous 1961 experiments on authority?






10. Last names instead of first names: Sanders & Sanders & Henderson & Henderson






11. Who killed the literary character Grendel?






12. What was the only children's story ever published by James Bond creator Ian Fleming?






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






14. How many band members were there in Led Zepplin?






15. What book is divided into 114 chapters called 'suras'?






16. Who killed the literary character Jay Gatsby?






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






18. What TV series is about this show: The Alan Brady Show?






19. Anthracite and bituminous are two types of what mineral?






20. The 'crawlers' are the predators in what 2005 horror film?






21. In what movie does Ian McShane play a ghost?






22. From Hairspray: 'Good Morning _____'






23. Whose first album was meant to be titled for the Mexican expression Orale - before a misspelling intervened?






24. From Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: 'A Little Girl from _____'






25. What White Stripes hit - off their album Elephant - is titled after singer Jack White's childhood name for a well-known religious organization?






26. Who was Mayberry's gas station attendant until he got his own sitcom in 1964?






27. Who killed the literary character Elizabeth Lavenza?

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28. At what infamous concert did the Rolling Stones first play their eventual number one hit 'Brown Sugar'?






29. What food does Richard Dreyfuss use to sculpt Devils Tower - Wyoming - in Close Encounters of the Third Kind?






30. Which artist had the double album Electric Ladyland?






31. What's Cartman's first name on South Park






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






33. According to Bob Dylan in 'Subterranean Homesick Blues -' 'Don't follow leaders. Watch your--' what - instead?






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






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






36. Who's the only two-time Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year - so named in 1996 and 2000






37. What boxer's eye injuries led to his retirement's in 1982 - 1984 - 1987 - and 1991?






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






39. 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?






40. First 'Director's Cut'?

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41. What Law & Order: CI regular wrote and starred in the play Talk Radio?






42. Last names instead of first names: McCardle & Lowell






43. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Percy Sledge and Michael Bolton






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






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






46. What issue was addressed by congressman George Pendleton's namesake Act?






47. What 'hip-hopera' did R. Kelly divide into twenty-two serialized chapters?






48. How many different types of falling pieces are there in the game Tetris?






49. What entrepreneur did Cybill Shepherd portray in 2003 and 2005 movies?






50. What fruit comes in these varieties: Navel and Blood?