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1. What kind of sporting event is divided into chukkas?






2. What former Civil War general became the only man to serve as US senator for three different states?






3. Which company merged with Boeing?






4. Anthracite and bituminous are two types of what mineral?






5. What are German shepherds called in Great Britain - due to lingering anti-German sentiment following WWII?






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






7. Which artist had the double album Tales from Topographic Oceans?






8. What colonel commanded the first African-American army regiment during the Civil War?






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






10. First American film nudity?






11. What company takes its name from the Japanese word for the constellation Pleiades?






12. For what famous son is Genoa's airport named?






13. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by The Coppertone girl - in the original ad?






14. In the Bible - who is the mother of the prophet Samuel?






15. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Pakistan and Bangladesh?






16. Who killed the literary character Jay Gatsby?






17. What horror movie title character will appear if you chant his name five times in a mirror?






18. What Quechua word is also sometimes used to refer to a vicuna or guanaco?






19. Last names instead of first names: McCardle & Lowell






20. What issue was addressed by congressman John Sherman's namesake Act?






21. What movie is narrated by Jack Nicholson's 'Dear Ndugu' letters to a Tanzanian boy he's sponsoring






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






23. Who's the all-time leading scorer in NHL All-Star Game history - with 17 points in just eleven games?






24. What's Cartman's first name on South Park






25. What fruit comes in these varieties: Redchief and Earliglow?






26. Joseph Pujol - the french entertainer known as 'Le Petomane -' built a whole stage act out of his virtuosity doing what?






27. What novel's events are kicked off when Countess Ellen Olenska is snubbed by New York society?






28. Who killed the literary character Captain Ahab?






29. First studio film with a black director?






30. The 'Mohorovicic discontinuity' divides what?

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31. What fruit comes in these varieties: Chubby Gray and Jubilee?






32. What novel begins 'Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted... persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot'?






33. For evidentiary reasons - who sued to prevent the demolition of L.A.'s Ambassador Hotel in 2004?






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






35. Name the two-time number one song sung by both The Marvelettes and the Carpenters






36. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Bo Derek - in 10?






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






38. The Whalers - the Sabres - or the Nordiques--what team's Jim Lorentz killed a bat with his hockey stick during the infamous 'Fog Game' of the 1975 Stanley Cup finals?






39. What placekicker's famous 'gaffe' kept Miami from shutting out the Redskins in Super Bowl VII?






40. Which artist had the double album Back to Basics?






41. Who has coached the UConn Huskies to two national titles and an undefeated Final Four record?






42. Who was already Gilda Radner's ex-husband when he was hired as bandleader on Saturday Night Live in 1980? (Two initial names)






43. What Devon town - named for a Charles Kingsley novel - is the only place in Britain that ends with an exclamation point?






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






45. Peanut butter - coffee - or roses--according to a Yale study - what's the most recognized smell among American adults?






46. Last names instead of first names: Finklestein & Montgomery






47. What goddess started the Trojan War in a fit of pique - having not been invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis?






48. Give the missing last member: Clotho - Lachesis - and...






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






50. What planet is home to the Jedi Temple?