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






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






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






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






5. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Nala






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






7. Which SEC college football team uses an elephant as its mascot?






8. Which artist had the double album English Settlement?






9. First use of 'gay' as slang term in film?






10. Who's the younger sister of Paris Hilton?






11. What website began with a 1989 Usenet post called 'Those Eyes -' listing actresses with beautiful eyes?






12. Give the missing last member: executive - legislative - and...






13. First American film nudity?






14. What kind of animal is the title character of Andre?






15. What late-breaking news story kicked Dumbo off the cover of Time magazine six weeks after the elephant cartoon's release?






16. What was the original flavor of the cream in Twinkies?






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






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






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






20. On TV's 24 - what organization did operative Jack Bauer work for?






21. Who has been called the first victim of the 'Madden curse -' due to his abrupt 1999 retirement?






22. What lagoon south of Queens - NY - is named for a localIndian tribe and has nothing to do with the Caribbean?






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






24. Which company merged with Boeing?






25. In 1886 - Karl Benz patents the first gas-powered automobile - calling it what?






26. Whose posthumous album Loyal to the Game was produced by Eminem?






27. What novel begins with this first chapter: Jonathan Harker's Journal?






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






29. Ten of the sixteen countries of which Queen Elizabeth II is head of state are found in what continent?






30. What TV family lived at Southfork Ranch?






31. What record-breaking pilot discovered the jet stream in his plane the Winnie Mae?






32. Which company merged with Citicorp?






33. What famous structure was transplanted to Lake Havasu City - Arizona - in 1971?






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






35. At what temperature are the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales the same?






36. What city is home to the Big Bat - a 120-foot-tall steel replica of Babe Ruth's baseball bat?






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






38. The 'pinna' is the outer - visible part of what?






39. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Shocking Blue and Bananarama






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






41. Who is worshiped in the 'Temple of Doom' discovered byIndiana Jones?






42. In 1944 - who was the intended assassination victim of the July 20 Plot?






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






44. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Master of the Universe?






45. What term did journalist Don Hoefler coin in 1971 in reference to Santa Clara Valley?






46. From 42nd Street: 'Shuffle Off to ____'






47. What issue was addressed by congressman Henry Dawes's namesake Act?






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






49. Ironically - German shepherds now do the rescue work at what historic Alpine hospice?






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