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1. Which artist had the double album Exile on Main Street?






2. With what metal band did Ice-T record the controversial 'Cop Killer'?






3. The Beatle's 'Dear Prudence' is named for the sister of what actress - who didn't enjoy her stay in Rishikesh -India?






4. What publication introduced Bat Boy in June 1992?






5. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Andorra and Portugal?






6. Which company merged with JP Morgan Chase?






7. What songwriter of 'A BoyNamed Sue' also wrote the children's poems inWhere the Sidewalk Ends?






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






9. What nation's only female leader has been Benazir Bhutto?






10. How many band members were there in Green Day?






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






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






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






14. What term does rapper B.G. say he wishes he'd patented when he used it for the title of his massive 1999 hit?






15. How many band members were there in Led Zepplin?






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






17. Excepting Alaska and Louisiana - what U.S. state is divided into the fewest counties - with only three?






18. What entrepreneur did Cybill Shepherd portray in 2003 and 2005 movies?






19. First all-sound film?






20. What kind of trust is a REIT?






21. What are divided by Botts' dots?






22. What skyscraper's exterior ornaments include radiator caps on the thirty-first floor and hood ornament eagles on the sixty first?






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






24. Who won an Oscar for portraying musical prodigy David Helfgott?






25. Which Monkees number one hit was written by a young Neil Diamond?

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26. What nation's only female leader has been Yulia Tymoshenko?






27. For what famous son is Genoa's airport named?






28. Albert Fall became the first US cabinet officer to serve jail time for his part in what scandal?






29. First scheduled in-flight movie?






30. What running back won the biggest landslide in Heisman voting history - beating Leroy Keyes of Purdue by 1 -750 points? (Two initial names)






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






32. What nation was forced to sign the Boxer protocol in 1901?






33. Kirk Van Houten on The Simpsons and Monica Geller on Friends have both owned a bed shaped like what?






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






35. Give the missing last member: Brahma - Vishnu - and...






36. Who both married and directed Gena Rowlands?






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






38. What kind of animal is the title character of Bringing up Baby?






39. What word for a retired professional comes from the Latin for 'having earned a discharge'?






40. What kind of animal is the title character of Andre?






41. The fruit of the rose plant shares its name with what part of the body?






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






43. What nation defeated mighty Brazil in the 'Maracanazo' to win the 1950 World Cup?






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






45. All the numbers in titles of Michael Apted's Up documentary series are multiples of what number?






46. Who joined Alicia Keys on the 2002 hit 'Gangsta Lovin'?






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






48. From 1968 on - what group used the so-called Southern strategy?






49. Ten of the sixteen countries of which Queen Elizabeth II is head of state are found in what continent?






50. Name the two-time number one song sung by both The Marvelettes and the Carpenters