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






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






3. What was the first expansion team to win a World Series?






4. What unknown revolutionary was - alongside 'The American GI -' one of only two nameless entries on Time's list of the twentieth century's most influential people?


5. What 1995 album did Billy Corgan describe as 'the Wall for Generation X'?






6. In what country was the last original Volkswagen Beetle produced - in July 2003?






7. Almost since its 1961 inception - what has humbly billed itself as 'The World's Greatest Comic Magazine?'






8. Star Trek's Wesley Crusher was given the name Wesley because it was whose real-life middle name?






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






10. How many 'fab' makeover artists hosted Bravo's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy?






11. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Ecuador and Bolivia?






12. From Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: 'A Little Girl from _____'






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






14. What 'hip-hopera' did R. Kelly divide into twenty-two serialized chapters?






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






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






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






18. What inspirational poem of 1927 ends - 'Be cheerful. Strive to be happy'?






19. What French philosopher invented a namesake system of plotting points on two axes labeled x and y?






20. After being eliminated in the last rose ceremony of ABC's first season of The Bachelor - who was brought back as the first Bachelorette?






21. Whose look-alike archenemy was named KARR?


22. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Slovenia and Bosnia?






23. How many band members were there in Broken Social Scene?






24. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Little Eva and Grand Funk






25. What goddess started the Trojan War in a fit of pique - having not been invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis?






26. What TV series is about this show: Tool Time?






27. What classing Disney song was inspired by lyricist Robert Sherman's five-year-old son receiving the Sabin polio vaccine at school?


28. What song - Status Quo's biggest hit ever - was originally intended as the B-side of the long-forgotten 'Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe'






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






30. What fruit comes in these varieties: Redhaven and Harmony?






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






32. Who called his elephant Tantor?






33. What was Jane Austen's last novel - on which the film Clueless was loosely based?






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






35. What director's last film was 1976's Family Plot?






36. Who has the only speaking part in Mel Brooks's 'Silent Movie'?






37. Who missed out on an Olympic gold medal in 1984 after her famous collision with Zola Budd during the 3 -000 meter final?






38. What was Bill Clinton's answer to the infamous underwear question seventeen-year-old Laetita Thompson asked him at a 1994 Rock the Vote event?






39. Where did the Beagle 2 crash and disappear on Christmas Day 2003?






40. Stone Temple Pilots' name was inspired by what Clorox brand's logo?






41. In what movie does Nicole Kidman play a ghost?






42. Who produced the movie 'The Elephant Man' - casting his wife in a lead role and hiring director David Lynch - but insisted on going without screen credit to avoid confusing audiences?






43. What publication introduced Bat Boy in June 1992?






44. Whose posthumous album Loyal to the Game was produced by Eminem?






45. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Slovenia and Bosnia?






46. What was Doogie Howser - MD's real first name?






47. Give the missing last member: Emerson - Lake - and...






48. Who both married and directed Brigitte Bardot?






49. The 1991 doc Hearts of Darkness follows what movie's chaotic production?






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