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






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






3. The Good Shepherd - about the founding of the CIA - was only the second movie ever directed by what legendary actor?






4. What Devon town - named for a Charles Kingsley novel - is the only place in Britain that ends with an exclamation point?






5. Who killed the literary character Fyodor Karamazov?






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






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






8. Whom did George Steinbrenner hire and fire five separate times?






9. What lagoon south of Queens - NY - is named for a localIndian tribe and has nothing to do with the Caribbean?






10. What literary pickpocket's real name is Jack Dawkins?






11. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Percy Sledge and Michael Bolton






12. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Steve Lawrence and Donny Osmond






13. How many band members were there in Iron & Wine?






14. First studio film with a black director?






15. What nation is divided into 26 cantons - each of which was an independent state until 1848?






16. What part of the eye changes shape during LASIK?






17. 007 has been wearing a Swatch since 1995 - when what upscale Swatch brand became the official wristwatch of the James Bond films?






18. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Belgium and Spain?






19. Who's the only two-time Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year - so named in 1996 and 2000






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






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






22. What kind of trust is a REIT?






23. What magazine gives out the 'Golden Calipers' to its Car of the Year winner?






24. What is the Jules Rimet Trophy - which was stolen in England in 1966?






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






26. What US state depicts a large - round-cut diamond between the letters and numbers on its license plates?






27. What artist's first word was lapiz - meaning pencil?






28. Whose album Some Hearts is the fastest-selling debut in country history - having gone five times platinum by 2007?






29. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Old Pyncheon Family?






30. In 1967 - who was the first person to be cryonically frozen?






31. What media company's logo is a black dog whose left eye is a five-pointed star?






32. Who is pop band Fall Out Boy enjoying an Evening Out with - according to the title of their first album?






33. What coach famously ran up and down the sidelines in disbelief after his team edged Houston in the 1983 NCAA Finals?






34. Who both married and directed Geena Davis






35. Alfred Hitchcock famously never won a Best Director Oscar - but he did direct one Best Picture.What movie?






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






37. What suburb of Paris produced the silk lace later made famous by the Big Bopper?






38. Who both married and directed Nancy Allen?






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






40. What's the dominant fruit flavoring in Southern Comfort?






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






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






43. First American film nudity?






44. Last names instead of first names: Parker and Barrow






45. Give the missing last member: Wynken - Blyken - and...






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






47. Between 1944 and 1945 - almost 1400 of what rockets fell on London?






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






49. What kind of animal is the title character of My Friend Flicka?






50. First PG-13 rated film?