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1. What kind of animal is the title character of Ben?






2. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Costa Rica and Honduras?






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






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






5. What issue was addressed by congressman George Pendleton's namesake Act?






6. In 1989 - what 59 year old became People's oldest Sexiest Man Alive?






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






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






9. What well-known children's author finally won a Newbery Medal in 1984 for Dear Mr. Henshaw?






10. From Hairspray: 'Good Morning _____'






11. In what Edgar Allan Poe story does an old man's oddly clouded eye lead to murder?






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






13. Who appropriately spelled their 2005 greatest hits collection Greatest Hitz?






14. Give the missing last member: Alvin - Simon - and...






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






16. At just twenty-one - who became the youngest MVP in NBA All-Star Game history?






17. Which artist had the double album Electric Ladyland?






18. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Faline?






19. What is frozen to make dry ice?






20. What - at their most difficult - are rated 'Double Black Diamond' in the United States?






21. Who both married and directedIngrid Bergman?






22. What nation's only female leader has been Portia Simpson-Miller?






23. Scotland - Wales - or Northern Ireland--the Plaid Cymru party seeks independence for what country?






24. What baseball team was the 'Gashouse Gang'?






25. Who both married and directedIngrid Bergman?






26. What TV series is about this show: The Alan Brady Show?






27. What's the most populous city in the Southern Hemisphere?






28. Which artist had the double album Daydream Nation?






29. Who - in 1964 - was the first-ever Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl?






30. Who is worshiped by Ganapatya Hindus as the supreme god?






31. Whose first album was meant to be titled for the Mexican expression Orale - before a misspelling intervened?






32. According to the 1980s slogan - what was 'underwear that's fun to wear'?






33. What company's famous plaid pattern is called 'novacheck'?






34. What legendary director-to-be was one of the editors of 1970's Woodstock?






35. What peninsula is located between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea?






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






37. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Betty Grable - in her World War II pin up?






38. Who's the younger sister of Britney Spears?






39. What care lost 96 percent of its sales in the four years following the publication of Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed?






40. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Jasmine?






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






42. Who - in 1964 - was the first-ever Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl?






43. Which artist had the double album Being There?






44. H. L. Mencken coined the word 'ecdysiast' to describe whose famous stage act?






45. Who created 'the Chipmunks'?






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






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






48. What band's album Smell the Glove was released with an all-black cover because Polymer records and retailers balked at the misogynistic original cover






49. The name of what 19th century parson and avid hunter is still remembered today thanks to his beloved pet terrier Trump?






50. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau?