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1. Who was president when Congress passed the first Clean Air Act?






2. On TV's Get Smart - what organization did Maxwell Smart work for?






3. What is frozen to make dry ice?






4. What are divided by Botts' dots?






5. Who killed the literary character Aslan?






6. From Jesus Christ Superstar: 'Poor _____'






7. What planet is home to the Jedi Temple?






8. Who both married and directed Linda Hamilton?






9. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Old Pyncheon Family?






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






11. In what 'Kounty' were the antics on Hee Haw set?






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






13. Last names instead of first names: Sanders & Sanders & Henderson & Henderson






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






15. What fictional foreign film often referenced on Seinfeld describes 'a young girl's strange - erotic journey from Milan to Minsk?'






16. What did 'Kristin Shepard' do on March 21 - 1980 that sealed her TV fame?






17. Currently - only the queens of Spain and Belgium and the grand duchess of Luxembourg hold the privilege of wearing white when they visit whom?






18. What son of Italian immigrants received a 1953 patent for his invention - the 'Model A Ice Resurfacer'






19. Who was stabbed on the sidewalk outside her Queens apartment in 1964 - though her neighbors didn't report the incident for half and hour?






20. First film to sweep the five major Oscars?






21. What is 'the sweet science -' according to AJ Liebling - who popularized the term?






22. Who 'discovered' New Zealand?






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






24. In what city was Cassius Clay born in 1942?






25. The US's first successful ICBM was what rocket named for a Titan of Greek myth - later used to launch John Glenn into orbit?






26. In addition to the Queen of spades - what's the diamond card in a 'pinochle' hand?






27. What peninsula is located between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea?






28. What country was invaded in Operation Restore Hope?






29. The Captain Underpants books take place at Jerome Horwtiz Elementary School. Jerome Horwitz is the real name of what comedian?






30. What style of 'Dirty South' hip-hop was pioneered byAtlanta rapper Lil Jon?






31. Who both married and directed Linda Hamilton?






32. In what movie does Rex Harrison play a ghost?






33. How many band members were there in Toto?






34. Who's the younger sister of Kylie Minogue?






35. Who killed the literary character Grendel?






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






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






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






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

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






41. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Little Eva and Grand Funk






42. What fruit comes in these varieties: Navel and Blood?






43. What novel begins with this first chapter:In which the foot of the abbey is reached - and William demonstrates his great acumen?






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






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






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






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






48. Pablo Picasso was one of the suspects question when what item was stolen in Paris in 1911?






49. After Toyota's Corolla - what coupe introduced in 1972 is the second oldest Japanese car model still on the market?






50. What US state depicts a large - round-cut diamond between the letters and numbers on its license plates?