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1. What peninsula is located between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea?






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






3. What novel begins 'Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted... persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot'?






4. Who killed the literary character Fyodor Karamazov?






5. The title of the song 'Kumbaya' is actually a distortion of what three-word phrase?






6. The Captain Underpants books take place at Jerome Horwtiz Elementary School. Jerome Horwitz is the real name of what comedian?






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






8. First scheduled in-flight movie?






9. Who was famously named for a Joni Mitchell song covered by Judy Collins in 1969?






10. What issue was addressed by congressmen Robert Taft and Fred A. Hartley's namesake Act?






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






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






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






14. The famous 'peace symbol' was designed to combine the semaphore positions for N and D.What do the N and D stand for?






15. Who 'discovered' The Cape of Good Hope






16. How many band members were there in Iron & Wine?






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






18. What organ produces insulin and glucagon - the hormones that regulate blood sugar?






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






20. Which artist had the double albumIn Your Honor?






21. Last names instead of first names: Finklestein & Montgomery






22. The famous 'peace symbol' was designed to combine the semaphore positions for N and D.What do the N and D stand for?






23. In the Bible - whose daughter-in-law Orpah is the source for Oprah Winfrey's misspelled name?






24. Whose unusual first name is derived from an Italian musical term for 'with sweetness'?






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






26. What part of the eye changes shape during LASIK?






27. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Steve Lawrence and Donny Osmond






28. What inspirational poem of 1927 ends - 'Be cheerful. Strive to be happy'?






29. What was Jane Austen's last novel - on which the film Clueless was loosely based?






30. In the Bible - whose daughter-in-law Orpah is the source for Oprah Winfrey's misspelled name?






31. Who retired from the screen after 1961's One - Two - Three - except for a brief return in 1981's Ragtime - ironically playing a police commissioner?






32. First use of the 'f-word'?






33. What is unusual about the 'In God We Trust' motto on the US mints recent presidential dollar coins?






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






35. What peninsula is located between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea?






36. What movie is divided into chapters bearing title cards that include 'The Gold Watch' and 'The Bonnie Situation'?






37. Which core Flintstones cast member was absent from Flintstone vitamins until 1996?






38. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Borat?






39. Who read the poem 'On the Pulse of Morning' at Bill Clinton's first inauguration?






40. What kind of animal is the title character of Andre?






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






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






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






44. What care lost 96 percent of its sales in the four years following the publication of Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed?






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






46. Of the three substances that make up your teeth - enamel - dentin - and pulp - which is elephant ivory made of?






47. According to 'Michael - Row the Boat Ashore -' where is Michael rowing?






48. Give the missing last member: executive - legislative - and...






49. What did 'Kristin Shepard' do on March 21 - 1980 that sealed her TV fame?






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