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Big Trivia Test

Subject : trivia
Instructions:
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1. What fruit comes in these varieties: Redchief and Earliglow?






2. What country was invaded in Operation Restore Hope?






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






4. How many band members were there in Madness?






5. Scotland - Wales - or Northern Ireland--the Plaid Cymru party seeks independence for what country?






6. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Belgium and Spain?






7. Give the missing last member: Kukla - Fran - and...






8. Who killed the literary character Albus Dumbledore






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

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10. Us unveiled by the Department of Agriculture in 2005 - what now was eight vertical division and a figure climbing the stairs on the left hand side?

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11. Who's the younger sister of Kylie Minogue?






12. 007 has been wearing a Swatch since 1995 - when what upscale Swatch brand became the official wristwatch of the James Bond films?






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






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






15. In 1982 - what tiny Hawaii Division II school somehow beat Ralph Sampson's number one Virginia Cavaliers?






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






17. What are divided by Botts' dots?






18. Who's the only eligible back-to-back MVP not enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame?






19. The name of what 19th century parson and avid hunter is still remembered today thanks to his beloved pet terrier Trump?






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






21. Pablo Picasso was one of the suspects question when what item was stolen in Paris in 1911?






22. What's being released five times a year from January 1999 to fall 2008?






23. What organ produces insulin and glucagon - the hormones that regulate blood sugar?






24. What year's Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena to Durham - NC?






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






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

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27. What novel's events are kicked off when Countess Ellen Olenska is snubbed by New York society?






28. Who 'discovered' Queensland - Australia?






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






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






31. At what nation does Panama attach onto South America?






32. Surus ('the Syrian') - who had a broken tusk - was the standout among whose elephants?






33. What 42-to-1 underdog KO'd Mike Tyson in Tokyo in 1990?






34. What nation's only female leader has been Golda Meir?






35. Which artist had the double album Being There?






36. What famous 1963 heist was masterminded by Bruce Reynolds - author of The Autobiography of a Thief?






37. What year's Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena to Durham - NC?






38. Who's the younger sister of Lindsay Lohan?






39. What branch of the ArmedForces first popularized the phrase 'gung-ho'?






40. Who's the younger sister of Kylie Minogue?






41. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Prince Philip?






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






43. What semolina product is used to make the Moroccan dessert seffa?






44. Last names instead of first names: Chasen and Chardin






45. An 'umiak' is a larger version of a what?






46. First computer graphics in film?






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






48. Who collaborated with James Thurber on Is Sex Necessary? before turning to more family-friendly books? (Two initial names)






49. What 1942-43 battle took the greatest toll in military history - with more than 1.5 million casualties due to wounds - starvation - and freezing temperatures?






50. Which company merged with Verizon?