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1. What novel begins with this first chapter: TheLast to See Them Alive?






2. What TV actor recorded an album of pop standards appropriately titled Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back?






3. What novel begins with this first chapter: Jonathan Harker's Journal?






4. The Carboniferous period - 300 million years ago - is divided into two epochs with the names of US states.What two states?






5. What are German shepherds called in Great Britain - due to lingering anti-German sentiment following WWII?






6. Dollar - Budget - or Enterprise--Thrifty Car Rental merged with what other discount car rental agency in 1990?






7. What peninsula is located between Chesapeake Bay and theAtlantic Ocean?






8. On TV's Mission: Impossible - what organization did Jim Phelps work for?






9. Who was famously named for a Joni Mitchell song covered by Judy Collins in 1969?






10. In the Bible - whose daughter-in-law Orpah is the source for Oprah Winfrey's misspelled name?






11. What Canadian singer appeared on the first cover of Entertainment Weekly? (Two initial names)






12. What well-known children's author finally won a Newbery Medal in 1984 for Dear Mr. Henshaw?






13. For evidentiary reasons - who sued to prevent the demolition of L.A.'s Ambassador Hotel in 2004?






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






15. In 1944 - who was the intended assassination victim of the July 20 Plot?






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






17. What's Cartman's first name on South Park






18. Who's the only two-time Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year - so named in 1996 and 2000






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






20. Who won two Emmys for Lou Grant before HBO returned her to stardom in 1999?






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






22. Which company merged with Boeing?






23. What city requested area code 865 - spelling 'VOL -' when it was split off from area code 423






24. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Captain Li?






25. 007 has been wearing a Swatch since 1995 - when what upscale Swatch brand became the official wristwatch of the James Bond films?






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






27. What artist's first word was lapiz - meaning pencil?






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






29. Which Flintstones character apparently possessed superhuman strength as a toddler but never as an adult?






30. What nation's only female leader has been Michelle Bachelet?






31. Max von Sydow - Donald Pleasance - and Telly Savalas--three stars of The Greatest Story Ever Told--all when on to play what film role?






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






33. Who called his elephant Tantor?






34. Who's the younger sister of Jessica Simpson?






35. Which two US states salute the Wright brothers on their license plates?






36. First Best Picture Oscar?






37. What peninsula is located between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea?






38. Whose look-alike archenemy was named KARR?


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






40. Why was Ross Rebagliati temporarily stripped of his snowboarding gold at the 1998 Olympics?






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






42. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named John Smith?






43. Who killed the literary character Grendel?






44. What former Civil War general became the only man to serve as US senator for three different states?






45. Who was Mayberry's gas station attendant until he got his own sitcom in 1964?






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






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






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






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






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