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1. What two Republicans are the only US presidents ever to serve a full eight years as vice president as well?






2. What detective would have made his eighth appearance in Raymond Chandler's unfinished novel Poodle Springs?






3. What style of 'Dirty South' hip-hop was pioneered byAtlanta rapper Lil Jon?






4. What are Butch and Etta riding during the 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' scene from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?






5. In what city could you see the Seagull Monument at Temple Square?






6. How many band members were there in Slipknot?






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






8. What nation's only female leader has been Tansu Ciller?






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






10. From 1995 almost until it was discontinued in 2004 - what was the only US car model to share its name with an element of the periodic table?






11. In America - the lacy plant that Europeans call wild carrot is given what monarchical name?

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12. What kind of animal is the title character of My Friend Flicka?






13. What novel begins with this first chapter: Jonathan Harker's Journal?






14. Which core Flintstones cast member was absent from Flintstone vitamins until 1996?






15. Who 'discovered' The Cape of Good Hope






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






17. What song is playing during Tom Cruise's iconic underwear dance in Risky Business?






18. What is 'the sweet science -' according to AJ Liebling - who popularized the term?






19. Which core Flintstones cast member was absent from Flintstone vitamins until 1996?






20. Who was the first Italian American to serve on the Supreme Court?






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






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






23. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Borat?






24. How many band members were there in Led Zepplin?






25. Where did the Beagle 2 crash and disappear on Christmas Day 2003?






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






27. What movie ends by introducing a litter of five 'dronkeys'?






28. According to 'Michael - Row the Boat Ashore -' where is Michael rowing?






29. Who killed the literary character Captain Ahab?






30. Who 'discovered' The St. Lawrence River?






31. What 1985 movie takes place at the Sunny Shores retirement home?






32. Deuteranopia - or Daltonism - is one of the most common varieties of what condition?






33. Who both married and directed Kate Capshaw?






34. What battle in American history was the origin of the famous quote 'Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes?'






35. Who beat out FDR and Gandhi to be named Time's Person of the Century in 1999?






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






37. Last names instead of first names: Sanders & Sanders & Henderson & Henderson






38. What holiday is the setting for the novel and the film The Ice Storm?






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






40. What company's famous plaid pattern is called 'novacheck'?






41. In 1960 - what craft reached the lowest point on the sea floor - a feat that hasn't been repeated with a manned craft since?






42. Who cowrote both 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone?' and 'If I Had a Hammer'?






43. The 'Mohorovicic discontinuity' divides what?

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44. What A-list movie star was a pallbearer at his aunt Rosemary's 2002 funeral?






45. What president does the nutty middle brother in Arsenic and Old Lace believe himself to be?






46. As mystery fans know - cyanide is often said to have the bitter aroma of what?






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






48. First computer graphics in film?






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






50. What fruit comes in these varieties: Redhaven and Harmony?