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1. Whom did unknown golfer Jack Fleck beat in an 18-hole playoff to win the 1955 US Open?






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






3. How many band members were there in Slipknot?






4. What book begins - 'Of Man's first disobedience - and the fruit/ Of that forbidden tree'?






5. What Jim Carrey movie featured the screen debut of Cheri Oteri?






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






7. Who 'discovered' The mouth of the Amazon (and the Pacific Ocean)?






8. Who is Martha talking about when she tells Jesus - 'Lord - by this time he stinketh -' in John 11?






9. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Kazakhstan and Iran?






10. What nation's only female leader has beenIndira Gandhi?






11. Last names instead of first names: Sanders & Sanders & Henderson & Henderson






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






13. What two words appear in the original recording of 'Candle in the Wind' where 'England's rose' appear in the 1997 version?






14. What's the name of the 'saber-toothed squirrel' voiced by the director in Ice Age?






15. What issue was addressed by congressmen Paul Sarbanes and Michael Oxley's namesake Act?






16. First classic film to be 'colorized'?






17. Whose estate was disputed in the 'Mormon will' belonging to Utah gas station operator Melvin Dummar?






18. What foursome--two people - an insect - and a Freudian construct--ask to be entertained in Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit?






19. In 1927 - the Harlem Globetrotters (then the Giles Post American Legion) played - and lost - their very first game; whom against?






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






21. Why did The Greatest American Hero's name hurriedly change to 'Ralph Hanley' in 1981?

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22. What wonder of the ancient world was destroyed by arson the same night that Alexander the Great was born?






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






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






25. After being eliminated in the last rose ceremony of ABC's first season of The Bachelor - who was brought back as the first Bachelorette?






26. What extra letter did Dan Quayle add to the word 'potato' when he misspelled it in 1992?






27. What Jim Carrey movie featured the screen debut of Cheri Oteri?






28. In what city was Cassius Clay born in 1942?






29. What event inspired Herbert Morrison's famous quote - 'Oh - the humanity!'?






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






31. What TV series is about this show: Tool Time?






32. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Bo Derek - in 10?






33. Who is worshiped in the 'Temple of Doom' discovered byIndiana Jones?






34. Who has been called the first victim of the 'Madden curse -' due to his abrupt 1999 retirement?






35. In what city did Charles Lindbergh take his first piloting job - flying the mail?






36. What novel begins 'Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted... persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot'?






37. What Suns forward beat out Dr. J - Dominique - and Clyde Drexler to win the NBA's first Slam Dunk Contest?






38. What's the dominant fruit flavoring in Southern Comfort?






39. Whose first album was meant to be titled for the Mexican expression Orale - before a misspelling intervened?






40. The first foreign country you'll hit traveling south from Detroit is Canada.What Canadian city sits just across the Detroit River?






41. Give the missing last member:Athos - Porthos - and...






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






43. What Oscar-winning Best Picture is named for a type of rose?






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






45. In 2006 - 7-Eleven ended its twenty-year association with Citgo - in part - it claimed - because of the comments of what world leader?






46. What coach famously ran up and down the sidelines in disbelief after his team edged Houston in the 1983 NCAA Finals?






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






48. What modern-day conglomerate built the Zero fighter planes used to bomb Pearl Harbor?






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






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