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1. What storm name was retired and replaced by 'Matthew' after the deadliest hurricane in recorded history - in 1998?






2. Why did The Greatest American Hero's name hurriedly change to 'Ralph Hanley' in 1981?

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3. What issue was addressed by congressman Andrew Volstead's namesake Act?

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4. Who created 'the Chipmunks'?






5. First three-strip Technicolor?






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






7. What sitcom lost both Selma Diamond and her replacement - Florence Halop - to lung cancer?






8. The first two times two different versions of a song hit number 1 - the same songwriting team was responsible.Who were they?

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






10. What kind of trust is a REIT?






11. What TV character's trademark song was 'Smelly Cat'?






12. In 1973 - who left her husband - producer Robert Evans - to marry her costar Steve McQueen?






13. What fruit comes in these varieties: Redhaven and Harmony?






14. Why was Ross Rebagliati temporarily stripped of his snowboarding gold at the 1998 Olympics?






15. What book is divided into 114 chapters called 'suras'?






16. First film of the 3-D boom?






17. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Ecuador and Bolivia?






18. Who both married and directed Anna Karina?






19. Last names instead of first names: Hopkins and Leplastrier






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






21. What food does Richard Dreyfuss use to sculpt Devils Tower - Wyoming - in Close Encounters of the Third Kind?






22. Who's the younger sister of Lindsay Lohan?






23. What name is given to the dolphin fish to make it sound more appetizing on menus?






24. What Islamic shrine is today built on Jersualem's Temple mount?






25. Who replaced John Paxson as Chicago Bulls point guard and was later replaced by him as the Bull's general manager? (Two initial names)






26. Who produced the movie 'The Elephant Man' - casting his wife in a lead role and hiring director David Lynch - but insisted on going without screen credit to avoid confusing audiences?






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






28. In America - the lacy plant that Europeans call wild carrot is given what monarchical name?

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29. Name the two-time number one song sung by both LaBelle and Christina Aguilera - Lil' Kim - Mya - & Pink






30. Who killed the literary character Laius?






31. Who won two Emmys for Lou Grant before HBO returned her to stardom in 1999?






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






33. What longtime world leader has retained the rank of colonel rather than promoting himself--to demonstrate - he says - the rule of the people in his country?






34. Last names instead of first names: Hopkins and Leplastrier






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






36. What famous 1963 heist was masterminded by Bruce Reynolds - author of The Autobiography of a Thief?






37. What kind of animal is the title character of Oliver & Company?






38. What lagoon south of Queens - NY - is named for a localIndian tribe and has nothing to do with the Caribbean?






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






40. From Jesus Christ Superstar: 'Poor _____'






41. What country was invaded in Operation Urgent Fury






42. What nation refers to its current dictator as 'Dear Leader'?






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






44. What nation was forced to sign the Boxer protocol in 1901?






45. Who killed the literary character Fyodor Karamazov?






46. What paint color was actually unavailable on the first Model Ts - though it became the only color used from 1914 to 1926?






47. The Carboniferous period - 300 million years ago - is divided into two epochs with the names of US states.What two states?






48. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau?






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






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