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Subject : trivia
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Whose unusual first name is derived from an Italian musical term for 'with sweetness'?






2. What issue was addressed by congressman Henry Dawes's namesake Act?






3. What songwriter of 'A BoyNamed Sue' also wrote the children's poems inWhere the Sidewalk Ends?






4. What's the name of the inflatable automatic pilot in Airplane!?






5. Who both married and directed Anna Karina?






6. What 1963 song led to a thirty-one-month FBI investigation into supposed obscenities hidden in its unintelligible lyrics?






7. What is a female donkey called?






8. Who was Time Magazine's first Man of the Year in 1928?






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






10. Which company merged with Citicorp?






11. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Megara?






12. Who missed out on an Olympic gold medal in 1984 after her famous collision with Zola Budd during the 3 -000 meter final?






13. In what movie does Alan Rickman play a ghost?






14. Whose posthumous album Loyal to the Game was produced by Eminem?






15. Who killed the literary character Jay Gatsby?






16. What kind of animal is the title character of Paulie?






17. What country overthrew its authoritarian regime via the bloodless 'Velvet Revolution?'






18. In what movie does Vincent Schiavelli play a ghost?






19. Who cowrote both 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone?' and 'If I Had a Hammer'?






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






21. What holy day celebrates Jesus's entry into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey?






22. Who killed the literary character Uncle Tom?






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






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






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






26. Who both married and directedIngrid Bergman?






27. After being eliminated in the last rose ceremony of ABC's first season of The Bachelor - who was brought back as the first Bachelorette?






28. What would you use to 'Walk the Dog -' 'Rock the Baby -' or 'Pop the Clutch?'






29. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Bo Derek - in 10?






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






31. Which company merged with Hewlett-Packard?






32. Give the missing last member: The Bad News Bears - Breaking Training - and...






33. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Shocking Blue and Bananarama






34. Which company merged with Citicorp?






35. What editor of The American Mercury was called 'the Sage of Baltimore'?






36. What country was invaded in Operation Enduring Freedom?






37. What peninsula is located between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea?






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






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






40. Who both married and directed Gena Rowlands?






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






42. Whose 1957 killing spree began with the murder of Lincoln Nebraska gas station attendant Robert Colvert?






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






44. The first name of the inventor of the Dewey Decimal System was what famous author's last name






45. What is the Jules Rimet Trophy - which was stolen in England in 1966?






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






47. Who called his elephant Tantor?






48. According to the popular 1970s ad jingle - what are 'ooey - gooey - rich and chew inside - tender flaky golden cakey outside'?






49. Who has coached the UConn Huskies to two national titles and an undefeated Final Four record?






50. What owner-bartender of Chicago's Lone Star Saloon was famous for his drug-laced drinks?






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