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






2. What issue was addressed by congressmen Phil Gramm - Warren Rudman - and Ernest Hollings's namesake Act?






3. Give the missing last member: Brahma - Vishnu - and...






4. Who both married and directed Geena Davis






5. What battle in American history was the origin of the famous quote 'Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes?'






6. Who's the younger sister of Britney Spears?






7. Who 'discovered' Brazil?






8. 'White Christmas' playing on ArmedForces Radio was the secret signal for what April 30 - 1975 event?






9. What Hall of Famer is the only person to play as a Brave in Boston - Milwaukee - andAtlanta?






10. What term does rapper B.G. say he wishes he'd patented when he used it for the title of his massive 1999 hit?






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






12. What president does the nutty middle brother in Arsenic and Old Lace believe himself to be?






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






14. Peanut butter - coffee - or roses--according to a Yale study - what's the most recognized smell among American adults?






15. First 'Director's Cut'?

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16. Which artist had the double album Tinsel Town Rebellion?






17. In Airplane! - Barbara 'June Cleaver' Billingsley proves to be fluent in what language?






18. What Hall of Famer is the only person to play as a Brave in Boston - Milwaukee - andAtlanta?






19. What's the name of the head elf in charge of baking Keebler cookies?






20. For evidentiary reasons - who sued to prevent the demolition of L.A.'s Ambassador Hotel in 2004?






21. Who both married and directed Kate Capshaw?






22. Which company merged with Hewlett-Packard?






23. Which artist had the double album Sign o' the Times?






24. What goddess started the Trojan War in a fit of pique - having not been invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis?






25. What publication introduced Bat Boy in June 1992?






26. What cloud of comets - out beyond Pluto - was named for a twentieth-century Dutch astronomer?






27. What do Mary Ann Nichols - Annie Chapman - Liz Stride - Catherine Eddowes - and Mary Jane Kelly have in common?






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






29. What ominous signature first appeared at the bottom of the 'Dear Boss' letter of September 25 - 1888?






30. What is a female donkey called?






31. First American film nudity?






32. What is frozen to make dry ice?






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






34. In what movie does Paul Scofield play a ghost?






35. Who killed the literary character Albus Dumbledore






36. What Sergio Leone 'spaghetti western' is a remake of Kurosawa's Yojimbo?






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






38. What Law & Order: CI regular wrote and starred in the play Talk Radio?






39. What issue was addressed by congressmen Phil Gramm - Warren Rudman - and Ernest Hollings's namesake Act?






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






41. Give the missing last member: Gaspar - Melchoir - and...






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






43. What 1980s icon married her second husband - contractor Roe Messner - in 1993?






44. What novel begins with this first chapter: January: An Exceptionally Bad Start?

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45. Who started the Colt's Super Bowl III loss to the Jets - while Johnny Unitas sat on the sidelines?






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






47. In what model of SUV is Krayzie Bone 'Ridin' -' according to the second verse of the 2006 Chamillionarie hit?






48. How many band members were there in Toto?






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






50. What was 'Che' Guevara's real first name?