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1. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Bertolini?






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






3. Give the missing last member: Luciano Pavarotti - Placido Domingo - and...






4. Which artist had the double album Daydream Nation?






5. What nation's only female leader has been Golda Meir?






6. According to his best seller - what word inspired Chris Gardner when he saw it misspelled in a Bay Area day care center in 1981






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






8. What is a young bee fed to ensure that it develops into a queen?






9. What TV series is about this show: FYI?






10. A bronze statue of whom stands at the foot of the steps to the Philadelphia Art Museum?






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






12. What nation did the US hockey team beat in the finals of its improbable ('miracle') gold medal run at Lake Placid in 1980?






13. What are Butch and Etta riding during the 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' scene from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?






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






15. What TV catchphrase was first utter - in 1990 - by retired nurse EdithFore - portraying 'Mrs. Fletcher'?

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16. In what movie does Rex Harrison play a ghost?






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






18. What 42-to-1 underdog KO'd Mike Tyson in Tokyo in 1990?






19. What city at the intersection of I-5 and I-84 is home to America's most courteous drivers - according to a 2007 study?






20. What is divided into the duodenum - the jejunum - and the ileum?






21. What nation's only female leader has beenIndira Gandhi?






22. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Three Presents of D'Artagnan the Elder?






23. On TV's The ManFrom UNCLE - what organization did Napoleon Solo work for






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






25. Who killed the literary character Laius?






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






27. Who killed the literary character Vladimir Lensky?






28. Max von Sydow - Donald Pleasance - and Telly Savalas--three stars of The Greatest Story Ever Told--all when on to play what film role?






29. What thirteen-year-old's 1963 hit 'Fingertips' was the first live recording ever to top the pop charts?






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






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






32. The 1991 doc Hearts of Darkness follows what movie's chaotic production?






33. What actor and former SNL cast member voiced the 'hip' animated Colonel Sanders in recent KFC commercials?






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






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






36. What was Doogie Howser - MD's real first name?






37. How many band members were there in Green Day?






38. What event inspired Herbert Morrison's famous quote - 'Oh - the humanity!'?






39. Last names instead of first names: Montague and Capulet






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






41. Who are Frederick Dannay and Manfred B. Lee?






42. What nation's only female leader has been Portia Simpson-Miller?






43. What city's famous Mozart-platz memorial was donated by Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria - a big fan of the composer?






44. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Belgium and Spain?






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






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






47. What company takes its name from the Japanese word for the constellation Pleiades?






48. In 2001 - who gave the first concert in Oslo's Vallhall football arena?






49. What country was invaded in Operation Just Cause?






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







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