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1. With over 5.3 million sold since 1959 - what's by far the most successful British car of all time?






2. In what movie does Alan Rickman play a ghost?






3. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Esmerelda?






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






5. What transmits African trypanosomiasis to humans and cattle?






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






7. The Captain Underpants books take place at Jerome Horwtiz Elementary School. Jerome Horwitz is the real name of what comedian?






8. What classing Disney song was inspired by lyricist Robert Sherman's five-year-old son receiving the Sabin polio vaccine at school?

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9. The first name of the inventor of the Dewey Decimal System was what famous author's last name






10. Who killed the literary character Elizabeth Lavenza?

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11. What was the hometown of WC Fields - which he joked he wanted to put on his tombstone?






12. What territorial capital is located beneath Mount Alava on the island of Tutuila?






13. In what non-Spanish-speaking world city would you find the Spanish Steps?






14. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Bill Withers and Club Nouveau






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






16. Who killed the literary character Jay Gatsby?






17. 007 has been wearing a Swatch since 1995 - when what upscale Swatch brand became the official wristwatch of the James Bond films?






18. According to Bob Dylan in 'Subterranean Homesick Blues -' 'Don't follow leaders. Watch your--' what - instead?






19. What real-life blind librarian was the basis for Jorge of Burgos - the blind librarian in Umberto Eco's TheName of The Rose?






20. What Canadian singer appeared on the first cover of Entertainment Weekly? (Two initial names)






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






22. Who was known to his Meccan customers as 'al-Amin -' 'the trustworthy one'?






23. The first two times two different versions of a song hit number 1 - the same songwriting team was responsible.Who were they?

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24. What line of latitude was chose as the boundary between North and South Korea after World War II?






25. In what 1986 film does Brian Cox portray 'Hannibal Lecktor (sic)?'






26. Which company merged with Boeing?






27. What country was invaded in Operation Uphold Democracy?






28. The Good Shepherd - about the founding of the CIA - was only the second movie ever directed by what legendary actor?






29. What planet is home to the Jedi Temple?






30. In what movie does Cary Grant play a ghost?






31. Which company merged with Chevron?






32. What fruit comes in these varieties: Hass and Florida?






33. Who 'discovered' Tierra del Fuego?






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






35. What fruit comes in these varieties: Eureka and Meyer?






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






37. Who founded the 'People's Temple' in 1955?






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. Who's the only eligible back-to-back MVP not enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame?






40. What editor of The American Mercury was called 'the Sage of Baltimore'?






41. What famous 1963 heist was masterminded by Bruce Reynolds - author of The Autobiography of a Thief?






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






43. What TV actor recorded an album of pop standards appropriately titled Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back?






44. What composer's tune 'Hoe Down' is the background music for the 'Beef--its's what's for dinner' TV ads?






45. Who 'discovered' Queensland - Australia?






46. What country's highest decoration is the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant?






47. In the Bible - whose daughter-in-law Orpah is the source for Oprah Winfrey's misspelled name?






48. What 1950s Kikuyu uprising helped end British rule in Kenya?






49. What kind of animal is the title character of Paulie?






50. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Phoebe Cates - in Fast Times at Ridgemont High?