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1. What did 'Kristin Shepard' do on March 21 - 1980 that sealed her TV fame?






2. What Hershey's candy is so named because the original manufacturing process couldn't produce the perfectly round candies the company wanted?






3. In Tommy Tutone's song - who lives at 867-5309?






4. What holy day celebrates Jesus's entry into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey?






5. Who killed the literary character Lennie Small?






6. What incendiary novel is divided into three sections: 'The Hearth and the Salamander -' 'The Sieve and the Sand -' - and 'Burning Bright'?






7. What issue was addressed by congressman Sonny Bono's namesake Act?






8. What nation's only female leader has been Violeta Chamorro?






9. Which company merged with BP?






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






11. What mythological creature was the longtime mascot of Mobil gas?






12. First use of 'gay' as slang term in film?






13. What English word comes from the name of a hot spring in Iceland's Haukadalur valley?






14. What nation's dyslexic king Carl XVI Gustaf misspelled his own name on the accession document that gave him the throne?






15. Which artist had the double album Back to Basics?






16. What Tennessee politician always ran for office in a trademark red-and-black plaid shirt?






17. Last names instead of first names: Hopkins and Leplastrier






18. Who has performed marriages for both Corey Feldman and Vince Neil? (Two initial names)






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

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20. In what movie does Charles Laughton play a ghost?






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






22. Last names instead of first names: Jones 'n' Brown

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23. What kind of animal is the title character of Mighty Joe Young?






24. What kind of animal is the title character of Babe?






25. Who defeated Tom Bradley twice in California gubernatorial elections?






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






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






28. What 1972 comedy begins 'Once upon a time there was a plaid overnight bag'?

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29. Which artist had the double album Back to Basics?






30. What kind of animal is the title character of Finding Nemo?






31. What does the protagonist of 'The Gift of the Magi' sell to buy a watch fob?






32. The space shuttle's engines run on what two supercooled liquids?






33. What word comes to us from the Greek for 'thick-skinned'?






34. Who killed the literary character Cock Robin?






35. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Morocco and Tunisia?






36. What nation is divided in two by the Cook Strait?






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






38. On TV's Get Smart - what organization did Maxwell Smart work for?






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






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






41. What BlackForest town was called 'Aurelia Aquensis' by the Romans?






42. What magazine gives out the Style Awards every October?






43. Who cowrote both 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone?' and 'If I Had a Hammer'?






44. What website began with a 1989 Usenet post called 'Those Eyes -' listing actresses with beautiful eyes?






45. What does the protagonist of 'The Gift of the Magi' sell to buy a watch fob?






46. What peninsula is located between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea?






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






48. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Halle Berry - in Die Another Day?






49. What kind of animal is the title character of The Yearling?






50. What website began with a 1989 Usenet post called 'Those Eyes -' listing actresses with beautiful eyes?