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1. What's the word for the small plastic tag at the end of a shoelace?






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






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






4. For what famous son is Genoa's airport named?






5. Most of Transylvania is now part of what modern-day country?






6. What issue was addressed by congressmen Robert Taft and Fred A. Hartley's namesake Act?






7. For evidentiary reasons - who sued to prevent the demolition of L.A.'s Ambassador Hotel in 2004?






8. Between 1944 and 1945 - almost 1400 of what rockets fell on London?






9. Who killed the literary character Jay Gatsby?






10. Anoura fistulata - a bat recently discovered in Ecuador - is the only mammal to have what body part measuring almost twice the animal's total length?






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






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






13. What color is the supposedly cursed Hope Diamond?






14. First all-sound film?






15. Anciently - what was the job description of a 'hierodule'?






16. Who killed the literary character Grendel?






17. Who has coached the UConn Huskies to two national titles and an undefeated Final Four record?






18. The Carboniferous period - 300 million years ago - is divided into two epochs with the names of US states.What two states?






19. Into how many numbered sections is a dartboard divided?






20. What kind of animal is the title character of Finding Nemo?






21. What product did Herbert Lapidus invent in 1974 by impregnating latex rubber with coconut charcoal?






22. Which artist had the double album Bitches Brew?






23. On TV's The ManFrom UNCLE - what organization did Napoleon Solo work for






24. What issue was addressed by congressman James Robert Mann's namesake Act?






25. What language is spoken in the Pacific capital city of Yaren?






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






27. What French philosopher invented a namesake system of plotting points on two axes labeled x and y?






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






29. Why was Ross Rebagliati temporarily stripped of his snowboarding gold at the 1998 Olympics?






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






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






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






33. What country was invaded in Operation Just Cause?






34. Give the missing last member: Triassic - Jurassic - and...






35. Which artist had the double album English Settlement?






36. Who's the all-time leading scorer in NHL All-Star Game history - with 17 points in just eleven games?






37. Give the missing last member: duty - honor - and...






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

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39. What paint color was actually unavailable on the first Model Ts - though it became the only color used from 1914 to 1926?






40. Who called his elephant Tantor?






41. At what infamous concert did the Rolling Stones first play their eventual number one hit 'Brown Sugar'?






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






43. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Italy and Slovakia?






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






45. What nation's only female leader has been Chandrika Kumaratunga?






46. What 1995 album did Billy Corgan describe as 'the Wall for Generation X'?






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






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






49. Us unveiled by the Department of Agriculture in 2005 - what now was eight vertical division and a figure climbing the stairs on the left hand side?

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50. What were the surprisingly obedient subjects asked to do in Stanley Milgram's famous 1961 experiments on authority?