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1. First computer graphics in film?






2. First classic film to be 'colorized'?






3. Who 'discovered' New York Harbor?






4. Who's the only US President since WWII never to have been named Time's Man of The Year?






5. In what movie does Charles Laughton play a ghost?






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






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






8. In what state could you visit the Black Rock Desert?






9. What White Stripes hit - off their album Elephant - is titled after singer Jack White's childhood name for a well-known religious organization?






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






11. What 1963 song led to a thirty-one-month FBI investigation into supposed obscenities hidden in its unintelligible lyrics?






12. What novel begins with this first chapter: Not Dick Clark?






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






14. What owner-bartender of Chicago's Lone Star Saloon was famous for his drug-laced drinks?






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






16. In what movie does Michelle Pfeiffer play a ghost?






17. What did Colonel Potter typically call Father Mulcahy on MASH?






18. Where will I 'fear no evil -' according to Psalm 23 - the 'Shepherd Psalm'?






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






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






21. Who 'discovered' The Cape of Good Hope






22. Whose album Some Hearts is the fastest-selling debut in country history - having gone five times platinum by 2007?






23. Who collaborated with James Thurber on Is Sex Necessary? before turning to more family-friendly books? (Two initial names)






24. What TV character's trademark song was 'Smelly Cat'?






25. On what PBS TV show did the Bloodhound Gang solve mysteries?






26. What narrator of a 1955 novel marries Charlotte Haze for ulterior motives?






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






28. What Suns forward beat out Dr. J - Dominique - and Clyde Drexler to win the NBA's first Slam Dunk Contest?






29. What coach famously ran up and down the sidelines in disbelief after his team edged Houston in the 1983 NCAA Finals?






30. Which artist had the double album Sign o' the Times?






31. Who was famously named for a Joni Mitchell song covered by Judy Collins in 1969?






32. Who was president when Congress passed the first Clean Air Act?






33. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by The Coppertone girl - in the original ad?






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






35. What mountain pass is today named for the Illinois farmer whose family was trapped there in a 1846 snowstorm?






36. The beaver is North America's largest rodent.What South American animal is the world's largest?






37. Who has the only speaking part in Mel Brooks's 'Silent Movie'?






38. Of all the teams in the four major North American sports leagues - which team has retired more jersey numbers than any other?






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






40. Which company merged with Verizon?






41. Which company merged with Boeing?






42. What's made from beets - carrots - celery - lettuce - parsley - spinach - tomatoes - and watercress?






43. Name the two-time number one song sung by both The Jackson 5 and Mariah Carey

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44. What does a 'screever' do on a sidewalk?






45. On TV's Mission: Impossible - what organization did Jim Phelps work for?






46. Who got his beloved New Mexico ranch in exchange for the original manuscript of his novel Sons and Lovers?






47. What is the only song to ever top the Hot 100 twice?

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48. Who killed the literary character Vladimir Lensky?






49. How many different types of falling pieces are there in the game Tetris?






50. What was Doogie Howser - MD's real first name?