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1. 'Shepherd moons' in the solar system - such as Prometheus and Pandora - are so called because the help shape what?






2. Who lost a toe in frostbite in 2002 - two years after stealing a gold medal from undefeated Russian wrestler Alexander Karelin?






3. What 1979 hit was the first song featuring a marching band ever to make the Billboard Top Ten?

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4. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Sound of the Shell?






5. In 2001 - who gave the first concert in Oslo's Vallhall football arena?






6. Name one of the two US states in which it's illegal to pump your own gas






7. Who both married and directed Brigitte Bardot?






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






9. What territorial capital is located beneath Mount Alava on the island of Tutuila?






10. What mythological creature was the longtime mascot of Mobil gas?






11. What Michigan pathologist invented the Thanatron and the Mercitron?






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






13. What is frozen to make dry ice?






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






15. What transmits African trypanosomiasis to humans and cattle?






16. What city's summer olympics had the beaver Amik as their mascot?






17. What Hershey's candy is so named because the original manufacturing process couldn't produce the perfectly round candies the company wanted?






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






19. What composer of Symphonie Fantastique made his living as the librarian of the Paris Conservatoire?






20. Which company merged with NBC?






21. 007 has been wearing a Swatch since 1995 - when what upscale Swatch brand became the official wristwatch of the James Bond films?






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






23. What does the protagonist of 'The Gift of the Magi' sell to buy a watch fob?






24. How many 'dendirtes -' or arms - does a typical snowflake have?






25. What fruit comes in these varieties: Bartlett and Bosc?






26. What 1972 comedy begins 'Once upon a time there was a plaid overnight bag'?

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






28. From Kiss Me - Kate: 'We Open in _____'






29. Who was known to his Meccan customers as 'al-Amin -' 'the trustworthy one'?






30. First Best Picture Oscar?






31. Mohammed Khatami is both a former national librarian and a former president of what nation?






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






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






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






35. What two chemical elements make up the mineral quartz?






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






37. What Hershey's candy is so named because the original manufacturing process couldn't produce the perfectly round candies the company wanted?






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






39. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Uruguay and Venezuela?






40. Who both married and directed Gena Rowlands?






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






42. Dollar - Budget - or Enterprise--Thrifty Car Rental merged with what other discount car rental agency in 1990?






43. On TV's 24 - what organization did operative Jack Bauer work for?






44. What had Adams - Norris - Patrick - and Smythe divisions prior to 1993?






45. In 1886 - Karl Benz patents the first gas-powered automobile - calling it what?






46. What TV catchphrase was first utter - in 1990 - by retired nurse EdithFore - portraying 'Mrs. Fletcher'?

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






48. What does a 'screever' do on a sidewalk?






49. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Three Presents of D'Artagnan the Elder?






50. With over 5.3 million sold since 1959 - what's by far the most successful British car of all time?







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