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1. What process is divided into four parts: prophase - metaphase - anaphase - and telophase?






2. The Whalers - the Sabres - or the Nordiques--what team's Jim Lorentz killed a bat with his hockey stick during the infamous 'Fog Game' of the 1975 Stanley Cup finals?






3. What issue was addressed by congressmen Reed Smoot and WC Hawley's namesake Act?






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






5. What actor and former SNL cast member voiced the 'hip' animated Colonel Sanders in recent KFC commercials?






6. Alicia Keys's hit 'Fallin' is written in E minor - but the album title suggests it should be sung in what other key?






7. Whose look-alike archenemy was named KARR?

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8. What country was invaded in Operation Restore Hope?






9. What mythical Guns N' Roses album has been repeatedly delayed since 2002?






10. What editor of The American Mercury was called 'the Sage of Baltimore'?






11. What ominous signature first appeared at the bottom of the 'Dear Boss' letter of September 25 - 1888?






12. Ironically - German shepherds now do the rescue work at what historic Alpine hospice?






13. What two words begin the title of every episode of Chris Rock's CW sitcom?






14. In what model of SUV is Krayzie Bone 'Ridin' -' according to the second verse of the 2006 Chamillionarie hit?






15. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Borat?






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






17. What actor founded the Purple Rose Theater Company in his native Michigan?






18. Who created 'the Chipmunks'?






19. What White Stripes hit - off their album Elephant - is titled after singer Jack White's childhood name for a well-known religious organization?






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






21. What nation's only female leader has been Chandrika Kumaratunga?






22. In what movie does Daveigh Chase play a ghost?






23. In 1961 - who sent in troops to eject the Portuguese from their colony of Goa?






24. What kind of animal is the title character of Oliver & Company?






25. 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?






26. In what movie does Rex Harrison play a ghost?






27. What movie is divided into chapters bearing title cards that include 'The Gold Watch' and 'The Bonnie Situation'?






28. What's the Latin name for the atmospheric glow also called the 'southern lights'?






29. What country was invaded in Operation Enduring Freedom?






30. Who killed the literary character Grendel?






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






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






33. What Washington Wizards All-Star still bears the misplaced 'w' in his name from a birth certificate typo?






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






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






36. What proper name is spelled unusually - with a single 'n' both on the Liberty Bell and in the US Constitution?






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






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






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






40. Who both married and directed Gena Rowlands?






41. Who wins the Hundred Acre Wood's first Poohsticks competition?






42. What would you use to 'Walk the Dog -' 'Rock the Baby -' or 'Pop the Clutch?'






43. What US state depicts a large - round-cut diamond between the letters and numbers on its license plates?






44. What nation is divided into 26 cantons - each of which was an independent state until 1848?






45. What TV catchphrase was first utter - in 1990 - by retired nurse EdithFore - portraying 'Mrs. Fletcher'?

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46. What novel begins with this first chapter: January: An Exceptionally Bad Start?

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






48. What record-breaking pilot discovered the jet stream in his plane the Winnie Mae?






49. Name either of the two LA area streets mentioned in the lyrics of Tom Petty's 'Free Fallin''?






50. Which company merged with Boeing?