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1. Who killed the literary character Laius?






2. Who killed the literary character Jay Gatsby?






3. What TV series is about this show: FYI?






4. What incendiary novel is divided into three sections: 'The Hearth and the Salamander -' 'The Sieve and the Sand -' - and 'Burning Bright'?






5. Who is the only Zanzibari in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?






6. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Captain Li?






7. What 1992 TV revival featured a duck wearing a Temple University sweatshirt?






8. What nation's only female leader has been Yulia Tymoshenko?






9. Last names instead of first names: Dickinson and Sawyer






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






11. What two-word term is the top speed reached by a free-falling object?






12. In 1988 - who became the only male figure skater ever to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated?






13. Who killed the literary character Lennie Small?






14. What's being released five times a year from January 1999 to fall 2008?






15. Where is Jacques Plante's name misspelled five of the six times it appears?






16. What fruit comes in these varieties: Damson and Mirabelle?






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






18. How many band members were there in Led Zepplin?






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






20. What TV series is about this show: Tool Time?






21. What novel begins with this first chapter: progris report 1 martch 5 - 1965






22. Last names instead of first names: Dickinson and Sawyer






23. Why have owners of the phone number 776-2323 received hundreds of phone calls from people wanting to talk to God?

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24. How many 'fab' makeover artists hosted Bravo's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy?






25. What is the Jules Rimet Trophy - which was stolen in England in 1966?






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






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






28. What black stone is the most common volcanic rock on Earth?






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






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






31. what former president coined the phrase 'lunatic fringe' to refer to the wackos in his own reform movement?






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






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






34. What peninsula is located between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea?






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






36. What Cthulhu creator was a child prodigy who recited poetry at age two and composed a verse retelling of the Odyssey at seven?






37. What director's last film was 1976's Family Plot?






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






39. Who won an Oscar for portraying musical prodigy David Helfgott?






40. What founder of Utilitarianism could read Latin and Greek at age five and went to Oxford at twelve?






41. Name one of the two US states in which it's illegal to pump your own gas






42. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Captain Li?






43. From 1995 almost until it was discontinued in 2004 - what was the only US car model to share its name with an element of the periodic table?






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






45. Last names instead of first names: Hopkins and Leplastrier






46. In what movie does Ian McShane play a ghost?






47. What fruit comes in these varieties: Bartlett and Bosc?






48. Who both married and directed Nancy Allen?






49. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Halle Berry - in Die Another Day?






50. The Beatle's 'Dear Prudence' is named for the sister of what actress - who didn't enjoy her stay in Rishikesh -India?