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1. What organization's 1999 conference in Seattle led to massive street protest?






2. Whose song 'Clubland' begins his 1981 album Trust?






3. Who 'discovered' New York Harbor?






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






5. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Phoebe Cates - in Fast Times at Ridgemont High?






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






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






8. In the Bible - who is the mother of the prophet Samuel?






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






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






11. According to the four experts on women in the movie Say Anything - why are the hanging out alone at the Gas 'n Sip on a Saturday night?






12. What two chemical elements make up the mineral quartz?






13. First Best Picture Oscar?






14. What fruit comes in these varieties: Damson and Mirabelle?






15. What 1980s icon married her second husband - contractor Roe Messner - in 1993?






16. What A-list movie star was a pallbearer at his aunt Rosemary's 2002 funeral?






17. what former president coined the phrase 'lunatic fringe' to refer to the wackos in his own reform movement?






18. What movie begins with actress Elise McKenna giving playwright Richard Collier an old pocket watch?






19. What's made from beets - carrots - celery - lettuce - parsley - spinach - tomatoes - and watercress?






20. The Khmer words for 'city temple' give what building its name?






21. Jefferson Davis was sworn in as Confederate president on the steps of what city's state capitol?






22. How many band members were there in the Eurythmics?






23. What owner-bartender of Chicago's Lone Star Saloon was famous for his drug-laced drinks?






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






25. According to 'Michael - Row the Boat Ashore -' where is Michael rowing?






26. Who's the younger sister of Paris Hilton?






27. What actress has lived with playwright Sam Shepard for more than 25 years?






28. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Esmerelda?






29. HO scale is the world's most popular size of what?






30. What fruit comes in these varieties: Eureka and Meyer?






31. In Airplane! - Barbara 'June Cleaver' Billingsley proves to be fluent in what language?






32. Whose expedition to the South Pole did Roald Amundsen's beat by more than a month?






33. Who published his last novel - A Passage toIndia - in 1924 - thought he lived 46 more years?






34. What is divided into the duodenum - the jejunum - and the ileum?






35. What celebrated antiapartheid activist died in South African police custody in September 1977?






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






37. What cloud of comets - out beyond Pluto - was named for a twentieth-century Dutch astronomer?






38. Who receives 554 red roses on the first Saturday of every May?






39. What was the last name of the two brothers who discovered diamonds on their farm - Vooruitzigt - in 1870?






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






41. What's the name for the diamond-shaped 'soft spots' on the skull of a newborn?






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






43. Currently - only the queens of Spain and Belgium and the grand duchess of Luxembourg hold the privilege of wearing white when they visit whom?






44. What is a young bee fed to ensure that it develops into a queen?






45. What is the only song to ever top the Hot 100 twice?

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46. Of all the teams in the four major North American sports leagues - which team has retired more jersey numbers than any other?






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






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






49. Give the missing last member: duty - honor - and...






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