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1. What branch of the ArmedForces first popularized the phrase 'gung-ho'?






2. In what movie does Vincent Schiavelli play a ghost?






3. In what city did Charles Lindbergh take his first piloting job - flying the mail?






4. What president does the nutty middle brother in Arsenic and Old Lace believe himself to be?






5. What is frozen to make dry ice?






6. WC Minor - a murderer and schizophrenic - spent the last decades of his life in a lunatic asylum writing hundreds of entries for what reference work?






7. What was the original flavor of the cream in Twinkies?






8. Who's the younger sister of Paris Hilton?






9. What language is spoken in the Pacific capital city of Yaren?






10. What fruit comes in these varieties: Beefsteak and Roma?






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






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






13. The beaver is North America's largest rodent.What South American animal is the world's largest?






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






15. What's made from beets - carrots - celery - lettuce - parsley - spinach - tomatoes - and watercress?






16. Who 'discovered' Tierra del Fuego?






17. What Michigan pathologist invented the Thanatron and the Mercitron?






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






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






20. Which artist had the double album Sign o' the Times?






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






22. In what 1986 film does Brian Cox portray 'Hannibal Lecktor (sic)?'






23. Last names instead of first names: Montague and Capulet






24. What Hall of Famer is the only person to play as a Brave in Boston - Milwaukee - andAtlanta?






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






26. In what movie does Daveigh Chase play a ghost?






27. Name the two-time number one song sung by both The Jackson 5 and Mariah Carey

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






29. Give the missing last member:Athos - Porthos - and...






30. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Betty Grable - in her World War II pin up?






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






32. What's being released five times a year from January 1999 to fall 2008?






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






34. What two-word term is the top speed reached by a free-falling object?






35. What issue was addressed by congressman John Sherman's namesake Act?






36. Kiribati - Tuvalu - or Palau--in 1994 - what tiny Pacific nation became the last UN Trust Territory to gain independence?






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






38. At what temperature are the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales the same?






39. What nation's only female leader has been Tansu Ciller?






40. What airport was first to introduce a two-way moving sidewalk?






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






42. Who both married and directed Nancy Allen?






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






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






45. How many band members were there in the Eurythmics?






46. What city requested area code 865 - spelling 'VOL -' when it was split off from area code 423






47. Which artist had the double album Wheels of Fire?






48. What was the only children's story ever published by James Bond creator Ian Fleming?






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






50. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Italy and Slovakia?