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






2. Who both married and directed Anna Karina?






3. Who is pop band Fall Out Boy enjoying an Evening Out with - according to the title of their first album?






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






5. Who was famously named for a Joni Mitchell song covered by Judy Collins in 1969?






6. What NHL team is named for a WC Handy standard?






7. What two words appear in the original recording of 'Candle in the Wind' where 'England's rose' appear in the 1997 version?






8. First film of the 3-D boom?






9. Give the missing last member: Emerson - Lake - and...






10. What are Butch and Etta riding during the 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' scene from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?






11. What artist's first word was lapiz - meaning pencil?






12. Who set most of his most famous book in the year 802 -701 AD? (Two initial names)






13. Despite retiring form NASA in 1977 - what astronaut and physicist was the only person to serve on both the Challenger and Columbia investigation panels?






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






15. In what movie does Ray Liotta play a ghost?






16. Who both married and directed Joanne Woodward?






17. Last names instead of first names: Chasen and Chardin






18. First Best Picture Oscar?






19. What novel begins with this first chapter: Marley's Ghost?






20. First film shown on HBO?






21. What country was invaded in Operation Uphold Democracy?






22. Public Enemy's 'Fight the Power' first appeared on what movie's soundtrack?






23. What Washington Wizards All-Star still bears the misplaced 'w' in his name from a birth certificate typo?






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






25. What two words begin the title of every episode of Chris Rock's CW sitcom?






26. What city's famous Mozart-platz memorial was donated by Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria - a big fan of the composer?






27. What thirteen-year-old's 1963 hit 'Fingertips' was the first live recording ever to top the pop charts?






28. On TV's Alias - what organization did Sydney Bristow work for?






29. According to 'Michael - Row the Boat Ashore -' where is Michael rowing?






30. What issue was addressed by congressman Sonny Bono's namesake Act?






31. Surus ('the Syrian') - who had a broken tusk - was the standout among whose elephants?






32. How many different types of falling pieces are there in the game Tetris?






33. What organ produces insulin and glucagon - the hormones that regulate blood sugar?






34. First use of Steadicam in film?






35. What mythical Guns N' Roses album has been repeatedly delayed since 2002?






36. Who collaborated with James Thurber on Is Sex Necessary? before turning to more family-friendly books? (Two initial names)






37. What event inspired Herbert Morrison's famous quote - 'Oh - the humanity!'?






38. What entrepreneur did Cybill Shepherd portray in 2003 and 2005 movies?






39. What team had seven of the eight starters on the 1957 National League All-Star team - thanks to ballot stuffing?






40. What team had seven of the eight starters on the 1957 National League All-Star team - thanks to ballot stuffing?






41. What's the word for the small plastic tag at the end of a shoelace?






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






43. What port's name comes from the Cantonese for 'fragrant harbor'?






44. First film shown on HBO?






45. What nation's only female leader has been Benazir Bhutto?






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






47. Which company merged with Hewlett-Packard?






48. WC Heinz and Richard Hornberger used the pen name 'Richard Hooker' to write what Korean War Novel?






49. Into how many numbered sections is a dartboard divided?






50. Which artist had the double album The Fragile?