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1. What was the last name of the two brothers who discovered diamonds on their farm - Vooruitzigt - in 1870?






2. First film with Dolby sound?






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






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






5. How many band members were there in the Eurythmics?






6. Who created 'the Chipmunks'?






7. Where is the 'Naked Cowboy -' an underwear-clad guitarist - famous for playing?






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






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






10. Who both married and directedIngrid Bergman?






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






12. What nation is divided into 26 cantons - each of which was an independent state until 1848?






13. What World Heritage Site is found along the Zambezi River - in Zambia's Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park?






14. Who wears an alb and a chasuble over his street clothes?






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






16. What 1997 megahit asks - 'When you get old and start losing your hair - can you tell me who will still care?'






17. In what movie does Nicole Kidman play a ghost?






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






19. Name the two-time number one song sung by both The Jackson 5 and Mariah Carey

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20. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a famous short story about 'A Diamond as Beg as' what NYC landmark?






21. Which SEC college football team uses an elephant as its mascot?






22. Who was Mayberry's gas station attendant until he got his own sitcom in 1964?






23. What novel begins with this first chapter: TheLast to See Them Alive?






24. Who both married and directed Linda Hamilton?






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






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






27. With what metal band did Ice-T record the controversial 'Cop Killer'?






28. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Morocco and Tunisia?






29. What website began with a 1989 Usenet post called 'Those Eyes -' listing actresses with beautiful eyes?






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






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






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






33. What was Doogie Howser - MD's real first name?






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






35. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Morocco and Tunisia?






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






37. What molecule is named for the Greek word for 'smell -' because of the odor associated with lightening storms?






38. What did Tommie Smith and John Carlos do to make headlines in 1968?






39. What process is divided into four parts: prophase - metaphase - anaphase - and telophase?






40. What Oscar winner for Ed Wood turned down the role of Spock on Star Trek?






41. What nation's only female leader has been Michelle Bachelet?






42. Excepting Alaska and Louisiana - what U.S. state is divided into the fewest counties - with only three?






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






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






45. Who both married and directed Emma Thompson?






46. Which artist had the double album Being There?






47. Of all the teams in the four major North American sports leagues - which team has retired more jersey numbers than any other?






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

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49. What English word comes from the name of a hot spring in Iceland's Haukadalur valley?






50. What traditionally tops the meat in shepherd's pie?