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1. What kind of animal is the title character of Babe?






2. Who got his beloved New Mexico ranch in exchange for the original manuscript of his novel Sons and Lovers?






3. What stadium hosted college football's Sugar Bowl from 1975 to 2005?






4. Who killed the literary character Fyodor Karamazov?






5. Which chess piece was originally called 'the elephant'?






6. What fruit comes in these varieties: Redhaven and Harmony?






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






8. The Good Shepherd - about the founding of the CIA - was only the second movie ever directed by what legendary actor?






9. Who set most of his most famous book in the year 802 -701 AD? (Two initial names)






10. What then-struggling English teacher did Portuguese TV journalist Jorge Arantes divorce in 1993 (Two initial names)






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






12. What two Republicans are the only US presidents ever to serve a full eight years as vice president as well?






13. Who both married and directed Linda Hamilton?






14. What Cthulhu creator was a child prodigy who recited poetry at age two and composed a verse retelling of the Odyssey at seven?






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






16. First studio film with a black director?






17. What kind of animal is the title character of Paulie?






18. What nation's only female leader has been Violeta Chamorro?






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






20. Who is worshiped by Ganapatya Hindus as the supreme god?






21. What college football contest is fought between the Kai and Aina squads?






22. What was 'Che' Guevara's real first name?






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






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






25. Between 1944 and 1945 - almost 1400 of what rockets fell on London?






26. What TV family lived at Southfork Ranch?






27. What part of the eye changes shape during LASIK?






28. On what PBS TV show did the Bloodhound Gang solve mysteries?






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






30. Where will I 'fear no evil -' according to Psalm 23 - the 'Shepherd Psalm'?






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






32. Anoura fistulata - a bat recently discovered in Ecuador - is the only mammal to have what body part measuring almost twice the animal's total length?






33. Who's the only Playboy Playmate of the year also to make the cover of Rolling Stone?






34. What kind of animal is the title character of Andre?






35. Who was president when Congress passed the first Clean Air Act?






36. What's the pen name of Kiah Michelle Cruse - who inherited her mother's helpful hints column in 1977?






37. Who killed the literary character Vladimir Lensky?






38. What novel begins with this first chapter: Spade & Archer?






39. What issue was addressed by congressmen Phil Gramm - Warren Rudman - and Ernest Hollings's namesake Act?






40. From 1995 almost until it was discontinued in 2004 - what was the only US car model to share its name with an element of the periodic table?






41. Stone Temple Pilots' name was inspired by what Clorox brand's logo?






42. In 1973 - who left her husband - producer Robert Evans - to marry her costar Steve McQueen?






43. What Shirley MacLaine movie did Khrushchev call 'depraved' and 'pornographic' when he visited the set in 1960?






44. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Costa Rica and Honduras?






45. Who was already Gilda Radner's ex-husband when he was hired as bandleader on Saturday Night Live in 1980? (Two initial names)






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






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






48. The beaver is North America's largest rodent.What South American animal is the world's largest?






49. What kind of animal is the title character of Babe?






50. What literary pickpocket's real name is Jack Dawkins?