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1. What TV series is about this show: FYI?






2. In America - the lacy plant that Europeans call wild carrot is given what monarchical name?

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3. The famous 'peace symbol' was designed to combine the semaphore positions for N and D.What do the N and D stand for?






4. What movie ends by introducing a litter of five 'dronkeys'?






5. What Jim Carrey movie featured the screen debut of Cheri Oteri?






6. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Sound of the Shell?






7. Who killed the literary character Captain Ahab?






8. What TV series is about this show: When the Whistle Blows?






9. What's the name of the 'saber-toothed squirrel' voiced by the director in Ice Age?






10. Who is worshiped in the 'Temple of Doom' discovered byIndiana Jones?






11. How many band members were there in The Dave Matthews Band?






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






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






14. In addition to the Queen of spades - what's the diamond card in a 'pinochle' hand?






15. Who wins the Hundred Acre Wood's first Poohsticks competition?






16. What movie is narrated by Jack Nicholson's 'Dear Ndugu' letters to a Tanzanian boy he's sponsoring






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






18. Who both married and directed Anna Karina?






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






20. From Hairspray: 'Good Morning _____'






21. What English dynasty collapsed into the Wars of the Roses?






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






23. Where is the 'Naked Cowboy -' an underwear-clad guitarist - famous for playing?






24. Who both married and directed Geena Davis






25. As mystery fans know - cyanide is often said to have the bitter aroma of what?






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






27. Give the missing last member: Kukla - Fran - and...






28. 'White Christmas' playing on ArmedForces Radio was the secret signal for what April 30 - 1975 event?






29. How many 'dendirtes -' or arms - does a typical snowflake have?






30. What Amish country village in Pennsylvania - where Witness was filmed - is a frequent victim of street-sign theft?






31. What 1942-43 battle took the greatest toll in military history - with more than 1.5 million casualties due to wounds - starvation - and freezing temperatures?






32. Public Enemy's 'Fight the Power' first appeared on what movie's soundtrack?






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






34. What issue was addressed by congressmen Phil Gramm - Warren Rudman - and Ernest Hollings's namesake Act?






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






36. Who spoke in his native Amerinian - not Kazakh - while playing Azamat in the Borat films?






37. What movie is divided into chapters bearing title cards that include 'The Gold Watch' and 'The Bonnie Situation'?






38. Who both married and directed Joanne Woodward?






39. What longtime world leader has retained the rank of colonel rather than promoting himself--to demonstrate - he says - the rule of the people in his country?






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






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






42. What baseball team was the 'Gashouse Gang'?






43. What process is divided into four parts: prophase - metaphase - anaphase - and telophase?






44. What country was invaded in Operation Restore Hope?






45. What 1994 documentary focused on Chicago high school students William Gates and Arthur Agee?






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

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47. What had Adams - Norris - Patrick - and Smythe divisions prior to 1993?






48. What animal's intestine secretes ambergris - a strong-smelling - waxy gunk used in making perfume?






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






50. What two words appear in the original recording of 'Candle in the Wind' where 'England's rose' appear in the 1997 version?