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1. What kind of animal is the title character of Oliver & Company?






2. Which Flintstones character apparently possessed superhuman strength as a toddler but never as an adult?






3. What novel begins with this first chapter: Spade & Archer?






4. What law was passed in New York in 1908 that prevented women from smoking in public?






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






6. In Apocalypse Now - Robert Duvall says he loves the smell of napalm in the morning' because it smells like what?






7. What year was Guy Fawkes tried and executed for the Gunpowder Plot?






8. Why did The Greatest American Hero's name hurriedly change to 'Ralph Hanley' in 1981?

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9. What NHL team is named for a WC Handy standard?






10. Who both married and directed Nancy Allen?






11. What actress has lived with playwright Sam Shepard for more than 25 years?






12. In what model of SUV is Krayzie Bone 'Ridin' -' according to the second verse of the 2006 Chamillionarie hit?






13. What country was invaded in Operation Enduring Freedom?






14. First American film nudity?






15. What do Mary Ann Nichols - Annie Chapman - Liz Stride - Catherine Eddowes - and Mary Jane Kelly have in common?






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






17. According to the four experts on women in the movie Say Anything - why are the hanging out alone at the Gas 'n Sip on a Saturday night?






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






19. On what REM debut album would you find their song 'Radio Free Europe?'






20. What does a 'screever' do on a sidewalk?






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






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






23. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Master of the Universe?






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






25. What peninsula is located between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea?






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






27. Give the missing last member: Cyan - magenta - and...






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






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






30. Who won two Emmys for Lou Grant before HBO returned her to stardom in 1999?






31. What fictional foreign film often referenced on Seinfeld describes 'a young girl's strange - erotic journey from Milan to Minsk?'






32. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Esmerelda?






33. 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?






34. What kind of animal is the title character of Paulie?






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






36. What would you use to 'Walk the Dog -' 'Rock the Baby -' or 'Pop the Clutch?'






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






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






39. Who killed the literary character Laius?






40. What entrepreneur did Cybill Shepherd portray in 2003 and 2005 movies?






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






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






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






44. Give the missing last member: Luciano Pavarotti - Placido Domingo - and...






45. What nation refers to its current dictator as 'Dear Leader'?






46. Who - in 1964 - was the first-ever Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl?






47. Who 'discovered' The Cape of Good Hope






48. Who killed the literary character Albus Dumbledore






49. Anciently - what was the job description of a 'hierodule'?






50. What did Tommie Smith and John Carlos do to make headlines in 1968?