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1. What foursome--two people - an insect - and a Freudian construct--ask to be entertained in Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit?






2. For his tenacity - nineteenth century biologist Thomas Huxley was named whose 'bull dog'?

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3. What then-struggling English teacher did Portuguese TV journalist Jorge Arantes divorce in 1993 (Two initial names)






4. Pablo Picasso was one of the suspects question when what item was stolen in Paris in 1911?






5. Who has been called the first victim of the 'Madden curse -' due to his abrupt 1999 retirement?






6. What mythological creature was the longtime mascot of Mobil gas?






7. What novel begins with this first chapter: Spade & Archer?






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






9. Who both married and directed Brigitte Bardot?






10. In 1961 - who sent in troops to eject the Portuguese from their colony of Goa?






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






12. How many 'dendirtes -' or arms - does a typical snowflake have?






13. Which Monkees number one hit was written by a young Neil Diamond?

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14. On what PBS TV show did the Bloodhound Gang solve mysteries?






15. Who killed the literary character Polonius?






16. Who has been called the first victim of the 'Madden curse -' due to his abrupt 1999 retirement?






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






18. Last names instead of first names: Parker and Barrow






19. For what famous son is Genoa's airport named?






20. Where is the 'Naked Cowboy -' an underwear-clad guitarist - famous for playing?






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






22. What law was passed in New York in 1908 that prevented women from smoking in public?






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






24. What fruit comes in these varieties: Eureka and Meyer?






25. On TV's 24 - what organization did operative Jack Bauer work for?






26. Who both married and directed Arsinee Khanjian?






27. The first foreign country you'll hit traveling south from Detroit is Canada.What Canadian city sits just across the Detroit River?






28. Give the missing last member: Clotho - Lachesis - and...






29. What book begins - 'Of Man's first disobedience - and the fruit/ Of that forbidden tree'?






30. What publication introduced Bat Boy in June 1992?






31. What media company's logo is a black dog whose left eye is a five-pointed star?






32. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Nigeria and Gabon?






33. Who killed the literary character Uncle Tom?






34. What Three Faces of Eve star got the first star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame?






35. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Nala






36. Who was known to his Meccan customers as 'al-Amin -' 'the trustworthy one'?






37. First 'Director's Cut'?

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






39. Rupert Giles was the librarian-mentor on what TV hit?






40. What's the name of the 'saber-toothed squirrel' voiced by the director in Ice Age?






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






42. What's the name for the diamond-shaped 'soft spots' on the skull of a newborn?






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






44. What's the pen name of Kiah Michelle Cruse - who inherited her mother's helpful hints column in 1977?






45. What two words appear in the original recording of 'Candle in the Wind' where 'England's rose' appear in the 1997 version?






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






47. In what city could you see the Seagull Monument at Temple Square?






48. Who killed the literary character Cock Robin?






49. Greenwich Village's 1969 Stonewall riots took place just hours after what gay icon's funeral?






50. Who killed the literary character Captain Ahab?