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Subject : trivia
Instructions:
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1. What was 'Che' Guevara's real first name?






2. How many band members were there in Broken Social Scene?






3. Public Enemy's 'Fight the Power' first appeared on what movie's soundtrack?






4. What BlackForest town was called 'Aurelia Aquensis' by the Romans?






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






6. First Best Picture Oscar?






7. Which artist had the double album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway?






8. What extra letter did Dan Quayle add to the word 'potato' when he misspelled it in 1992?






9. Who killed the literary character Grendel?






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






11. Last names instead of first names: Jones 'n' Brown

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12. Scotland - Wales - or Northern Ireland--the Plaid Cymru party seeks independence for what country?






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






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






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






16. Which company merged with JP Morgan Chase?






17. First classic film to be 'colorized'?






18. What country's highest decoration is the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant?






19. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by The Coppertone girl - in the original ad?






20. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Tajikistan and Russia?






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






22. Which artist had the double album English Settlement?






23. What horror movie title character will appear if you chant his name five times in a mirror?






24. Who has the only speaking part in Mel Brooks's 'Silent Movie'?






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






26. Which artist had the double album English Settlement?






27. Give the missing last member: Kukla - Fran - and...






28. First computer graphics in film?






29. What nation's only female leader has been Violeta Chamorro?






30. How many band members were there in Broken Social Scene?






31. Who both married and directed Gena Rowlands?






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






33. First New York Times movie review?






34. Who 'discovered' The Cape of Good Hope






35. What novel begins with this first chapter: Orleanna Price?






36. Who both married and directed Madonna?






37. What is the easternmost point of the Outer Banks?






38. What transmits African trypanosomiasis to humans and cattle?






39. What branch of the ArmedForces first popularized the phrase 'gung-ho'?






40. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Prince Philip?






41. What nation's only female leader has been Angela Merkel?






42. What chain introduced the 'Blizzard' in 1985?






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






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






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






46. Deuteranopia - or Daltonism - is one of the most common varieties of what condition?






47. Which chess piece was originally called 'the elephant'?






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






49. The fruit of the rose plant shares its name with what part of the body?






50. What Alban Berg opera is based on the same play as the classic Louise Brooks movie Pandora's Box?