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1. What TV series is about this show: The Girlie Show?






2. In what movie does Alan Rickman play a ghost?






3. In what movie does Cary Grant play a ghost?






4. Which artist had the double album Self Portrait?






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






6. Give the missing last member: Alvin - Simon - and...






7. Who has been called the first victim of the 'Madden curse -' due to his abrupt 1999 retirement?






8. Of the three substances that make up your teeth - enamel - dentin - and pulp - which is elephant ivory made of?






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






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






11. What song about a glass of wine is Don Ho's signature tune?






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






13. What craftsman used willow - spruce - and maple woods to make the 'Christian Hammer -' which sold for auction for a record $3.5 million in 2006?






14. Which artist had the double album Bitches Brew?






15. Who became the chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on 1995?






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






17. HO scale is the world's most popular size of what?






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






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






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






21. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named John Smith?






22. On TV's Alias - what organization did Sydney Bristow work for?






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






24. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Prince Philip?






25. The title tale in the best selling children's book The Stinky Cheese Man is an updating of what classic story?






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






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






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






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






30. An 'umiak' is a larger version of a what?






31. What are divided by Botts' dots?






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






33. Last names instead of first names: DeFazio & Feeney






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






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






36. Give the missing last member: executive - legislative - and...






37. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named John Smith?






38. What unknown revolutionary was - alongside 'The American GI -' one of only two nameless entries on Time's list of the twentieth century's most influential people?

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39. What was 'Che' Guevara's real first name?






40. What country overthrew its authoritarian regime via the bloodless 'Velvet Revolution?'






41. 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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42. First computer graphics in film?






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






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






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






46. What city at the intersection of I-5 and I-84 is home to America's most courteous drivers - according to a 2007 study?






47. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Three Presents of D'Artagnan the Elder?






48. Dutch-born Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk was Elvis Presley's longtime manager - better known by this name






49. Give the missing last member: Kukla - Fran - and...






50. Ten of the sixteen countries of which Queen Elizabeth II is head of state are found in what continent?







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