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






2. On which Hawaiian island would you find Diamond Head?






3. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Morocco and Tunisia?






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






5. Who's the only eligible back-to-back MVP not enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame?






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






7. In what movie does Michelle Pfeiffer play a ghost?






8. Which artist had the double album Bitches Brew?






9. Who was already Gilda Radner's ex-husband when he was hired as bandleader on Saturday Night Live in 1980? (Two initial names)






10. What's the name of the head elf in charge of baking Keebler cookies?






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






12. What's the only college football team whose home stadium is larger than Penn State's Beaver Stadium?






13. What BlackForest town was called 'Aurelia Aquensis' by the Romans?






14. Who collaborated with James Thurber on Is Sex Necessary? before turning to more family-friendly books? (Two initial names)






15. What two Arizona Diamondbacks shared Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year honors in 2001?






16. Who's the younger sister of Kylie Minogue?






17. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Faline?






18. What black stone is the most common volcanic rock on Earth?






19. Who both married and directed Giulietta Masina?






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






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






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






23. Dollar - Budget - or Enterprise--Thrifty Car Rental merged with what other discount car rental agency in 1990?






24. The Dartmouth - the Eleanor - and the Beaver were the three ships on which what famous event from American History occurred?






25. What fruit comes in these varieties: Hass and Florida?






26. What molecule is named for the Greek word for 'smell -' because of the odor associated with lightening storms?






27. What Hershey's candy is so named because the original manufacturing process couldn't produce the perfectly round candies the company wanted?






28. What novel begins with this first chapter:In which the foot of the abbey is reached - and William demonstrates his great acumen?






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






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






31. In 1982 - what tiny Hawaii Division II school somehow beat Ralph Sampson's number one Virginia Cavaliers?






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






33. What stadium hosted college football's Sugar Bowl from 1975 to 2005?






34. Who published his last novel - A Passage toIndia - in 1924 - thought he lived 46 more years?






35. Of all the teams in the four major North American sports leagues - which team has retired more jersey numbers than any other?






36. What storm name was retired and replaced by 'Matthew' after the deadliest hurricane in recorded history - in 1998?






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






38. Last names instead of first names: Finklestein & Montgomery






39. What transmits African trypanosomiasis to humans and cattle?






40. Who collaborated with James Thurber on Is Sex Necessary? before turning to more family-friendly books? (Two initial names)






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






42. Who replaced John Paxson as Chicago Bulls point guard and was later replaced by him as the Bull's general manager? (Two initial names)






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






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






45. Surus ('the Syrian') - who had a broken tusk - was the standout among whose elephants?






46. What 1957 film made the Colonel Bogey March famous?






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






48. What cloud of comets - out beyond Pluto - was named for a twentieth-century Dutch astronomer?






49. What is Charlie's last name in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?






50. What 1997 megahit asks - 'When you get old and start losing your hair - can you tell me who will still care?'