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1. The famous 'peace symbol' was designed to combine the semaphore positions for N and D.What do the N and D stand for?






2. What animal's intestine secretes ambergris - a strong-smelling - waxy gunk used in making perfume?






3. In what 'Kounty' were the antics on Hee Haw set?






4. Who 'discovered' New York Harbor?






5. Which two US states salute the Wright brothers on their license plates?






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






7. Give the missing last member: The Bad News Bears - Breaking Training - and...






8. What famous wax sculptor made the death mask of Marie Antoinette?






9. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid was the last film of what legendary costume designer?






10. What's the only land animal taller than the elephant?






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






12. What thirteen-year-old's 1963 hit 'Fingertips' was the first live recording ever to top the pop charts?






13. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Pakistan and Bangladesh?






14. Who 'discovered' The mouth of the Amazon (and the Pacific Ocean)?






15. What chain introduced the 'Blizzard' in 1985?






16. What TV actor recorded an album of pop standards appropriately titled Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back?






17. What actor founded the Purple Rose Theater Company in his native Michigan?






18. What is unusual about the 'In God We Trust' motto on the US mints recent presidential dollar coins?






19. What issue was addressed by congressman Sonny Bono's namesake Act?






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






21. What movie is divided into chapters bearing title cards that include 'The Gold Watch' and 'The Bonnie Situation'?






22. Last names instead of first names: Truman & Adler






23. What color is the supposedly cursed Hope Diamond?






24. What thirteen-year-old became the youngest player ever to qualify for an LPGA event in 2002?






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






26. WC Heinz and Richard Hornberger used the pen name 'Richard Hooker' to write what Korean War Novel?






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






28. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Israel and Libya?






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






30. First American film nudity?






31. What Canadian singer appeared on the first cover of Entertainment Weekly? (Two initial names)






32. In 1905 - the largest rough diamond ever discovered - weighing in at 3100 carats - was found in South Africa--what is its name?






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






34. What semolina product is used to make the Moroccan dessert seffa?






35. Anthracite and bituminous are two types of what mineral?






36. In 1988 - who became the only male figure skater ever to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated?






37. What record-breaking pilot discovered the jet stream in his plane the Winnie Mae?






38. In what movie does Nicole Kidman play a ghost?






39. The Khmer words for 'city temple' give what building its name?






40. Who complained that his most famous book had been given then 'more reverent' title 'A Cynic's Word Book' by his publisher?






41. What Cthulhu creator was a child prodigy who recited poetry at age two and composed a verse retelling of the Odyssey at seven?






42. What late-breaking news story kicked Dumbo off the cover of Time magazine six weeks after the elephant cartoon's release?






43. First film edited digitally - via Avid?






44. Excepting Alaska and Louisiana - what U.S. state is divided into the fewest counties - with only three?






45. How many band members were there in Iron & Wine?






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






47. What son of Italian immigrants received a 1953 patent for his invention - the 'Model A Ice Resurfacer'






48. What novel's events are kicked off when Countess Ellen Olenska is snubbed by New York society?






49. Who both married and directed Kate Capshaw?






50. What's the name of the 'saber-toothed squirrel' voiced by the director in Ice Age?