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1. JJ Hunsecker - Burt Lancaster's unscrupulous character in Sweet Smell of Success - is a thinly veiled caricature of whom?






2. Currently - only the queens of Spain and Belgium and the grand duchess of Luxembourg hold the privilege of wearing white when they visit whom?






3. Kirk Van Houten on The Simpsons and Monica Geller on Friends have both owned a bed shaped like what?






4. Who both married and directed Frances McDormand?






5. What controversial novel begins with Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha falling from an exploding jetliner?






6. What team had seven of the eight starters on the 1957 National League All-Star team - thanks to ballot stuffing?






7. 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?






8. What nation's only female leader has been Violeta Chamorro?






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






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






11. What kind of trust is a REIT?






12. What playwright inspired her lover Dashiell Hammett's character Nora Charles?






13. Who produced the movie 'The Elephant Man' - casting his wife in a lead role and hiring director David Lynch - but insisted on going without screen credit to avoid confusing audiences?






14. Who has had a record fourteen videos retired from MTV's Total Request Live countdown?






15. Who set most of his most famous book in the year 802 -701 AD? (Two initial names)






16. Who is Martha talking about when she tells Jesus - 'Lord - by this time he stinketh -' in John 11?






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






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






19. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Uruguay and Venezuela?






20. Which artist had the double album Wheels of Fire?






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






22. What color is the supposedly cursed Hope Diamond?






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






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






25. The 1991 doc Hearts of Darkness follows what movie's chaotic production?






26. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Sound of the Shell?






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






28. Which company merged with Chevron?






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






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






31. What explorer wrote the famous reply poem to Christopher Marlowe's 1599 poem 'The Passionate Shepherd to His Love?'






32. In 2002 - the NFL created the AFC and NFC South divisions.Which of their eight teams actually plays its home games to the north of its two 'North' division counterparts?






33. What traditionally tops the meat in shepherd's pie?






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






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






36. How many band members were there in Green Day?






37. What did 'Kristin Shepard' do on March 21 - 1980 that sealed her TV fame?






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






39. Which company merged with NBC?






40. Where is the 'Naked Cowboy -' an underwear-clad guitarist - famous for playing?






41. What celebrated antiapartheid activist died in South African police custody in September 1977?






42. From Jesus Christ Superstar: 'Poor _____'






43. In 2001 - who gave the first concert in Oslo's Vallhall football arena?






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






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






46. HO scale is the world's most popular size of what?






47. Who killed the literary character Cock Robin?






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






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






50. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Cheryl Tiegs - in the ubiquitous 1978 poster?