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1. Almost since its 1961 inception - what has humbly billed itself as 'The World's Greatest Comic Magazine?'






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






3. What famous figure becomes an anti-Semitic US president in Philip Roth's alternate-history novel The Plot Against America?






4. What discoverer of quarks entered Yale at the age of fifteen?






5. Who married his own cousin Celeste in an elaborate 1931 ceremony?






6. Stone Temple Pilots' name was inspired by what Clorox brand's logo?






7. What songwriter of 'A BoyNamed Sue' also wrote the children's poems inWhere the Sidewalk Ends?






8. What does the protagonist of 'The Gift of the Magi' sell to buy a watch fob?






9. What Alban Berg opera is based on the same play as the classic Louise Brooks movie Pandora's Box?






10. According to the popular 1970s ad jingle - what are 'ooey - gooey - rich and chew inside - tender flaky golden cakey outside'?






11. What placekicker's famous 'gaffe' kept Miami from shutting out the Redskins in Super Bowl VII?






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






13. The Captain Underpants books take place at Jerome Horwtiz Elementary School. Jerome Horwitz is the real name of what comedian?






14. At just twenty-one - who became the youngest MVP in NBA All-Star Game history?






15. What peninsula is located between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea?






16. Who 'discovered' Lake Victoria?






17. What nation's dyslexic king Carl XVI Gustaf misspelled his own name on the accession document that gave him the throne?






18. What real-life blind librarian was the basis for Jorge of Burgos - the blind librarian in Umberto Eco's TheName of The Rose?






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






20. Who was famously named for a Joni Mitchell song covered by Judy Collins in 1969?






21. Jefferson Davis was sworn in as Confederate president on the steps of what city's state capitol?






22. What event inspired Herbert Morrison's famous quote - 'Oh - the humanity!'?






23. First film with Dolby sound?






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






25. The first two times two different versions of a song hit number 1 - the same songwriting team was responsible.Who were they?

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






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






28. First film edited digitally - via Avid?






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






30. What Briton was honored by a 1994 50 pence coin depicting a pair of running legs and a stop watch?






31. What nation defeated mighty Brazil in the 'Maracanazo' to win the 1950 World Cup?






32. Who both married and directed Anna Karina?






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






34. Scotland - Wales - or Northern Ireland--the Plaid Cymru party seeks independence for what country?






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






36. What foursome--two people - an insect - and a Freudian construct--ask to be entertained in Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit?






37. The US's first successful ICBM was what rocket named for a Titan of Greek myth - later used to launch John Glenn into orbit?






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






39. Ironically - German shepherds now do the rescue work at what historic Alpine hospice?






40. From Kiss Me - Kate: 'We Open in _____'






41. What sitcom lost both Selma Diamond and her replacement - Florence Halop - to lung cancer?






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






43. What novel begins with this first chapter: Orleanna Price?






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






45. What kind of animal is the title character of Andre?






46. What holy day celebrates Jesus's entry into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey?






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






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






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






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