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1. What kind of animal is the title character of The Yearling?






2. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Megara?






3. What author's Jamaican estate was called Goldeneye?






4. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Halle Berry - in Die Another Day?






5. 'White Christmas' playing on ArmedForces Radio was the secret signal for what April 30 - 1975 event?






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






7. What was the name of HenryFord's only son?






8. What Hershey's candy is so named because the original manufacturing process couldn't produce the perfectly round candies the company wanted?






9. On which Hawaiian island would you find Diamond Head?






10. Which artist had the double album Tinsel Town Rebellion?






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






12. What black stone is the most common volcanic rock on Earth?






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






14. Name the two-time number one song sung by both LaBelle and Christina Aguilera - Lil' Kim - Mya - & Pink






15. Max von Sydow - Donald Pleasance - and Telly Savalas--three stars of The Greatest Story Ever Told--all when on to play what film role?






16. What is frozen to make dry ice?






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






18. What kind of sporting event is divided into chukkas?






19. What issue was addressed by congressmen Phil Gramm - Warren Rudman - and Ernest Hollings's namesake Act?






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






21. What Quechua word is also sometimes used to refer to a vicuna or guanaco?






22. Name either of the two LA area streets mentioned in the lyrics of Tom Petty's 'Free Fallin''?






23. What would you find between the scute-covered carapace and the plastron?






24. What peninsula is located between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan?






25. What Washington Wizards All-Star still bears the misplaced 'w' in his name from a birth certificate typo?






26. What baseball team was the 'Gashouse Gang'?






27. Who are Frederick Dannay and Manfred B. Lee?






28. What issue was addressed by congressman George Pendleton's namesake Act?






29. On which Hawaiian island would you find Diamond Head?






30. What TV catchphrase was first utter - in 1990 - by retired nurse EdithFore - portraying 'Mrs. Fletcher'?

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31. In 1961 - who sent in troops to eject the Portuguese from their colony of Goa?






32. What Three Faces of Eve star got the first star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame?






33. The 'crawlers' are the predators in what 2005 horror film?






34. How many band members were there in The Dave Matthews Band?






35. What had Adams - Norris - Patrick - and Smythe divisions prior to 1993?






36. Who both married and directed Kate Capshaw?






37. What fruits come in these varieties: Bing and Rainier?






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






39. Who killed the literary character Cock Robin?






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






41. What term for a rocket's propulsive force is calculated by multiplying its exhaust velocity by the burn rate of its fuel?






42. How many 'fab' makeover artists hosted Bravo's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy?






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






44. Peanut butter - coffee - or roses--according to a Yale study - what's the most recognized smell among American adults?






45. What nation's only female leader has been Angela Merkel?






46. Who wears an alb and a chasuble over his street clothes?






47. What nation's only female leader has been Isabel Peron?






48. From Jesus Christ Superstar: 'Poor _____'






49. What nation did the US hockey team beat in the finals of its improbable ('miracle') gold medal run at Lake Placid in 1980?






50. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Kazakhstan and Iran?







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